What if you increase the value of your property?

The condition of your property plays a crucial role in your visual assessment. The property must be renovated to impress potential buyers. The opinion of a third party must always be welcome; your opinion as an owner is not impartial, and you get used to seeing everyday situations that must be changed and thus increase the value of the property. Below we present a checklist that will help you improve the visual worth of your property:

• Clean the property thoroughly.
• If you have carpeting, hire a cleaning service or install a new one.
• The emptier the property, the better.
• The walls should be clean and well painted. Light colors are more favorable to the spaces because they allow appreciating the property’s actual size. On the contrary, dark colors diminish the visual appreciation of the building.
• If it is a house, it is recommended to keep the parking or garage available for the visitor to park.

The potential buyer should be made to feel at home:

• Eliminate odors. Eliminating the smell of cigarettes, pets, or incense increases the value of a property, and the opposite depreciates it. It is critical to know that if you smoke and have pets, your sense of smell will be used to the smell and will not detect it. Allow a third party to evaluate if your house smells good and proceed accordingly.
• Clean and empty cabinets.
• Keep the property unoccupied at the time of the visit.
• Keep all lighting functional.
• Keeping bottled water in the fridge and offering it does not hurt.

Marianne Klauber

Originally from Denmark, I've called Altea home for over 20 years.

Before real estate, I worked in finance in the City of London, an experience that still continue to influence how I advise clients today.

I now help international buyers navigate every stage of relocating to the Northern Costa Blanca, from choosing the right area to negotiating the purchase and introducing trusted local professionals.