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Home Selling Hints: Getting Ready (Part 2)
By Reginald Sullivan | September 8, 2006
Unless the interior of the home is completely rundown and badly in need of repair, the only thing decorating will do, will be to make your home more sellable. It will not get you a better price. Be critical of your property. Remember, everyone else will be
critical of your property as they go through it.
Don’t hesitate to make small inexpensive repairs.
Always have your home neat and tidy.
“Thin Out” your furniture
(fewer items in a room gives the feeling of size).
Give special attention to the kitchen and bathroom -
these rooms sell more
homes than anything else.
Windows should be sparkling clean, and walls unmarred.
Remove all unnecessary materials from garage, utility space.
Fix leaky faucets, loose doorknobs, stuck drawers,
and warped cabinet doors.
Keep stairways and doorways clear
to avoid cluttered appearance,
and possible accidents.
Keep all rooms clean, bright, and neatly arranged.
Turn on lights in dark rooms,
and raise shades midway.
Have porch furniture attractively placed.
Depending on the season, have fire in fireplace or outdoor grill ready to use.
Create the impression of
relaxed family enjoyment.
Be aware of odors such as:
cabbage cooking, stale smoke or
soiled diapersmell in baby’s room.
The pleasant aroma of coffee perking or apple pie in the oven
or sweet scent of perfume in the bedrooms are the most pleasant.
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