Selling a Home
What’s Your Next Move?
The Value of Your Home
Your home’s accessibility features add real value—if they’re marketed the right way. Whether it’s a step-free entry, wider doors, or an accessible bathroom, those details deserve attention and the right audience.
Able Environments connects you with ARES-designated Realtors who understand how to highlight accessibility, price it properly, and reach a broader market of buyers who want and need what your home offers. Let your home’s accessibility shine—and sell for what it’s truly worth.
Seller’s To-Do List
Create a striking first impression: Refresh your front door with a new coat of paint and replace the door mat with a crisp, clean one. Add pops of color with vibrant annuals or perennials to catch the eye from the street. Seasonal touches—like pumpkins and gourds in fall or tulips in spring—can add charm and personality. Your front entrance sets the tone for buyers, so make it welcoming and memorable!
Light it up: Good lighting can transform a space. Swap out outdated fixtures for ones that match your home’s fresh, modern look. Ensure all bulbs are working and use ambient lighting to create a warm, inviting atmosphere. Add task lighting in functional areas like reading nooks or offices, and accent lighting to showcase focal points, such as artwork or architectural features.
Does it spark joy: During showings and open houses, tuck away children’s toys and pet items so buyers can envision themselves in the space. Hide litter boxes, pet dishes, crates, and kids’ playthings in closets, garages, or outdoor storage. Keep the backyard tidy and inviting by clearing toys and pet messes, creating a clean, functional space that feels welcoming.
Take care of the little things: Tidy up the yard and walkways, mow the lawn, and trim hedges. Repair broken screens, doorbells, roof tiles, shingles, and outdoor lighting. Update or replace worn hardware throughout the home—new doorknobs, faucets, towel bars, and curtain rods are small, affordable changes that make a big impression on buyers.
Showcasing pride of ownership: Buyers pay close attention to kitchens and bathrooms. Simple updates like re-caulking, touching up paint, and deep-cleaning carpets can make these high-use areas feel fresh and inviting. Tidy every room, including closets, cabinets, and the garage, to create a polished impression.
The soul of the home: Thoughtful window treatments can brighten your space, showcase views, and even help regulate a room’s temperature by controlling light. Adjust blinds, shades, or curtains throughout the day—morning, afternoon, and evening—to show your home at its best.
Universal Design
Universal Design creates homes and environments that work for everyone—regardless of age, ability, or circumstance—without needing special adaptations. It ensures comfort, safety, and independence today and flexibility for whatever the future brings.
Adaptability & Visitability
Adaptability means a home can be easily modified to meet changing accessibility needs, ensuring safety and ease of movement as life evolves.
Visitability ensures everyone can safely enter, move through, and use key spaces in a home—making it welcoming for all visitors, regardless of ability.
Age-in-Place
Aging in Place means living safely and independently in your home of choice for as long as possible. With thoughtful design or simple modifications—like step-free entries, single-level layouts, and accessible features—homes can adapt to meet your needs as they change over time.
Creating a Vignette
Professional staging is a proven strategy that often leads to faster sales and higher closing prices. Our highly trained Seller’s Agents partner with expert stagers to craft an inviting, buyer-focused atmosphere, using trending colors and styles to make the home feel brighter and refreshed. They will create a buyer profile to guide the staging process and maximize the property’s appeal. According to the Real Estate Staging Association, 90% of staged homes sell faster, and with staging costs averaging just 1% of the home’s value, it’s a small investment that helps buyers envision themselves living in the space, increasing their emotional connection and likelihood to purchase.
95%
95% of staged homes, on average, sell quicker than unstaged homes.
53%
of Seller’s Agents say that staging a home decreases the amount of time a home spends on the market.
83%
of Buyer’s Agents say that staging makes it easier to visualize the property as their future home.
Accessible Home Showcase
