You’re thinking about selling your Costa Mesa home and wondering what you need to do to make it look its best.

One great thing to do is to fix the small things that need to be done around your home.  Perhaps you have a small leak in the bathtub.  Maybe there’s a small hole behind the door knob where the door hit it a little too hard, or perhaps it’s time for an ac replacement in one of your rooms. Look for an air conditioning unit that a high energy-efficiency rating. If you think about it, I’m sure there are a half a dozen or more things you’ve been planning to do when you have time.

Your curb appeal should also be enhanced to attract potential buyers. If you have trees that need to be trimmed or pruned, you may hire a contractor from sites like gabestreeservice.com/tree-services/.

Make that time now.  If you don’t, the buyer will be looking at these items and seeing deferred maintenance and wondering what big things you didn’t take care of while you owned the home.  The thought process is if you couldn’t take the time to fix the little things, there are probably big problems that they aren’t aware of yet.

The result?  Either they will decide not to buy your home or they may make a low offer based on what they think they might find later.  And, most Costa Mesa home buyers overestimate the cost to get something fixed.

If you have questions about selling your Costa Mesa home or what you should do to get ready to sell it, please call Christine Donovan at 714-319-9751.

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Depersonalize it.

Let the line shine through.