Moving to Florida is a fun, and likely an easy, decision to make in life. However, moving within Florida is a slightly different story. Whilst the Sunshine State is a popular place for tourism, particularly for holidaymakers from outside the United States, living within the proximity of Disneyland and Universal Studios carries a more unique set of challenges for homeowners that you wouldn’t find elsewhere.
So, if you are at a place in life where you are ready to move out of a Florida home, there are a few extra things that you will need to take care of to ensure that you can sell.
The Exterior
The home’s curb appeal (as in how the exterior of the property looks from the sidewalk) is a necessary consideration in the sale of any home. This is where prospective buyers will get their first impression of their potential new home, and the implication is obvious; if a property looks good on the exterior, then it is reasonable to presume it will look good on the inside too. Luckily, the attractive Floridian aesthetic, with its sunshine and palm trees will no doubt do most of the work for you.
As the climate in Florida tends to be hot and humid, the paint may need an extra touch-up on the home’s facade now and then as the weather will tend to dry it out more often. For many people it is that very climate that makes Florida such an attractive place to live֖but there is plenty that needs to be done to ensure it is not detrimental at the same time. In all likelihood, your residence will come complete with a water feature or a pool to help cool down during the hot summer days. In order to advance the curb appeal, even more, it would be a good idea to ensure that these are also presentable. As palm trees are another result of the gulf coast climate, you may need to invest in some palm cleaning and removal services before opening up the property for viewing.
Sprucing up the exterior doesn’t need to be a huge remodeling project. A lick of paint and the removal of palm tree and shrubbery debris should be all you need.
The Interior
Once you have removed the palm tree leaves from your newly-cleaned driveway, you’ll need to turn your attention inwards. At this point you should ask yourself if the home is as modern as it should be. If you have the same bathroom fixtures and kitchen design that you did when you moved in, then it’s probably time to transform your home into something a little more state of the art. Understandably, anyone would be apprehensive about taking on such a huge project for the cost alone, so here is a helpful tip֖pick one room and focus most of the energy on that. A new kitchen might be for the best in this case, as a lot of people are happy to take on the other rooms themselves provided that this particular room is already at its best. Besides, a new kitchen would be a great thing to have in your last days at the house, before you move to your new home.
Obviously, if you’ve been through the home carpet cleaning and grout cleaning, then the last thing you will need is debris rendering the interior of your home dirty again. So it’s recommended that you let the professionals handle this one. Look up kitchen remodeling in Tampa and call out CMK Construction for a quote. In fact, after you’ve moved, call CMK Construction anyway and get a dream kitchen in your new home, too!
The Surrounding Area
This is an aspect of selling your Florida home that you needn’t worry too much about. With so many sights and sounds in The Sunshine State prospective buyers are not going to be stuck for things to do. Disneyland, Seaworld, The Epcot Center and Universal Studios are all a stone’s throw away֖as are the luxurious beaches and marinas of course!
Remember, it’s still important to protect your home during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially if you are going to have visiting contractors. Keep safe, and use the current pandemic as an opportunity to get the house ready, before opening up for buyers to see.
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