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Before You Sell - PREP The House
Doing whatever you can
to put your house's best
face forward is very
important if you want to
get close to your asking
price or sell as quickly
as possible. Short of
spending a lot of money,
here are several ideas
for making your home
show better:
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Sweep the sidewalk,
mow the lawn, prune
the bushes, weed the
garden and clean
debris from the
yard.
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Clean the windows
(both inside and
out) and make sure
the paint is not
chipped or flaking.
And speaking of
paint, if your home
was built before
1978, new federal
law gives a buyer
the right to request
a lead inspection.
If you think you
might have some
problems, do the
inspection yourself
beforehand and make
any fixes you can.
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Be sure that the
doorbell works.
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Clean and spruce up
all rooms,
furnishings, floors,
walls and ceilings.
It's especially
important that the
bathroom and kitchen
are spotless.
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Organize closets.
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Make sure the basic
appliances and
fixtures work. Get
rid of leaky faucets
and frayed cords.
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Make sure the house
smells good: from an
apple pie, cookies
baking or spaghetti
sauce simmering on
the stove. Hide the
kitty litter.
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Put vases of fresh
flowers throughout
the house.
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Having pleasant
background music
playing in the
background also will
help set your stage.
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