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35 QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO HELP YOUR HOME SELL FASTER1. Curb Appeal: Be aware of the buyer's first impresssion of the exterior of your home. Do what you can to improve their impression.
2. If needed, reseed your lawn and get your landscaping in top shape. 3. Paint any areas that need it. Especially the entrance door and porch. 4. Check windows and screens, fixing any cracks or holes. Make sure they are in working order. 5. Replace doormats with neutral ones, omitting the family name. 6. Make a favorable first impression of your home's interior. Improvements can be made on nearly everything. 7. Clean or replace any carpets that are not in top shape. 8. Make sure all appliances are in working order. Clean the stove and oven. 9. Straighten your closets. Get rid of excess clothing that clutter the space and make it look too small. 10. Remove unnecessary items from your kitchen cabinets to make them look larger. 11. Store or dispose of excess furniture to make your living areas appear spacious. 12. Pick up, clean up, put away and clean again. Dirt and clutter is a turn off. 13. Remove items that are not part of the sale so that they won't become an arguing point later. An example is a chandelier or porch swing. 14. Have a garage sale. Cleanliness and organization is attractive. 15. If you are home during a showing, stay out of the prospective buyer's way unless they ask you questions. Keep pets and children out of the way also. 16. Air out and freshen up. Use lightly fragranced candles and potpourri. Pet odor and tobacco smell are turn offs. 17. Give your realtor a list of things that you and your family like about the house and neighborhood . 18. Take notice of houses similar to yours that are for sale. 19. Ask your realtor for recommendations prepared especially for helping market your home. 20. Before wasting needless time and money, ask your realtor for advice. 21. Make sure the price and terms appeal to most of the buyers looking at homes in your price range.
22. Make a list of family and friend's addresses for your agent so that information sheets can be sent to them as part of the direct and indirect referral "Buyer Search Program".
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