4 Tips to Help Busy Parents Prepare a Home for Sale on a Tight Budget

Putting your home on the market is stressful enough. All the staging, cleaning, and showings can really put pressure on homeowners, but if you are a busy parent, those added stressors are enough to leave you feeling tense. Thankfully, getting your home ready for sale doesn’t have to be a complicated or exhausting process for you or your budget. To help you keep your sanity, here are some money-saving home prep tips that will have you ready fast.

Replace Bold Colors with Budget-Friendly Neutrals

If you are putting your home up for sale, vibrant wall colors and personal decor can make it harder for buyers to picture themselves loving your home, even if you only used color in your kid’s room. To make things easier, take any personalized photos down before your home is shown, and consider repainting your walls in neutral colors. Making those changes will fit your home to more prospective buyers and can easily fit into your budget when you shop for home improvement supplies at stores like Lowe’s and Target. You can also save even more money by getting online and looking for Target coupons that provide additional discounts for online purchases. You can even score cash back while you’re at it!

Boost Your Curb Appeal Without Going Over Budget

Creating a welcoming atmosphere inside your home can entice potential buyers, but you have to get people inside to get them interested to begin with. That’s why adding curb appeal matters so much when you are selling your home. A fresh coat of paint and some polished landscaping touches can honestly make or break a sale. So, make sure you give some attention to the outside of your home as well. Adding curb appeal can even be pretty cheap, especially when it comes to improving your landscaping. Use the promo codes you found earlier to save on pots, stones, and plants to spruce up your lawn, and then get creative to add some budget-friendly curb appeal that potential buyers will love. Be sure to fill in any holes your kids dug, and make sure toys and random items are picked up as well.

Deep Clean Your Home with Minimal Time and Cost

Cleaning up your lawn is a good idea when you are listing your home, but you need to deep clean the inside as well. It’s hard to find time for this kind of deep home cleaning when you are a busy parent, but taking things room by room may help break up the task. Use the attachments on your vacuum to reach those high and awkward spaces and get any crumbs off your floors. You may need to pick up some cleaning supplies and tools to really get your home spotless enough to show off to potential buyers. If this is the case, use these tips to avoid blowing your home improvement budget on cleaners and sponges. The same stores that offer cash back and online discounts on home improvement materials also tend to have the same deals on cleaning supplies, so do your homework before you start shopping.

Consider Hiring Inexpensive Pros to Help You Out

Getting your home ready to begin showing to buyers is hard work. If you have some time on your hands, you can take care of most tasks on your own. Since you’re a parent with a packed schedule, however, you may want to find pros to make those tasks less taxing. Believe it or not, you can find inexpensive home cleaning services that will make keeping your home spotless and bright so much easier. Once again, online research comes in handy here, but you can also ask around for recommendations. Another way to tackle some projects without spending a lot of money is to use a handyman to complete smaller repairs and home improvements.

Don’t make selling your home more stressful or expensive than necessary. Find ways to bend your home improvement needs to fit your budget and get help when you need it. You’re already busy and stressed out enough as a parent, so do what you need to make this process smoother.

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Kris Louis
Parentingwithkris.com