Interior Upgrades - Added Selling Value

These days it is simply not enough to just throw your home onto the local real estate market and hope for the best. Agreed, sometimes this does work, but if you want to get top dollar for your home you are going to have to ensure that it is set apart from the majority of listed homes. So how can the average home owner set their home apart from the others? Simple, make a few upgrades. But be sure to do it right.

There are several things that an average buyer takes into account when looking at a home. You probably already know what they are, after all you bought the home you are now selling right? A great area to start is in the kitchen. Are the appliances a touch out of date? Replacing them is well worth the expense as new stove, fridge and the like are extremely popular additions and something that prospective buyers notice right off the bat. Another thing that people rarely thing of is the condition of the floors. Floors become such an unnoticed part of our lives that they can be easy to overlook. Carpeted floors should always be steam or professionally cleaned before prospective buyers come anywhere near your home. If you have wood or laminate make sure to clean them with the proper cleaner for the surface. Be careful of which cleaner you use as some cleaners can damage wood or laminate.

Now, take a look at your walls. Notice anything that could be improved? How about the color? Neutrality is gospel here. Outrageous colors may be exactly what defines your style but in keeping those when selling you can easily alienate a large group of buyers. Sticking with neutral colors will help you home to appeal to a greater number of people and give it a better chance of selling. Many buyers will be able to see through crazy colors, but not too many of them will want to have to repaint.

Take some time and make sure to clean the house from top to bottom, removing clutter and personal items. These are things you will have to pack sooner or later anyway, best to get a head start on it. Removing personal items will also help buyers to place themselves in the home without seeing pictures of someone else's family everywhere. If you ever have any doubts or concerns, talk to your realtor and they should be able to help you get your home in tip-top shape for selling.

Posted by Charles Timothy Lord on February 08, 2009 at 03:45 PM

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Local Information for Zionsville, IN

Latitude: 39.953092 -- Longitude: -86.269462

ZIP Codes for Zionsville, Indiana	46077
Area Code for Zionsville, Indiana	317
Time zone for Zionsville, Indiana	EST/ NDST

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Zionsville is a town located in the extreme southeast area of Boone County, Indiana. The population was 8,775 at the 2000 census. Zionsville is most commonly known as an affluent suburb of Indianapolis. It promotes itself as a tourist attraction around its self-consciously village-styled downtown area. This area primarily consists of Main Street, paved entirely in brick. The majority of the town, however, has the look and feel of a typical smaller (if well-off) Indiana municipality. Even though Zionsville is in Boone County, the town tends to be more tied with Marion County and Hamilton County due to being in the extreme southeast corner of Boone County thus making it immediately adjacent to Carmel and Indianapolis. As a result of this, most Zionsville residents tend to work in these other cities. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Indiana 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Zionsville	Indiana	United States
Population	8,775	6,080,485	281,421,906
Median age	38.4	35.2	35.3
Median age for Male	36.8	33.9	34
Median age for Female	39.5	36.5	36.5
Households	3,063	2,336,306	105,480,101
Household population	8,569	5,902,331	273,643,273
Average household size	2.8	2.53	2.59
Families	2,409	1,602,501	71,787,347
Average family size	3.23	3.05	3.14
Housing units	3,169	2,532,319	115,904,641
Occupied units	3,063	2,336,306	105,480,101
Vacant units	106	196,013	10,424,540

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Interior Upgrades - Added Selling Value

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Latitude: 39.953092 -- Longitude: -86.269462

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