Realtors making your house as attractive as possible before trying to sell it- doing things like getting the home out of your house, cleaning out closets, and making things look more attractive help you get the right buyers to look at your house. Making minor updates to the home also helps tremendously- updating plumbing fixtures, lighting, and repainting rooms to light, cheery colors can help you sell your home faster, and for more.
But what about carpet? Shouldn’t that get changed as well?
In my experience, and in working with realtors for the last 15 years, I’ve come to the conclusion that unless your carpet is in really bad shape, carpet cleaning it is sufficient to maximize your profit. Most buyers aren’t looking for a brand new house- otherwise they’d be talking to a builder instead of you, but they do want to be able to move into the house quickly, and they want it clean. Having recently purchased a home, the first thing my wife said when we got the keys and walked in the first time was “they didn’t even bother to clean it.” Not looking at anything else, the cleanliness is what caught her eye. Your prospective buyer will think the same thing. Cleaning the carpet and the tile or linoleum is a great way to help give the impression the home is clean.
If your carpet is very old, ripped to shreds and truly unfixable, we suggest you replace your carpet before putting your house up for sale. If you have a couple of stains here or there, or the color is a little dingy, don’t waste your time and money replacing it. Call Langenwalter and we will get your carpet looking great and ready for prospective buyers
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