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Ten Ideas to Make Your Home More Saleable
- Reduce clutter. Allow the potential buyer to see all of the features of your home. Clean out
what you won't need in your next home. Pack items that will be taken and store off site if possible.
Have a garage sale. Let potential buyers visualize how their possesions will appear in your homes
living and storage areas.
- First impressions are everything. Welcome that potential buyer at the entry of your home.
Clean steps, doors and floors are a must if you wish that buyer to view the rest of your home
with an open mind.
- Set the stage. Show off the fine features of your home. Light the fireplace. Open curtains to
inviting views. Set the dining room table with your finest china. Every home has features
that can be highlighted. What made you buy the home in the first place?
- No odors. Nothing can kill a potential sale any faster. Use products to clean, deordorize
and make it as fresh as the day it was built. Empty pet litter boxes daily. Use potpourri, cedar chips
and other commercial freshening agents to combat troublesome and lingering smells.
- Create open space. Make sure all doors, cabinets, and drawers open smoothly without bumping
into something stored in their way. Ensure that all entrances to rooms have an unobstucted flow.
- Highlight the views from your home. Open window treatments on pleasant views and disguise
views that are not pleasent. Make sure windows are sparkling clean.
- Create counter space in the kitchen and bathroom. Store appliances. Remove other clutter such
as soap dishes, used towels, etc.
- Set out photos of your family enjoying your home.
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