5 Tips sale to heat things you sell your house this summer

NEW YORK ( Main Street ) - Summer invites the selling season, and looks like a hot.

How hot? House sales highest level since the end of 2013, according to the National Association of Realtors , and should accelerate in the summer months as families with children begin to hunt for houses.

Housing experts advise to beautify your home - inside and outside - to get buyers waving their checkbooks in their direction come in June, July or August.

Here is a summary of what professional home sellers say you should do to help you improve at home in front of a large part of sales:

Take advantage of the good weather. Enjoy the sunny disposition of Mother Nature in order to sell your home, reports Christian Cannon, President Realty renovation in San Diego. "Keep your own gardens and terraces vacation," she said. "To add colorful fresh flowers, a unique decoration or table lamps. Also take heavy drapes and curtains to let in natural sunlight. This prevents you to infiltrate this sad and monotonous."

Eliminate clutter. Keep all broadcasts and newspapers out of sight in a drawer, and clearly show 95% off all bathroom and kitchen countertops as they are spacious, said Denise Cheshire, owner Staging House Institute in Portland, Oregon. "Remove all family photos so buyers can imagine their own family, who live at home. Family photos can a mental barrier, the Buyer will be combined to create emotionally with the house." Cheshire also advises improving your curb appeal a renovation of the front door with a new coat of paint on the door of a cheerful colors like red, a new doormat and some annual plants in colorful pots. "Most vendors do not always do these basic things, the following tips will make your home from the competition," he said.

Make the necessary repairs. Experts Angie's List some good ideas for organizing your home for a successful sale this year. "When people think about buying a home, you are looking for reasons to exclude, and simple things like a dripping faucet or missing tiles can be a turn off for buyers," says Cheryl Reed, Director of Communications Angie's List. "Take one step further and make these small repairs on a regular basis."

Think outside of the house. Do not forget to Home Staging outdoors, says Reed. "Clean cut, State or plant flowers fresh new colors and clean the road," he advises. "You can have your concrete slab and sidewalk cleaning professional. A typical way for two cars and the road -You should run about $ 150, and the results should take three to five years." Do not listen to it, but. Coatings, bridges, brick can clean all the wells. Think this does not work? "A professional cleaning said he has a couple of cleaning out that they were preparing to sell your home," Reed said. "When he was finished, fell in love with their homes and decided not to sell."

Large Make your garden. Pay landscaper or gardener, when needed, but outdoors as possible to improve its vegetation. Cassady dill a real estate agent with elements, a company of real estate based in California, El Segundo, recently sold a "not for sale" Laguna Beach home, and a lot of it was in call and out sidewalk invests home. "Nothing is hidden under the California sun, and it is so important that my owner exquisite exterior, to make a good first impression," he said. "It means to pay for professional horticulture life of the plant in full bloom. In addition, the summer is the best time for entertainment, to invest in recent games garden furniture set is just as important."

Prepare your home for a quick and profitable sale house this summer fairness requires some effort and effort, but it should be worth it. A 2012 study by Homegain.com shows that they spent $ 200 cleaning and decluttering your home before the sale can add 10 times more money for a final offer from a buyer.

- Written by Brian O'Connell to Main Street

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