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  Preparing Your Home for Potential Buyers

Your home has just one chance to make a great impression with each potential buyer. And it can! The following "tricks of the trade" will help you keep track of what needs to be done. The whole idea is to present a great looking home - the kind of place you'd like to buy. Accomplish a little every day, and before long, your home will be ready to make the impression that can make the sale.

Curb Appeal

 Mow lawn

 Trim Shrubs

 Edge Gardens and Walkways

 Weed and Mulch

 Add color and fill in bare spots with plantings

 Remove any outdoor furniture which is not in good repair
 Make sure pool or spa sparkles

 Hose off exterior wood and trim, replace damaged bricks or wood

 Add a new front door mat and consider a seasonal door decoration

 Make sure doorbell is in good working order
 Clean and remove rust from any window air conditioning units
 Shine brass hardware on front door, outside light fixtures, etc.
 Paint the front door and mailbox

 Touch up exterior paint, repair gutters and leaves

Preparing The Inside of Your Home for Potential Buyers

The whole idea is to present a clean, spacious, clutter-free home

General Interior Tips

   Add a fresh coat of interior paint in light, neutral colors
   Shampoo carpeting, replace if necessary
   Clean and wax hardwood floors, refinish if necessary
   Clean and wash kitchen and bathroom floors
   Wash all windows, vacuum blinds, wash window sills
   Clean the fireplace
   Clean out and organize closets, add extra space by packing clothes and items you won't need again   until after you've moved
   Remove extra furniture, worn rugs, and items you don't use; keep papers, toys, etc. picked up - especially on stairways
   Repair problems such as loose door knobs, cracked molding, leaking taps and toilets, squeaky doors, closets or screen doors which are off their tracks
   Add dishes of potpourri, or drop of vanilla or bath oil on light bulbs for scent
   Secure jewelry, cash and other valuables

                    The Living Room

   Make it cozy and inviting, discard chipped or worn furniture and frayed or worn rugs

                  The Dining Room

   Polish any visible silver and crystal
   Set the table for a formal dinner to help viewers imagine entertaining there

                    The Kitchen

   Make sure appliances are spotless inside and out - try baking soda for cleaning Formica stains
   Make sure all appliances are in perfect working order
   Clean often-forgotten spots on top of refrigerator and under sink
   Wax or sponge floor for brilliant shine, clean baseboards
   Un-clutter all counter space, remove countertop appliances
   Organize items inside cabinets, pre-pack anything you won't be using before you move

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