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How to market your home in the current market....
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The art of |
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"Setting
the Stage"
to
show and sell your home.
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Getting your home ready to show
and sell can make the difference between a quick sale and a long
market time. Setting the stage may or may not get you more money
but it can reduce the time it takes your home to sell, which does save
you money. |
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Prior
to Putting
Your Home on the Market
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DE-CLUTTER
Rent a storage
unit if you have to. Try to look at your home through the eyes
of a buyer. That stack of stuff in the corner that you are
so used to looking at needs to be removed. If your home is
small and or crowded consider
rearranging or removing furniture . The exercise equipment that
you never use - Store It! Accessories are wonderful and should
remain in moderation.
Go to some model homes and see how they
look. They have accessories, but nothing is overdone. Closets
should be uncluttered also. Remove out of season clothes and give all
those things you no longer need to charity. Stack things neatly
on shelves.
OR ADD - if
your furnishings are sparse, borrow some pictures for the walls, cover
the beat up sofa with a throw and bring in a flower arrangement. Just
use common sense, make your home look the best you can. |
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CLEAN EVERYTHING
Your home should sparkle. Don't overlook light fixtures, a clean
fixture can make a huge difference in the lighting in a room. While
you are cleaning the fixtures replace dim bulbs with bright ones. Make
sure your bathrooms are spotless, faucets should be shiny, counters
empty except for a few accessories, fixtures cleaned and fresh (get
the rust stains out of the toilet etc), mirrors should be clean and
streak free. The same goes for the kitchen - sparkling faucet, clean
shiny sink, cabinet fronts should be wiped down or cleaned, replace
drip pans on the range. Wash all light switches, we don't
realize how the fingerprints collect on these. Go through your
home room by room and make sure everything has been cleaned, even the
utility room and furnace.
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MAKE MINOR REPAIRS That dripping faucet or toilet that won't
quit
running may just be a quick 10 minute repair but left alone can become
a concern for the buyer. "Maybe there is a plumbing
problem" , "we better offer less" or "there
is too much deferred maintenance in this house" are typical
comments from buyers.
Touch
up paint or paint a whole room if needed. The drawings your kids
made on the wall will not be considered art by potential buyers. Touch
up woodwork where needed. The scratches your dog made on the
door (or worse chewed the woodwork) should all be fixed and painted.
Re-caulk tubs and showers. |
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT Paint
your front door. Sweep away
leaves, cobwebs etc. I can't stress this enough, potential
buyers are already deciding if they like your home while waiting for
the REALTOR®
or homeowner to unlock the door. |
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