Old House Restoration

C. W. Tilley

Since 1970 - Williamsport Pa - 570-220-5031



Real Estate Listing Preparation Service



Real estate agents are quick to tell you that a home that has been professionally prepared to be listed will always sell faster, and for more money, than a home that has not been prepared to be listed..

Cracked windows, peeling paint, and rotten porch boards all leave a lasting impression with potential home buyers—the wrong impression! When you see a rusty car you automatically think it must also run like junk.

Homes are no different—peeling paint instantly conjures up the impression that the wood behind it must be rotten.

The two main areas on the inside of your home to pay attention to, and the most profitable addition to any home, is your kitchen and bath.

Paint is one of the best and simplest ways for you to update any room, not just your kitchen.

Start with your cabinets. Give them a fresh coat so that they no longer look so tired. Think about painting one wall with blackboard paint so that you can write directly on your wall and leave notes for people in your family. Paint your wooden cabinets, even if they have a stain on them. It will give them the update that you want.

The details in your kitchen can be one of the best places to completely transform your kitchen's feel. Look at your drawer handles, for example. Are they interesting or are they run of the mill boring and blah? Take a trip to a hardware store or an antique store, and look at all of the different possibilities that you have! You can go for sparkle, glass, bronze, silver, rubber, wood, anything you want. This will update your entire kitchen simply by giving it some more visual interest and some personality.

It is not uncommon for the seller to be rewarded by getting multiple times their investment back when selling, because structural and cosmetic deficiencies always add up to a lower negotiated selling price.

It's a buyers market in real estate at the present time, there is a glut of homes for sale all over, and to get your property sold you are either going to have to cut the price down to the bare minimum or fix up your property and make it desirable to the prospective purchaser.

Don't sell yourself short, get the most that you can get out of your home by calling us now.

Call C.W.Tilley Old House Restoration at 570-220-5031


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