This document provides tips for homeowners to add value to their house if planning to sell within a year. It recommends focusing on curb appeal by updating the yard with ornamental plants or fruit trees. Replacing aging HVAC systems or improving attic insulation can appeal to buyers and offset costs with rebates. Checking plumbing for metallic pipes and upgrading to PEX can ease buyers' concerns, as can removing damaged popcorn ceilings. The author offers to assess other improvements and list homes for sale in the Wayne, Pennsylvania area.

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Easy Way to Add Value to Your House
If you think you’ll be selling your house in the next year or so, here are
some ways you can add value to your home.
1) Yard makeover
This can be extremely detailed or
simple; your choice. Simple things
like adding ornamental shrubs take
less than half a day. You can even
add a couple of fruit trees pretty
cheaply. The front yards if the first
thing a prospective buyer is going to
see. You only get one chance to
make a first impression.
2) HVAC/Furnace replacement
This is an expensive decision, but if your unit is nearing the end of its
expected life, it’s a smart idea. Rebates can cut the cost. If a buyer is
waffling between two homes with everything equal except one has an HVAC
15 years old and the other HVAC is 3 years old, the younger system is going
to be the selling point. In a buyer’s market, this will make a difference.
3) Attic insulation
Adding insulation is easy to do. If you are the least bit handy around the
house, you can do this. This Old House explains the benefits of more
insulation and has a do-it-yourself guide to putting it in.
4) Check the plumbing
With the Flint water crisis very much in the news, home buyers are
absolutely looking at plumbing. If your home has metallic pipes, consider
this. New PEX water pipes means the water lines can be replaced without

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tearing out sheet rock or paneling. PEX has greatly reduced the cost of
replacing plumbing in the house.
5) No popcorn
Popcorn ceilings were once the thing to have. Age makes them the thing to
not have. The DIY Network has a primer on how you can easily and safely
remove popcorn ceilings. If it has already started falling down, well, it’s
definitely time to get rid of it.
Need more tips on how to get your home ready to sell in the Wayne area?
Contact me today and I’ll be glad to come out and tell you that I think needs
to be done and then list your home for you.
For more great tips information be sure to visit our website and read, “What
if your Home Worth?”
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