How do we do a Cheap Fast remodel?

Question

Ok here is what happened. Long before we were married my husband purchased a house (I do not say home as neither he nor I ever lived there). In the past years since he purchased this house he has had 2 tenants. Now we are a military family and can not be there to manage the property ourselves so there was a family member doing it for us. Well to make a long story short the family member was not doing a good job and not only was rent never paid but the house was destroyed. Until just recently we did not know the extent of the destruction and were not prepared to have to remodel an entire house. Now we have a week and a half at home and very little money in order prepare this house for sale. Please give me all the ideas you have on how to remodel a 3 bedroom one bath house for as little money as possible in just a short period of time.

Answer 1

clean everything, paint neutral colors throughout the house, if you have window or door trim paint that bright white. Holes you need to repair although if you have large holes in sheetrock you will most likely need to replace the piece. Rent a carpet cleaner and clean the carpets yourself. Replace any burned out lightbulbs or broken fixtures. Make sure the windows are sparkly and the screens are intact. Make sure the kitchen and bathrooms are in really nice shape and the sinks/faucets/baths/toliets are clean and free of stains. If you do everything that us posters suggest then you should have a decent place to offer for sale. Another alternative is to take the former renter to court and sue for back rent then you can use that money to finish fixing up the house.

Answer 2

The most important thing is to clean it sterile.
Second you could put a fresh coat of paint up in each room. Paint isn't that expensive and can make a huge difference.
If there are any holes in the walls you can go to a local hardware store and get some joint compound or something like that and patch the holes, sandpaper and then paint.
You would need to replace any broken glass in the windows in order to sell the house anyways.
If there are problems with the flooring, just do patch jobs. It won't look beautiful but the new owners are likely to change things anyways.
The most important thing is to get the house in sellable condition. Then if you have time and/or money, make it pretty.
You can get some cheap paintings and/or plants at any Walmart store.
Good Luck!

Answer 3

1. Clean and scrub until it's spotless.
2. Paint as necessary, especially doors and bathrooms.
3. Hang cheery curtains in the kitchen.
4. Patch any holes in walls with spackle and paint.

Answer 4

Get rid of unwanted furniture, then paint walls white and trim with black, get cheap cover that match any furniture that is left, then stand back and look at it.