immaculate, but if the outside looks like a natural habitat for snakes and massive spiders, potential buyers will most likely keep on driving. • Pets in residence. No matter how well-groomed or well- behaved your pets are, not everyone is a pet lover. You have to go on the assumption that your potential buyer doesn’t view your furry child as a sweet companion, but as an animal that sheds, has accidents in the house, and spreads germs and dirt. If you haven’t already, immediately put your pets on flea repellent. One flea bite could send a potential buyer out the door, never to return. In terms of liability, if a potential buyer trips over a pet or is bitten, not only is the sale off the table, but you might be looking at legal problems. • A dirty kitchen and/or bathroom. Kitchens and bathrooms sells houses. You can’t show off your beautiful kitchen with dirty dishes piled up in the sink, and your bath looks like just another locker room with towels all over the bathroom floor, or a dirty sink with blobs of toothpaste and whiskers clinging to the rim. This makes potential buyers feel uncomfortable. Best case scenario, they feel like they’ve put you out, or that they are inconveniencing you and they need to rush out in order to let you have your privacy. Worst case scenario, they might be disgusted and wondering about the overall cleanliness and quality of the house’s upkeep under your ownership. Either scenario is bad for the sale. It bears repeating: kitchens and bathrooms sell houses. Make sure yours sparkle! • Dirty windows and sills. Dust the cobwebs out of the corners and keep the window sills neatly dusted and
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