Washington DC Selling Tips and Advice

If you’re preparing to sell your home in Washington DC, make sure you present your home at its best. Use these cost-effective tips to make your home more appealing to potential buyers.

• Keep it clean! — This may seem simple since cleaning costs you nothing, but showing your home at its best can make a huge difference.


• Decrease clutter — Organize and store belongings you can do without for a few months. Decreasing clutter makes your home appear bigger and brighter, and removing excess furniture helps buyers envision their own decorating and furnishing ideas.


• Add a fresh coat of paint — Painting rooms in neutral, toned-down colors also makes them appear bigger and brighter. In addition, painting the walls covers marks from everyday wear and tear.


• Replace shabby floor coverings and broken fixtures — Potential buyers want to feel like they’re moving into a new home, not like they’re moving into a worn-out piece of property. After all, it is new to them. Make your home look new and inviting by replacing worn carpet or flooring and by repairing broken door handles, windows and light fixtures.


• Remember landscaping — Moving is not an excuse to neglect your home’s exterior. First impressions do make a difference, and the first thing potential buyers will notice about your home is its outside. Keep the shrubs trimmed, paint the shutters, mow the lawn and make sure the doorbell is in working order.


• Spruce up the outside of the home, since the exterior is responsible for the vital first impression. Add plants, and repaint the front door. Make sure the doorknob doesn't stick and the doorbell is in proper working order.

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