If you are considering selling in the next year or two, the best advice I can give you, to make sure your home sells as fast as possible, is to start doing things now to get it ready to sell. If an inspection reveals a bunch of deferred maintenance, there is a good chance that your house could end up going back on the market. Unfortunately upkeep and maintenance aren't the most fun to do but there are plenty of importance things that you can do now to make sure they don't hang up the sale of your home later.
Here is my top list of items to consider address before listing your home:
annual HVAC maintenance/tune ups or repairs
gutter/roof repairs
foundation issues
leaky plumbing
faulty electrical
rotting window sills
windows that don’t open or painted shut
ripped screen doors
door handles that are broken
crooked kitchen cabinet doors
drafty front doors
rotting deck or decks that need power washed
broken fences
ruined carpet
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