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Answer: Doing
whatever you can to put your house's best face forward is very important
if you want to get close to your asking price or sell as quickly as
possible. Short of spending a lot of money, here are several ideas for
making your home show better:
- Sweep
the sidewalk, mow the lawn, prune the bushes, weed the garden and
clean debris from the yard.
- Clean
the windows (both inside and out) and make sure the paint is not
chipped or flaking. And speaking of paint, if your home was built
before 1978, new federal law gives a buyer the right to request a
lead inspection. If you think you might have some problems, do the
inspection yourself beforehand and make any fixes you can.
- Be sure
that the doorbell works.
- Clean
and spruce up all rooms, furnishings, floors, walls and ceilings.
It's especially important that the bathroom and kitchen are
spotless.
- Organize
closets.
- Make
sure the basic appliances and fixtures work. Get rid of leaky
faucets and frayed cords.
- Make
sure the house smells good: from an apple pie, cookies baking or
spaghetti sauce simmering on the stove. Hide the kitty litter.
- Put
vases of fresh flowers throughout the house.
- Having
pleasant background music playing in the background also will help
set your stage.

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