CHAPTER 12 Why Buyers Skipped Your Home
Buyers decide in the first eight or so seconds of seeing a home whether they’re interested in it or not. That’s why it’s so important to stage it. You can hire someone to do much of the hard work for you, but some things you can handle yourself: CLEANING Spotless is the name of the game. It’s vital to do a thorough, deep cleaning of your home. It works for people selling a car (they get more money), and it will work for you on a bigger scale when selling your home. For a good deep cleaning, you should do the following: Declutter: Begin with decluttering. This is the standard rule: go through your home, and get rid of 50 percent of your belongings. Look for items such as photographs, highly personalized items, out-of-season clothes,
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