3. Plan and Complete Micro-Renovations

The beauty of micro-renovations is that they usually don’t involve a contractor and don’t have to cost a lot of money. However, from a visual standpoint, they can add thousands to the sale price when you know where to focus your efforts.

Here’s an easy acronym to get you started planning your micro-renovations: The 4 P’s.

Paint.

Polish.

Prune.

Prepare.

Paint is the easiest way to elevate a home and provide the ultimate freshen up. This can be as simple as repainting a chipped door frame, a stained wall, or as comprehensive as repainting an entire house. Cleaning is one thing, but nothing beats fresh paint when it comes to allowing a buyer to view your home as a blank canvas where they can envision living their new life.

Polish refers to hardware, windows, light fixtures, and other elements that may require additional cleaning attention than your usual Sunday afternoon clean. Additionally, looking for opportunities to change dated light fixtures, update old hardware, and other small elements around the home is the pro-tip to take this to the next level.

Prune speaks to landscaping, curb appeal, and backyard enjoyment. Selling in the spring and summer months in Vancouver is prime for allowing buyers to envision themselves enjoying all the spaces inside and outside your home. Make sure that vegetation is trimmed, pathways and stones are cleaned, and that the exterior of your home feels as fresh as the inside.

Prepare is when I come in. As a real estate advisor, I can help you determine where you’ll get the most bang for your buck when it comes to these micro-renovations. Once they are complete, I specialize in helping my clients declutter and determine whether staging is appropriate to best prepare the house for marketing.

Before we get to the 4th step, I want to jump back to our roller coaster analogy.

So picture yourself sitting back on the roller coaster. Now you’re going up the hill. You’ve done the initial prep and the thought work about listing your home. But now the wheels are clicking as you riding straight up at a 60-degree angle.

You’re thinking, “Okay, here we go.” “Do I trust this piece of metal?” “Do I trust this amusement park?” “This better be worth it.”

With that, let’s cover step 4.