Whitney Dutton (Littles Photography / Courtesy)

Putting time and effort into your home before you sell will reap significant financial benefits at the closing table. Prepping your home to sell will make the house more appealing to more potential buyers and often results in a higher purchase price. In fact, if you do it the right way the potential return could be more than $400 for every $100 invested.

By following the six recommendations below, you’ll be well on your way to presenting the perfect home for a prospective buyer:

The time spent on working on preparing your home will be well worth it. It helps create a state of mind for buyers that too often gets overlooked. You’ll sell your house faster and hopefully create a multiple offer scenario placing you in the driver’s seat.

Whitney Dutton is owner of The Dutton Group@Re/Max First, a full-service residential real estate group, in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-440-2333 or email Sales@WhitneyDutton.com.