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Tips for selling your home
Other than the price, the first impression your
home makes is the most important attribute of a sale. When you place your home
for sale, you will make more money if it looks its best.
Look at your house as though you are seeing it
for the first time. Do what you can to highlight the good points, and fix
the bad points.
Before you spend any significant amount of
money, let me help. Call me, and I can tell you whether the expense of the
improvements will pay off in an increased sales price or decreased selling time.
Sometimes the improvements just don't pay for themselves.
The list below will assist you in reviewing the
attributes of your home so that it will show to its best advantage.
Exterior
- Mow the lawn
- Trim trees and shrubs
- Weed flower beds and yard
- Clean or repair walks, driveway, steps and
porches
- Paint trim and front of house
- Clean and repair roof, gutters, and
downspouts
- Paint front door, mailbox, and back door
- Repair or replace storm doors
- Clean and repair screens and storm windows
- Clean, paint, repair garage - throw away
anything you don’t intend to keep
Interior
- Paint, if necessary
- Clean windows
- Clean and polish floors
- Make sure all light bulbs are working
- Make sure all doors and windows are working
properly
- Make sure light switches work
- Repair and paint cracked walls and ceilings
- Fix dripping faucets
- Clear clogged drains
- Clean fireplace
- Straighten all closets
- Use potpourri or other pleasant smells
- Vacuum or shampoo rugs as needed
- Clean heating and air conditioning system,
furnace, boiler, etc.
- Throw away what you’re not going to move
Kitchen
- Paint or polish cabinets
- Clean ventilating hood and fan
- Repair, clean and wax floor
- Clear off counter tops
- Make sure drawers work properly
- Put appliances out of sight: stack items
neatly in cabinets
Bedrooms
Living Room/Den
- Play "Middle or the road" music in the
background
- Stack newspapers/magazines
- Clean and dust shelves and appliances, TV,
and stereo
Dining Room
Laundry Area
- Remove hanging clothes
- Put away supplies
- Clean/polish appliances
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