Real Estate Sales ? Should you fix up your home before listing it?Posted by Nick Niesen on November 8th, 2010 Yes, you should fix all of the obvious things you can. When buyers visit homes, they look for the things they see that obviously need some fixing. Most buyers would rather not see the repairs in front of them. They want to buy a house that is in ?perfect? repair. You should put yourself in the buyer?s shoes. Think like a buyer. Would you want to repair or fix up anything in your new home? No, you would not. While you are still in the buyer?s frame of mind, tour your house. Make a list of all the things you see that need repair. Here are eleven obvious things to look for and correction any defects: 1.Do your walls need a fresh coat of paint? The time and effort you put into this list will save you money and aggravation in the sales process. You can do these repairs yourself or hire someone else to do them for you. The money you spend doing this will come back to you in savings. Your house will show better and sell faster in tip-top shape. Like it? Share it!More by this author |