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 Are the appliances a touch out of date?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 Bill Zimmerman on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Dayton, OH

Latitude: 39.762708 -- Longitude: -84.196665

ZIP Codes for Dayton, Ohio	45390 45401 45402 45403 45404 45405 45406 45408 45409 45410 45412 45413 45414 45415 45416 45417 45418 45419 45420 45422 45423 45424 45426 45427 45428 45429 45430 45431 45432 45433 45434 45435 45437 45439 45440 45441 45448 45449 45454 45458 45459 45463 45469 45470 45475 45479 45481 45482 45490
Area Code for Dayton, Ohio	937
Time zone for Dayton, Ohio	EST

Other Area Cities: Dayton, OH Beavercreek, OH Bellbrook, OH Centerville, OH Englewood, OH Springboro, OH Vandalia, OH Xenia, OH Huber Heights, OH Kettering, OH Miamisburg, OH Trotwood, OH West Carrollton, OH Fairborn, OH

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Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States with a population of 166,179 (2000). It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. The Greater Dayton area or Dayton metropolitan area encompasses a number of contiguous communities outside Dayton city proper, including Vandalia, Trotwood, Kettering, Centerville, Beavercreek, West Carrollton, Huber Heights, Troy, and Miamisburg, with a population of 848,153 (2000). Dayton is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just north of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Daytons major metropolitan city neighbors are Toledo,Ohio & Detroit, Mi to the north, Columbus, Ohio to the east, Indianapolis, In to the west and Cincinnati to the south, all less than 3 hours drive. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Ohio 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Dayton	Ohio	United States
Population	166,179	11,353,140	281,421,906
Median age	32.4	36.2	35.3
Median age for Male	30.8	34.9	34
Median age for Female	34.1	37.5	36.5
Households	67,409	4,445,773	105,480,101
Household population	155,350	11,054,019	273,643,273
Average household size	2.3	2.49	2.59
Families	37,615	2,993,023	71,787,347
Average family size	3.04	3.04	3.14
Housing units	77,321	4,783,051	115,904,641
Occupied units	67,409	4,445,773	105,480,101
Vacant units	9,912	337,278	10,424,540

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Latitude: 39.762708 -- Longitude: -84.196665

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