The Insider's Guide To Selling Your Home By Owner- Rocio Fausto I | Page 32

I didn’t say you should add square footage to your home. No.
Add another bedroom. “Now, how are you going to manage
that?” you ask. Simple: add a closet to that extra junk room.
Voila! You have a bedroom.
That’s right. Make your den, your office, your spare room,
your attic into a third or fourth bedroom by building a closet.
Now, before you start building new closets, keep these two
little piece of information in mind:
• If 3 bedroom homes are selling well in your
neighborhood, a fourth bedroom might give you a real
advantage.
• However, if people in your area are looking for one or two
bedroom homes, what good is a fourth bedroom going to
do you? Don’t waste your money if that is the case.
Do some homework before you start. Ask your real estate
agent’s take on this. If your agent doesn’t know or if you don’t
have an agent, I’d be happy to help you determine whether or not
you’d benefit from a simple bedroom addition.
Back to the point: if you need a significant boost to your
home’s worth, adding another bedroom is one great way to do it.

Solid Tip #6: Mechanical Maintenance.
It is very easy to get wrapped up in the more eye-pleasing
aspects of getting a home ready for sell. However, you should
never be overlook the upkeep of all of the mechanical aspects of
your home.
Mechanicals you should look at:
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electrical boxes and wiring

•

natural gas lines
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