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Selling Your Home: Preparing To Sell
To get top dollar for your home, it needs to be in the best condition possible. Take care of major repairs and the little details, because these add up in a buyer's mind - and you want to make your home as appealing as possible.
Print out and use Michelle's handy checklist to make sure you've got everything done.
Michelle's Handy Home Prep List
- Replace a leaky roof or missing shingles or tiles.
- Replace any broken windows or upgrade insulated windows.
- Work on your home's curb appeal
- Make sure your landscape is pristine. Mow the grass, clean up any debris and weed the garden beds.
- Plant a few annual flowers near the entrance or in pots to be placed by the door.
- Clean the windows and make sure the paint is not chipped or flaking.
- Be sure that the doorbell works.
- Clean and freshen up rooms, furnishings, floors, walls and ceilings.
- Make sure that bathrooms and kitchens are spotless.
- Organize closets.
- Make sure the basic appliances and fixtures work. Replace leaky faucets and frayed cords.
- Eliminate the source of any bad smells, such as the litter box. Use scented candles, potpourri or bake a batch of cookies before your open house to ensure that the house smells inviting.
- Place vases of fresh flowers around the house and next to any information about the house you have prepared for buyers.