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The way your house looks and functions will affect your bargaining power as
a seller. Nothing can help a sale more than a thorough spit-and-polish campaign
and below-the-surface attention, so now is the time for cleaning, touch-ups
and postponed maintenance.
- Start with a curb-to-door cleanup, Prune shrubs and tree branches, edge
the lawn and keep it mowed and, if the season permits, add a show of colour
with annual bedding plants. Paint the front door and put out a new welcome
mat.
- Inside, make your home look as spacious as possible. Get rid of everything
extraneous, admit as much daylight as possible, and keep things shipshape.
Inventory what you want to sell, give away or throw away when you move. Then
do so before you begin showing your home. Clutter turns buyers off, so empty
out crammed closets, pack away extra books and rarely used china, and sort
out attic and basement storage spaces to avoid the flea-market look. Put things
in commercial storage if that’s what it takes.
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