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see my
latest article, Preparing your home
for market; Attention to Detail Pays off.
printed in the West Werd, Jan 2010
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. . selling tips for home-sellers
- #1
GET RID OF CLUTTER!!! 'less is truly more'
if you can't bear to throw extra 'stuff' out or donate it to a thrift
shop, go ahead and rent storage - it's worth it; clutter creates STRESS
and potential buyers just see STUFF. From the buyer's perspective,
it becomes very difficult to visualize yourself and YOUR stuff in
someone else's space that is over-loaded with personal items.
Stuff to 'unload'? Some charities will come pick furniture, etc. up...
- american
family thrift, behind dunkin donuts on wm penn hwy: 253-1290
- children's
home thrift, opposite Giant in Forks township: 258-7723
- via
thrift shops
- www.freecycle.org
- salvation
army: 258-9531... and for truck/furniture pick up: 570.823.4191
- 'safe
harbor's furniture bank (transitional apts for those moving on):
258-5540
- good
shepard's 'replace' services: 709-0205
- buy
storage/pod for those 'extras' you simply cannot part with (but
get it out!)
- clear
kitchen countertops - don't use it? lose it (store/ donate it...)
Clear fridge of clutter on front.
- paint
- if walls are filthy, this is an inexpensive improvement. patch any
dinks and pick bright/neutral colors.
- landscape
- clean up the yard and plant some flowers... cheerful gardens are
always helpful. also, remove any dead plants from yard & house.
- clean
carpets and drapes if they look dingy.
- remove
any odors in the home, consider getting an odor removal team
in - people get turned off by overpowering smells.
- get
an opinion from local real estate agents on price... a comparative
market analysis is usually a free service. beware of the high-flyer
-- sometimes when a price is overblown (to get a listing) the house
lingers on the market too long and may get stigmatized ...buyers are
quite educated on the local market today and they do get to know what's
over-priced rather quickly when they are looking.
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If
you would like me to do a FREE comparative market analysis on
your home for a current pricing recommendation, just send
me an email with your address and we can set up a time.
A
recent NAR (nat'l association of realtors) survey found that most
sellers
earn about 16% MORE, when they use a realtor rather than
sell it themselves.
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ellen@realsellen.com
610.360.3394 cell
610.253.6123 office
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check out REALTOR magazine's latest article on 'master
decluttering'.
real
estate license
#732006998
12/31/2009
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