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