Past Problems That You Fixed Can Still Worry Buyers
Scott P. Rogers
Before we list your home for sale, we should take a walk through it with fresh eyes... looking for any signs of past problems that you've already fixed.
This is something sellers sometimes overlook, and it can be detrimental when then trying to sell your home.
For example...
Your roof leaked a few years ago. A water stain formed on the bedroom ceiling. You repaired the roof -- or maybe even replaced it entirely -- but you never got around to repainting that ceiling. But now a buyer walks through your home, looks up, and sees that stain. Their brain immediately goes to: Is the roof leaking? How old is the roof? Is there a bigger problem here? You fixed the roof. But the stain is still creating concerns for buyers.
Or...
A toilet had a slow leak at the base -- a deteriorating wax seal, which is a pretty common and pretty fixable issue. Over time, a stain formed on the ceiling of the living room below. You replaced the wax seal, the leak stopped, the problem solved. But the ceiling never got repainted. Same situation. A buyer sees that stain and starts wondering what's wrong, even though nothing is wrong. The fix here is simple: before you list your home, you should repaint those ceilings. It's not a cover-up -- you repair the issue that caused the stain. At this point, we're just trying to making sure the visual evidence of a cured problem isn't still raising alarms for buyers/
So... let's walk through your home before we list it for sale. We'll be looking for any signs of things that used to be a problem but isn't anymore.
If you're getting ready to sell your home in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County and want to talk through what to tackle before you list, I'm happy to walk through the house with you.
This is something sellers sometimes overlook, and it can be detrimental when then trying to sell your home.
For example...
Your roof leaked a few years ago. A water stain formed on the bedroom ceiling. You repaired the roof -- or maybe even replaced it entirely -- but you never got around to repainting that ceiling. But now a buyer walks through your home, looks up, and sees that stain. Their brain immediately goes to: Is the roof leaking? How old is the roof? Is there a bigger problem here? You fixed the roof. But the stain is still creating concerns for buyers.
Or...
A toilet had a slow leak at the base -- a deteriorating wax seal, which is a pretty common and pretty fixable issue. Over time, a stain formed on the ceiling of the living room below. You replaced the wax seal, the leak stopped, the problem solved. But the ceiling never got repainted. Same situation. A buyer sees that stain and starts wondering what's wrong, even though nothing is wrong. The fix here is simple: before you list your home, you should repaint those ceilings. It's not a cover-up -- you repair the issue that caused the stain. At this point, we're just trying to making sure the visual evidence of a cured problem isn't still raising alarms for buyers/
So... let's walk through your home before we list it for sale. We'll be looking for any signs of things that used to be a problem but isn't anymore.
If you're getting ready to sell your home in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County and want to talk through what to tackle before you list, I'm happy to walk through the house with you.
