Five Ways To Update Your Home Without Breaking the Bank

Working for a realtor you hear all kinds of reasons why home buyers don't like a home..."The light fixtures are outdated", "The landscaping takes too much maintenance"..etc. So I say if you have some money to do bits of updating here and there then Why not?

For your reading pleasure I bring you...5 WAYS TO UPDATE YOUR HOME!!

1. Change out your lighting fixtures. If you can't afford to do them all..do a few! Pick the most important areas of your home that need to be highlighted and go for it. Switch out that old brass 'candelabra' lookin' thing over your kitchen table for a nice chandelier. Not suprisingly the biggest factor for a woman when buying a home is the kitchen..so if you really gussy it up in there then you might have Mrs. so and so right when she sees that lighting fixture!

2. Paint Paint Paint. Honestly re-painting the inside of your home can really appeal to buyers. It will give it that nice brand new fresh look in every room. And don't just do every room stark white...try some warm neutral colors. They can really make a room feel warm and welcome.

3. Change out your Cabinetry fixtures. Go from big nobs on doors to nice brushed pewter handles. And in your kitchen switch out the old for the new. It really can make a difference.

4. Update your curb appeal. If someone drives by your house are they going to think 'Oooo Nice House', or are they going to wonder how you let it go? You decide. Get a new mailbox if yours looks like it's from the 18th century. Throw on some gloves and pick some weeds. And you can really appeal to the eye with some nice flowers in pots by the front door. Something so simple can make a huge impression on a potential buyer.

and last but not least... 5. De-Clutter...for gosh sakes please De-Clutter. I can't count how many times we've gone to take pictures and the house is so full of junk you can't tell when one room ends and the other begins. By you de-cluttering, you're upping your chances of selling your home sooner and getting a lot more buyers through your doors based off of pictures that are provided by the Realtor.

I hope these 5 updating tips can help you to update your home on a relatively low budget. Many of these are DIY (that's Do It Yourself)!! :-) So I think I'll heed to my own advice and go replace my orange mailbox...yikes!

Good Luck,

Marian