A.D. Cantelmo Property Management
Our Business is Property Management in Orange County California
Spending money to prep the home
I have written often about how I never like homeowners to
spend too much money when getting their homes ready to sell or rent. Now often
my clients go against my wishes and they do spend money, but most of the time
that money they spend does not help in selling their home or getting a Tenant.
OK, I give up, but if you are going to spend money, spend
money that actually may help. If you want to make the home look better,
painting is the best way to spend money, but the problem is what colors you
use. All of us in the Real Estate Industry understand that taste is not
universal and if you use the wrong color paint, you can lose a buyer that may
love everything else about your home, except the color.
The interior is easy, use very neutral colors and nothing
should be dark. Dark colors make rooms look smaller. Remember the famous Real
Estate term, “Light and Bright”. The exterior is a bit more difficult, but
again go light and you should be OK.
Getting rid of any clutter is another way to spend some
money. Whether it is just cleaning the house for showings or removing permanent
shelving or other permanent fixtures that take up room and make areas of the
house look smaller.
Kitchens and bathrooms are also very important, so put most
of your efforts in those rooms and spruce them up as much as you can.
I am still against spending money to sell a home that you
have lived in for years and now you are going to make it nice for someone else.
Clean it up and put it on the market.
Rentals are a little different and the best thing to do for
rentals is to keep them up all the time. A rental property is very location
dependent, so it is not so much the amenities that a property has, but it is
the location the property is in.
A.D. Cantelmo Property
Management Specializes in Property Management in Orange County
Ca.