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A. Follow these 5 easy steps:
1. Give your home an identity crisis.
Walk around your house and start looking for personal touches. You’ll want to remove any personal items you find so potential buyers have no problem visualizing themselves living in your house.
2. Break the clutter addiction.
You know where they are – your clutter stashes around your house. It’s time to get rid of them once and for all.
3. Make your home appealing.
When selling a home, curb appeal can’t be underestimated. Get your house ready to sell by cleaning up the outside. Paint if needed, or at least touch up the paint on the shutters and trim. Add some potted plants to your front porch
4. Take care of any stinky situations.
Your home may smell and you may not even realize it (especially if you have pets or if you smoke). Have a friend, especially one who can be painfully honest, sniff around your house and point out trouble spots.
5. Start cleaning.
Scrub the baseboards, moldings, and the blinds. Clean the carpets. Get your wood or tile floors to shine. Clean as if your mother-in-law is coming.
A last and final tip: If you are considering selling your home, take an afternoon and go to a new home community. Walk through the model homes. Notice how spartan they are. Model homes are depersonalized, de-cluttered, and very clean. Aim for that same look for your own home when you’re looking to sell.
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