Kennewick, WA

You have done your homework. Pretty soon you will be swamped with inquiries and people wanting to visit your property. Here are some helpful tips to selling your house in no time.

Determine your property’s current market value. Do not base the price for how much you purchased for it and for how much you’ve spent for modifications and improvements. Be realistic, you will need to compete with other available properties within your area.

Nothing is more appealing than a clean home both inside and out. Remove the clutter. If you still have decorations in your home, dispose off all old artifacts and mementos that are deemed meaningless to your clients. If you collected antic and interesting pieces, display them in an attractive manner to show them off. It is very important that you not just get rid of those filthy carpet stains but also unwanted smell. Either smell from a wet rug or pet smell. Most of the time, these odors go unnoticed by homeowners. Merely because they tend to get used to it, but believe me, eager home buyers would definitely notice them. Invest a few dollars in beautifying the surroundings and make the yard look alluring and relaxing. Showcase your home both inside and out. Originally posted @ Kennewick New Homes

There is a science to hues and your home. Here are some tips on jazzing up your house’s color scheme.

• If your condo has an extremely low ceiling, paint your ceiling lighter than the walls. Start first with the color of the walls and make your hue a notch lighter. It’ll open your space up and give it the height it needs – visually at least.
• If your home has a very long narrow hallway that you’d like to visually correct, use deep tones. Painting the far wall a deeper tone than the rest of the walls can actually make it look closer than it actually is.
• If you like to kick back and unwind with a good book, forest green is extremely easy on the eyes. Green is a color that directly focuses on one’s retina, meaning it’s the easiest color to perceive
• If you want to make your living room look larger than life, use blue-white-indigo. Cooler hues can instantly make any room bigger, as they give the impression of receding, rather than advancing.

Choose colors by intuition, environment, and need. If your Kennewick home needs repainting, get hues that will work for yourself and everyone else in your home. Originally posted @ Home Painting Tips

In February there were 127 new listings in Kennewick bringing the total number of homes on the market for sale to 513. The average list price of the homes closed in February was $170,829 and the average sale price of the homes closed was $167,237 In other words the homes that sold, sold for 97.8% of list price.The average days on the market for the homes that sold was 125 days. If you have questions call me at 509-947-6800.

Following enactment of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, the Internal Revenue Service already has posted - at www.irs.gov - a revised Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit to incorporate Act's provisions permitting qualifying taxpayers who buy a home this year before December 1 can claim up to $8,000, or $4,000 for married individuals filing separately, on either their 2008 or 2009 tax returns

Jeff Presby
Broker/Owner
Prudential Now Realty
Licensed Office in WA state
509-947-6800/800-359-2481