The Insider's Guide To Selling Your Home By Owner- Rocio Fausto I | Page 34

Buyers love a house that’s been worked on and updated
beautifully. However, they love safe, secure homes for their
families even more. Take care of these mechanical odds and ends,
and you’ll see profit from it.
Having antiquated wiring and plumbing replaced isn’t cheap,
I’ll admit. If you would rather not tackle this stuff, and you have
mechanical issues, drop your selling price.
It might remedy the situation for you.
Then again, it may not.

Solid Tip #7: Handling the
carpeting and flooring debacle.
Floors are not only something that buyers notice in your
home, they can be quite expensive and difficult to replace.
The truth is, you might not even want to replace them.
You see, putting down new floor coverings of any kind,
whether it be carpeting, hardwood or vinyl, can get pricey. It all
depends on the size of your rooms and the flooring medium used.
If you want to get around replacing it, here’s some tips to do
just that:
Carpeting. Hey, everybody’s carpet takes a beating. Pets,
young children, muddy shoes, cups of early morning coffee all
have up close and personal acquaintances with your rugs.
And, it is very, very evident, too.
There is no way that a good vacuum is going to handle this
mess. So, you should…
Shampoo. Luckily, you can either rent or purchase a carpet
shampooer fairly inexpensively. Now, if your carpet just needs a
good washing and doesn’t necessarily have set in stains, this is a
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