The Insider's Guide To Selling Your Home By Owner- Rocio Fausto I | Page 36

only to discover that a family loved everything about your house
but the new beige wall-to-wall rug.
My advice to you is that you do the best with it that you can.
Clean it and put down rugs. Keep it vacuumed. Stop the kids
from eating and drinking on it effective immediately. Pets need to
find rooms with slick floors for easy mopping to roll around in.
Do everything you can to keep this carpet from getting worse.
It will pay off.
Now, if a buyer loves everything you’ve done in your home,
except for the ugly carpeting, they just might overlook it. They
may try to negotiate a lower price or ask for a flooring allowance
in your contract. I’ll admit that isn’t ideal.
But, you have to spend less money and do less work right
now.
Other Flooring Types. Take the same approach with all of
your floor types. If you have tile that’s a little worse for wear,
clean it thoroughly.
If that doesn’t work, have it re-grouted. Take tiny steps until
you find the right fix. Your hardwood floor can probably get by
with a good wax.
Does your linoleum shine when you use a really good
mopping solution on it?
There are some instances where you might feel your only
option is to replace your flooring. Make this a last resort. All your
floor might need to look great is some tender, love and care. So
work on that baby until in gleams.
On the other hand, if it is cheaper to replace your floor than
to repair it, go ahead and put in a new floor covering.
Or, if your current flooring is damaged in irreparable ways,
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