| Home buyers get pickier everyday. Today's home | | | | self-esteem need of your home buyer. If you don't |
| sellers need to do more preparing their homes for | | | | have a guest bathroom--in other words the children's |
| sale to compete. If you want to take small | | | | bathroom does double duty--design this bathroom for |
| remodeling steps to sell your home or investment | | | | adults. Children don't need a cutesy nursery-theme |
| house, consider the bathrooms. | | | | bathroom. In fact, children love to feel grown-up! |
| Powder Rooms or Guest Bathrooms Attract Buyers | | | | Master Bathroom |
| One room to remodel that makes a difference in | | | | Buyers love the larger master bathrooms they see in |
| your property's attraction to home buyers--the guest | | | | new tract homes. Counter to ceiling mirrors above |
| bathroom--takes little money to make a huge impact. | | | | the sink will make an older small bathroom feel larger. |
| If you have a guest bathroom, play up this home | | | | If you're working with the typical small master bath, |
| feature in a big way for four reasons: | | | | make it feel like a private spa retreat. Stage the |
| | | | bathroom with fluffy towels, exotic oils, and green |
| 1. Home shoppers often ask to use the bathroom. | | | | plants. |
| They spend more time viewing this space and | | | | Bathroom Remodeling Tips |
| examine it more closely than other rooms. | | | | - Get rid of old medicine cabinets. |
| 2. Because the home buyer uses the space, they | | | | - Hang a huge framed mirror or mirror from counter |
| feel connected to the home. A positive connection | | | | to ceiling. |
| rather than a feeling of "can't wait to get out of | | | | - Paint walls and ceiling the same color to save time |
| here" makes the difference between a sale and the | | | | cutting in. Water colors like pale green-blue look great |
| buyer moving on to the next house. | | | | with white trim, which updates tired wood cabinets. |
| 3. You get a big bang for your buck in the small | | | | - If you can't get the stains out of a toilet, replace it. |
| space. One gallon of paint goes along way and costs | | | | Hardware centers sell pumice stones to remove |
| as little as $2 if you use oops paint. Besides paint, | | | | heavy stains if you don't mind hard work. Take a |
| Habitat for Humanity's ReStore sells sinks, toilets, | | | | hard look at the bathrooms in your house and get |
| mirrors, lighting fixtures, and cabinets at extreme | | | | busy making changes that will make buyers feel |
| discounted prices. | | | | connected to your home. Preparing your home for |
| 4. Buyers' choose the house that will impress their | | | | sale makes a huge difference in attracting buyers. |
| friends and family. An impressive guest bath fills the | | | | Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. |