How to Get Your Home Ready to Sell in 2023
Getting your home ready to sell in the new year? With inflation rates expected to settle down a bit and the fact that people will always need to buy homes, 2023 should be a great time to list your home for sale! If this is you, you’re in luck as we’ve put together a list of 5 easy ways to get your home ready to sell in 2023!
Complete Basic Home Maintenance
First and foremost, you’ll need to complete some basic home maintenance on the major systems in your home. It’s important to keep up with your home maintenance not only because it’s necessary for the long term health of a home but also because it’s important to buyers. No buyer wants to move into a home with leaky faucets, unsealed windows, broken garbage disposals, or unreliable plumbing to name a few!
Take Inventory of More Major Repairs
Outdated bathrooms, drab kitchen, backyard or basement with loads of potential? Take inventory of these potential areas for improvement. Don’t move forward with upgrades just yet as you’ll want to consult with an agent first to find out which updates will come with the biggest payoff. Making a list of these possible upgrades will come in handy though when you do speak with an agent.
Clean, Declutter, and Depersonalize
Anyone knowledgeable about home selling will tell you you need to clean, declutter, and depersonalize before you put your home on the market, and they’re right! Not only is it necessary, it’s something easy and productive you can do to get your home ready to sell in 2023. That means, deep cleaning from the ceiling to the baseboards, finally clearing out those overstuffed closets, and sadly taking down family pictures for now, making way for buyer-friendly home staging.
Get Your Paperwork in Line
Before placing your home on the market in 2023, you’ll need certain documentation to move forward, so getting started pulling things together now is a good idea. Below is a list of documents you’ll need to help get you started.
- Original sales contract
- Original appraisal
- Mortgage information
- Homeowners insurance records
- Property tax records
- Preliminary title report
- Home maintenance & repair records
- Receipts from major improvements
- Manuals & warranties
- HOA details (if applicable)
It’s important to note though that a good agent will be able to help you through all of this and more, so it’s important to find the right one!
Get in Contact with an Agent
As mentioned, a good agent will help you through the intricacies of getting your home ready to sell. There’s a few things to look for in a good listing agent, but mainly you’ll want to see good reviews, a wide range of staging and marketing capabilities, and stellar local market knowledge.
If you happen to be in the DMV area, please consider us at Jennifer Young Homes. Our team possesses all of this and more! You can contact us at (703) 674-1777 or on our website. We offer free, no strings attached consultations, so don’t hesitate to reach out!
