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Karla Rose

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Get Your Golden Valley Home Ready to Sell

Tips for getting your home market-ready for prospective buyers.

So you’ve made the decision to sell your home. Now what? It takes a lot of mental preparation to let go of a space you’ve grown to love, and the process of selling your home can be particularly strange if you are still living in it. Realtor and Golden Valley resident Karla Rose said that one of the first steps to preparing your home to sell is simple: Fix what is broken. "You may have been OK living with that fogged window, leaky faucet or the family of raccoons living under your deck, but most buyers won't want to inherit these things without discounting the sales price," Rose said. "Peeling paint is a deal killer." De-cluttering and de-personalizing are the next steps Rose recommends. "Take down your personal photographs. Tuck away your …

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