Spending money on Dublin apartment before selling?

[DannyBoyD]

we managed to recoup the renovation spend

Luck + rising market most likely.

Empty the place - leaving basic furniture in place. Put a bedspread on the beds, & steam clean / scrub the place within an inch of its life. Remove the curtains, clean the windows.

Make sure you review the photos before they go online & the loo seats are down.

A good paint job can help speed a sale but a "slap on a gallon of white emulsion" job will look just that.

 

[elcato]

the loo seats are down

The clincher eh ?

 

[Sarenco]

@DannyBoyD

General house price inflation was actually relatively muted at the time and there was only a gap of roughly 12 weeks between initially placing the apartment on the market, completing the renovations and going sale agreed.

I think properties that are genuinely in “walk in” condition sell for a modest premium and they definitely shift more quickly.

 

[DannyBoyD]

The clincher eh ?

absolutely.

definitely shift more quickly

Yes, will sell faster, but premium not guaranteed.

 

[ClubMan]

the loo seats are down.

I'm selling a place at the moment and this was the first thing that the females I know mentioned. And, yet, after every viewing so far someone has left it up.

 

[DannyBoyD]

first thing that the females I know mentioned

Dont know if its gender related, but the number of times I see estate agent photos & no one thinks of it. Who wants to be reminded someone just used the loo!

 

[elcato]

Dont know if its gender related, but the number of times I see estate agent photos & no one thinks of it. Who wants to be reminded someone just used the loo!

Anecdotal alert: I have gone sale agreed on 5, sold 3 and bought 2 properties over the last 20 years and in all my viewings I have never noticed whether it was up, down or shaking all about. A clean place is always more welcome and an obvious paint slapping is always suspicious imho.

 

[DannyBoyD]

I have never noticed whether it was up, down

Indeed.

But there is a very good reason hotel staff ensure the loo seat is down when they have finished cleaning & the same holds true for your property photos.

 

[Luternau]

But that's still just speculation

That's all they do...they speculate as to the value, advertise it for way less and then say they got you full market value. Most of the ones I have dealth with are just spoofers.

@Funkymunky I would recommend freshening it up a bit. I have done this two properties in the past 18 months and both sold for (at the time) high prices in the area/estate. Somebody buying it has to feel they can walk in and have to do nothing. Even if they end up repainting it, they still want to be be able to move in and not have to immediately decorate.