Small Updates to Prep for Showings

When it comes to selling a home, the small tweaks can sometimes make the largest difference. From the tile grout to the smells, Apartment Therapy recently asked real estate pros to chime in with the easy-to-overlook attributes of a home that could increase a home’s value.

“It’s these small things that show pride of ownership,” Dana Bull, a real estate pro with Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty in Marblehead, Mass., told Apartment Therapy. “Buyers feel more confident in a transaction and can be more likely to pay a premium if they believe the home has been properly managed and maintained by a seller.”