| To do it right, home-owners can utilize
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| | in years.-If a room requires a
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| the quiet mid-winter months to do their
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| | freshing-up with new paint, trend colors
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| decorating and marketing homework for
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| | might be right for you, but neutral warm
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| today's home buyers. The dated wallpaper
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| | colors are favored by the majority of
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| and faded parquet floors say more about
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| | homebuyers.-Take a good look at your
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| the way you've kept house and possibly
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| | artwork before you reinstall after
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| the way you have maintained your home to
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| | painting. Pack and store excessive
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| prospective buyers than you realize. It
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| | amounts of family photos, religious art
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| might also lower the bottom line on the
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| | and anything offensive including
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| sale of your home. The best way to
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| | nudity.-Heavy drapes weigh rooms down. A
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| shorten the time your home is on market
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| | quick decorating update for any room is
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| and possibly bring the highest price is
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| | new blinds or shades. Choose neutral
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| take the time during the winter months to
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| | colors so buyers perceive that they won't
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| make a plan of action and put it into
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| | have to spend the time or money to
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| motion, so when the robins sing you can
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| | install new window fashions.-Thinning
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| place a "sold" sign in your yard.-Host a
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| | closets, cabinets, basements, attics and
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| pre-market open house. Invite friends,
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| | garages will help your storage spaces
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| family and three full time real estate
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| | look larger. If you can't part with
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| agents to an early Sunday afternoon "get
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| | items, rent a storage locker to hold
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| to know" your home open house. Prepare
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| | items for decision making
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| some hot chocolate, coffee and homemade
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| | later.-Fireplaces are a big plus. If you
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| sweets to serve your invitation-only
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| | have one but don't use it, hire a chimney
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| guests. People love a sneak preview and
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| | sweep and have the firebox and ash pit
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| it will help get the word out that you'll
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| | cleaned.-Don't forget the basement, dark,
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| be selling your home in spring market.
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| | dirty and musty basements are a turn-off
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| Ask for feedback from all guests and be
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| | to buyers. Add extra lighting, paint the
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| ready for what you'll hear, the good and
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| | floor and vacum out all the cobwebs.
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| the bad.-Start a file on the sale of your
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| | Organize storage areas and take the time
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| home. Have a to-do list of repairs,
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| | to clean the washing machine and dryer.
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| updates and streamlining with a timeline
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| | To spruce up the hot water heater and
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| to complete before your home goes on
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| | furnace, wipe down with a strong cleaner.
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| market. Gather references for contractors
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| | Scrub the laundry tub and sweep left-over
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| if you need to hire work done. Mid-winter
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| | leaves out of exterior stairs and window
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| months are typically slow for the
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| | wells. Run a dehumidifier to reduce
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| building trades and a good time to
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| | basment moisture.-Have your furnace and
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| schedule repairs.-Establish a must-do
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| | air-conditioning systems serviced.Test
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| list of items that have to be completed
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| | smoke detectors and install carbon
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| before you go on market. These can
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| | monoixde detectors if you don't already
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| include cleaning or installing new
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| | have. Home inspectors red-flag homes
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| carpeting, refinishing hardwood floors or
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| | without pro-active warning systems.-The
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| eliminating dated and worn wallpaper. New
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| | garage might not be a top priority, but
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| kitchen appliances can do wonders for
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| | neat, well-maintained garage/workshops
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| otherwise tired kitchens, and buyers love
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| | are in big demand. Verify if your
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| new stainless steel look.-Don't forget to
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| | automatic garage door opener operates
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| have all the inside and outside surfaces
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| | properly and lubicate all overhead door
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| of your windows cleaned. This often
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| | tracks.-Don't overlook the landscaping.
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| over-looked and laborious job can be
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| | Over-grown trees and shrubs can be pruned
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| hired-out and should be done within a
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| | back or cut down in the winter
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| week of placing your home on market.-Take
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| | months.Mark Nash, real estate author of
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| all left-over holiday decorations down,
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| | "1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home"
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| organize and donate any you haven't used
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| | and a real estate broker in Chicago. Mr.
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