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When Changing the Paint and Carpet Will Help Get Your Home Sold - What Agents Fear Telling You

Posted by Leslie Eskildsen on Monday, May 17th, 2010 at 9:23pm.

What color is your house?  Will the colors on the inside, and the outside, of your house be a factor in getting your home sold?   One word - ABSOLUTELY!  If you have very unique, bold paint colors, carpet, wall paper, and if the colors change from room to room, you may want to consider re-painting and re-flooring your home in more nuetral tones.  Why, you ask? 

  • To stop buyers from deducting the cost of re-painting or re-flooring from their offer - you'd be amazed at the outrageous halucinations buyers have about how much paint and carpet cost!
  • To eliminate any reason why someone couldn't move into your home right away
  • To make your home attractive to as many buyers as possible
  • To be competitive with other similar homes

Check out these before and after videos of a home that really needed paint and carpet:

 

Because there's a 99% chance that a motivated, qualified buyer will not want the exact same bold, custom, unique colors that you've chosen.  And if you don't "erase" your unique taste, the buyer will deduct from your asking price an amount they make up - usually a HUGE number.  Don't give the buyer control over this - be proactive, don't give them anything to object to. 

Should you paint your home stark white?  No.  Choose a warm nuetral that blends with your flooring.  Unless of course your floors are thrashed or a bold, unique color, design, or poor quality material.

Remember, most of us decorate our homes as a reflection of our personalities and tastes.  When you need or want to sell your home, you must consider the impact your paint colors and decor will have on a buyer.  This is called marketing - and when you are selling what is probably your single largest asset, you want to make sure you market your home for sale for the maxmum response. 

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