You can wait for years for buyers for an old house that doesn't look good. How can you quickly and inexpensively upgrade the old holiday home, house, farmhouse and plot you are selling, so that the price goes up and the buyer agrees to buy it without hesitation or negotiation?

We offer five ways to improve the property that will take less than a month, are easy to do yourself and will not cost a lot of money.

Clean and mow the site

The area around the house – this is the first sight a potential buyer sees when he comes in. He or she will judge the whole property by the view of the plot. Therefore, the view should only give a very good impression.

Whether you have lived in the house permanently before the sale or have only visited occasionally, the area around the house sometimes doesn't look very attractive. And if the house and plot have been empty for several years, the area is becoming neglected and in a state of disrepair.

So start by tidying up the plot first. Take all rubbish, unusable, obsolete building materials, scrap metal, old frames to a landfill. Cut down dead dead trees and put them in the firewood piles together with old boards.

Clean the area of tall grass and weeds, remove broken branches, and clean and tidy the front garden and flowerbed in front of the house.

Repair the fence

In old farmhouses in rural areas, it is common to find wooden fences that have been warped, half-decayed and made of ribbed boards that have not been painted for years. Such fencing is immediately repulsive, so if possible, replace the fence or at least straighten it, remove old peeling paint and repaint it.

The easiest and quickest way to restore a fence is to install a new fence made of metal mesh or profiled steel sheeting, especially if the posts of the old fence are still holding up reasonably well.

Put your house in order

Old furniture, old gardening clothes and worn-out shoes, cloudy mirrors, dirty vegetable boxes should also go to the landfill after the outdoor rubbish. Remember, the more spacious and cleaner the inside of the house, the more likely it is that a potential buyer will be interested and impressed by your building.

Paint window frames

Windows are another important part of a house for sale. Untidy, dirty windows give an unpleasant impression and put buyers off.

Of course, installing new modern double glazing would be an expensive pleasure, but it is possible and necessary to tidy up existing old window frames.

Inspect all window panes and replace broken or cracked ones if necessary. Scrape off the old paint layers from the frames and repaint them and the sills. Clean and rinse window panes and renew curtains.

Clean up your house lighting

A dim old 40-watt bulb hanging from a long cord is not the best accessory for a house for sale, unless it's part of a well thought-out interior. Lighting and at least basic sockets must not only be present in the room, but must be in good working order.

Take the time to check the functioning of the main lights and sockets in the rooms and replace them with new ones if necessary. This is inexpensive and does not take long, and leaves a positive impression on customers. After all, they will need light and electricity, even if they plan to keep only the walls of the house and redecorate the rest to their liking.

Refurbish your façade

Cleaning the inside of the house and the grounds will not be able to increase the value of the property to such an extent if the walls were last painted in Soviet times. Sanding and repainting such a volume is time-consuming and sometimes pointless – the old boards will still be visible to the naked eye. Try more modern façade cladding materials that you can install yourself and your friends and relatives in a few days. For example, a house finished with façade tiles is sure to look much more attractive to the buyer.