Without an updated appraisal, you wouldn’t be able to put your home up for sale or refinance your loan. An appraisal has to be conducted by a certified professional. Yes, you can disagree with the appraisal and have a second one conducted but ultimately, it will be the appraisal that is provided that matters. To get your home ready, you might consider putting some of this advice into action:

Catch Up On Home Maintenance

How many minor repairs are on your “to do” list? Before the appraise shows up, you’ll want to take care of as many of those as possible. You don’t ever want to defend a repair by saying, “I’m going to get that fixed.” As far as the appraiser is concerned, it is broken and it will stay that way. That is going to impact that value.

Keep in mind, that these should be minor repairs. A week before the appraiser is coming over is not the time to start the kitchen remodel that you’ve been eager to take on.

Write Out a List of Upgrades

Beyond the minor repairs, what major improvements have you made to your home since moving in? Everything counts whether you made this improvement last year or ten years ago. Write out a list of all those renovations especially those that involved structural fixes like a new roof or deck.

Conduct a Thorough Cleaning

A lot of what the appraiser takes into account will be what is considered as cosmetic. Planting new flowers counts. So does thoroughly cleaning your house from top to bottom. It is a good time to pull out everything from the cabinets and closets that you’re no longer using. Clearing out that clutter will free up a lot of storage space. That will prove to be a very valuable asset. It will be hard for the appraiser to asses just how much space is in your home with all that clutter.

This is one of those tasks you don’t have to take on by yourself. Junk King Orlando is the perfect junk hauling partner to turn this chore over to. They’ll provide the work force and the truck you’ll need to haul away all your unwanted clutter. Best of all, it’s not going to take a lot of time. Maximize your home appraisal by bringing in Junk King Orlando to haul away the junk today.