When you’re getting ready to list your home, it’s of the upmost importance to ensure you are showing it in the best light. Taking time to highlight its strengths and fix up some of its possible weaknesses can make a big difference in how fast it sells. Here are our top four recommended repairs to make before selling your home.

Repaint walls.

Giving your home a fresh coat of paint is one of the most cost-effective ways to spruce it up, and generally, it can be a do-it-yourself project. Make sure cover any walls with scratches and chips and consider updating any accent walls with a more neutral coat.

Repair floors.

Hardwood floors are a very desirable feature in a home, so you want to ensure they look their best by fixing scratches or dull areas. If your carpet is worn or stained, consider replacing them. And don’t forget the tile in your kitchen or bathrooms. Re-grouting can go a long way in making dingy tile work look brand new!

Refresh the landscaping.

Show buyers your home is the full package by dressing up the outside as well as the in. Clean walkways and driveways, plant seasonal flowers and plants, trim hedges and trees, install outdoor décor pieces and fill in mulch and gravel.

Fix your fixtures.

Leaky faucet? Rusted drains? Loose drawer handle? Making these small fixes can make a big difference to potential buyers with detailed-orientated minds. Improve your kitchen. An outdated kitchen can be a real eyesore in a home. Updating cabinetry, repairing or replacing countertops, and installing new faucets and sinks may be worth the investment

Should you use drone photography when selling your home? 

The answer is absolutely!  Drone photography adds a unique perspective, gets more clicks, and highlights your location.

Professional photography is probably the least expensive and highest impact tool you can deploy when selling a home.  Let's face it, home buyers today do most of their shopping online and skip many desirable homes because of bad photography.  Lets look at two images to see the difference between drone and ground images.

Ground image.  Due to the rise in elevation, the image is distorted and half of the house is not visible because of the tree:

On the drone shot, the photographer is able to rise up and capture the entire home.  The angle gives this shot a 3D feel too.

Drone photography offers an eye catching glimpse of a home, and done correctly can generate lots more clicks!  However, you must hire a professional drone photographer that knows how to capture real estate images. 

Just because you're using a drone, doesn't mean you have to go 200 feet in the air to capture the best image.  The best images can be taken from just a few feet off the ground:

What makes this image stand out?  It's well balanced with good post production processing.  Because the drone is elevated, you can't even see the construction vehicle parked in front

Now let's look at a so-so image below:

Too high. This image offers a great view of the roof, but it's difficult to see the beautiful exterior features. Notice the fish eye feel of the image?  It has a rounded feel, like you're looking through a snow globe.  This can be caused by two things; low quality drone/lens, or no post production processing.  

One of the best reasons to use drone photography is to show off your location and amenities. 
Here's a couple of examples of how much more information a drone image conveys to a buyer:

Contact North State Drones (FAA Licensed) for all your drone photography needs: northstatedrones.com

Call or Text David Sweatman at 919.985.9604 to list your home.  Drone photography included with new listings!

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This marks the sixth consecutive weekly decline for mortgage rates, leaving some borrowers wondering how low will they go. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.82% this week, the lowest average since September 2017.

The Secret 5.9M Homeowners May Be Missing Out On

“While the drop in mortgage rates is a good opportunity for consumers to save on their mortgage payment, our research indicates that there can be a wider dispersion among mortgage rate offers,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “By shopping around and getting a single additional mortgage rate quote, a borrower can save an average of $1,500.”

Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending June 6:

• 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.82%, with an average 0.5 point, falling from last week’s 3.99%. Last year at this time, 30-year rates averaged 4.54%.
• 15-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.28%, with an average 0.5 point, falling from last week’s 3.46% average. A year ago, 15-year rates averaged 4.01%.
• 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages: averaged 3.52%, with an average 0.4 point, falling from last week’s 3.60% average. A year ago, 5-year ARMs averaged 3.74%.

Source: 

Freddie Mac