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6 Tips For A Faster
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inspect your front door and the area around it. Clean any
glass and remove all cobwebs and traces of insects. Give
your door a fresh coat of paint. Wash your mail box. Keep
the porch swept and place an attractive mat in front of
the door for people to wipe their feet.
- Pet odors kill many sales! Make sure your pets are not
present during showings and eliminate all smells
associated with your cat or dog. Be especially aware of
cat box odors and animal urine in carpeting. Carpeted
basements, which are sometimes slightly damp, can be a
real turn-off. Install an electonic HEPA filter and remove
or replace carpeting if necessary. Have someone with a
VERY good sense of smell perform a "sniff" test in every
nook and cranny before you show your home to perspective
buyers. You may not be able to smell odors that a stranger
can!
- Make sure your windows sparkle. Open all blinds and
curtains during showings. A light and bright home is much
more appealing to buyers than a dark and dismal cave.
Everyone feels better when the sun shines in. If it is a
gloomy day, turn on lights. When your home is for sale,
it's not the time to be overly concerned about extra use
of electricity.
- Make sure the outside of your home is clean and neat.
Cut back bushes that block windows. Plant flowers in
spring and summer. Rake leaves, sweep walks and driveways,
and keep snow shoveled. Some prospective buyers won't even
get out of the car to look inside if they don't find the
outside appealing.
- Always put out fresh towels in your bathrooms before
showings. Attack and destroy mold and mildew around tubs
and in showers. Remove clutter from bathroom counters.
Nobody likes grungy bathrooms!
- Remove clutter from attics, garages, basements before
you put your home on the market. It's a great time to get
rid of all that junk you've been hauling around for years.
Make sure all stairs are clear and well lighted. Put new
bulbs in the attic and basement. Let your prospective
buyers know you aren't hiding anything, and you have LOTS
of storage space.
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