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October 13th, 2009 at 10:05 am

Selling your Home?

Are you selling your home? If yes, read this article to help you.

1. First impression lasts
First impression would usually take within 30 seconds. Before selling your home, it is best to invest on trimming bushes and weeds, repainting the front door, your gate and the wall near the gates, and replacing worn out house numbers as well.

2. Spick and Span
Make sure your house is really clean before inviting a prospect buyer to look at it.

3. Fix what needs to be fixed
Be it a fixture or worn-out wallpapers or cracked tiles, be sure to have them fixed.

4. De-clutter
As much as possible, remove clutter from the house.

5. Usage of neutral colors
As much as possible, make sure that you use neutral colors. If you have a home that has rooms that are too bright, have it repainted.

6. Remove posters and other iconic stuff
You have to de-personalize your home prior to selling it.

7. Confine your pets to one area
You must have your pets occupy one area. Try to remove their lingering odors inside if there are.

8. Define what the room is for
With this in mind, you are also actually selling the lifestyle that the future-homeowner will experience.

9. Lighting
Check that all bulbs work. Make sure to use mood lighting only when needed.

10. Accessorize
Use the right accessories that will enhance your rooms.


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