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How To Make Your Home Irresistible To Buyers

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What is every seller's goal? To attract tons of interested buyers so they can sell their home as quickly as possible. In a seller's dream situation, there would be two separate parties who both have their hearts set on the home. Ideally, these interested buyers will start a bidding war and significantly drive up the home's selling price. How do you make this dream a reality? If you're selling your house in Colorado Springs , the secret to success is making your home absolutely irresistible to buyers. Here's how you can make that happen. Moving to a new home? Contact us to schedule a showing of this beautiful home for sale in Colorado Springs ! Remove The Wallpaper By modern home decorating standards, wallpaper is out. Before putting your house on the market, remove any wallpaper in the home and apply a fresh coat of paint over the walls. Do not  try to cut corners by simply painting over the wallpaper - buyers will notice the difference and will likely l...

Upgrades To Make BEFORE Selling Your Home

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Selling your home is incredibly rewarding, but it's important to take the necessary steps first! Making some upgrades and any necessary repairs before listing your home in Colorado Springs can help you sell your home more quickly and for a greater price. Before you sell, here are a few key upgrades that can make a huge difference! Bathrooms Did you know that remodeled bathrooms yield the greatest return on investment out of any home remodel project? While you certainly can remodel the entire bathroom, you don't have to go to such great lengths to still reap some of the benefits. Replacing the tile or upgrading the faucets and/or shower heads can go a long way. Kitchens Entire kitchen remodels generally do not yield as high of a return on investment as you might think, but there are still certain upgrades you can do that will help you to sell your home more quickly. Appliances are a big one - if you have an outdated dishwasher, microwave, oven, or refrigerator, exchang...

4 FAQs About Selling Your Home

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Deciding to sell your home is a big step, and many sellers understandably have lots of questions about the process. The MacGuire Team goes above and beyond for sellers, doing everything in our power to ensure an easy and stress-free experience for everyone involved. Today, we're here to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about selling your home in Colorado Springs . Question: What Is A Seller's Disclosure? Answer: The seller's disclosure is the official document in which you, the seller, thoroughly describe the current state of the home. The disclosure covers everything from appliances to potential neighborhood problems, and it is incredibly important for people looking to buy a home. Fill out the seller's disclosure as completely and accurately as you can. Question: How Do I Price My Home? Answer: Some sellers believe they should price their home based on the appraisal value, but you should actually price your home based on the local market value...

7 Expert Home Staging Tips

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Effective home staging is one of the most crucial elements to selling your home. "Home staging" refers to the process of decorating your home so that it will appeal to as many home buyers as possible. As with most things, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about staging your home. If you're trying to sell your Colorado Springs home , don't miss these expert home staging tips from The MacGuire Team . 1. Remove The Personalization When you're trying to sell your home quickly, the best thing you can do is make your home a neutral environment that every buyer could see him/herself in. You can do this by removing everything that clearly identifies the home as "yours." Family photographs and drawings/crafts your children did, for example, need to be tucked away out of sight during showings. 2. Make Any Needed Repairs In the ideal situation for most home buyers, they get to purchase a home that does not need any work. Rather than buckling dow...