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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Tuesday, December 22, 2009 · 24 Tips to help you sell your house When you are ready to sell your house you'll want to enlist the help of a REALTOR®. He or she will provide the professional advice and service you need to make the selling process go smoothly. Showing you ways to make your home as marketable as possible is just one of the many ways your REALTOR® can help. Here are a few tips from the experts: Clean everything in and out of sight With clipboard in hand, take a tour of your home. Take note of every opportunity to remove clutter and dirt. Rooms, closets and cupboards will appear larger and more inviting when you get rid of unnecessary stuff and tidy up what's left. Most of us are pack rats, so apply the following test to every questionable item: Have I used this in the past six months, or will I need to use it soon? Be equally aggressive in disposing ® Hall of Fame MEMBER Sales Representative Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage Independently owned and operated. KRIS SARIC 418 North Service Road East Unit 2 Oakville, ON L6H 5R2 kris@saricrealestate.com BLUFFS WAY BUILDING LOT * Over 2 Acre Lot on the Niagara Escarpment Located in prestigious Bluff's Development in Burlington * Build your dream home amongst multi-million dollar estate homes 905-842-7000 EXCLUSIVE LISTING $675,000 See Photo's and Virtual Tours at www.saricrealestate.com of dirt. Pay particular attention to the two most important rooms in a buyer's mind: bathrooms and kitchens. Repair as much as you can During your home tour identify the things that are broken, cracked, stuck or just plain don't work anymore. These can include: leaky faucets, holes in window screens, stuck or broken windows, lights that don't work, doors that squeak or don't close properly, missing or broken cupboard handles, cracks in the walls and ceilings, and dozens of other "little things" you've been meaning to do for years. Certain items, such as roof or basement leaks, must be repaired, along with any water damage. Electrical or heating system problems must be fixed. Some repairs, however, may not be necessary. Will that hairline crack in the driveway really make or break the sale? How about a chipped floor tile in the entryway? De-personalize your home Your house reflects you. It is dec- Call for your free market analysis! 905.842.7000 Real results. Every time. Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage Independently owned and operated orated with your taste and your sense of style. Unfortunately, that heartshaped table lamp your @ Home grandmother left you may With The distract potential buyers Goodale from seeing the home Miller Team itself. Grit your teeth and Don Brad store all personal items Miller (framed family photos, tro- Goodale phies, etc.) out of the way. If you have brightly coloured fix and paint the deck or fence, plant accent walls or heavily patterned a few flowers. It may sound like a lot of effort, wallpaper, consider repainting or wallpapering these areas with light, but these tips, and the assistance of a neutral colours that enhance a REALTOR®, will help you sell your room's size and make it more flexible current homequickly so you can move on to your next dream house. to receive any kind of furniture. Don Goodale is a sales representaBeautify the house and yard Peeling, dry paint is relatively easy tive and Brad Miller is a broker for to fix or replace and can make all the CENTURY 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd. difference in your home's appear- Both can be reached at 905-845-9180 through the web at ance. If your carpet or other floor or covering is in really bad shape, con- www.goodalemillerteam.com. This article was produced by the sider replacing it. The same holds true for badly tattered window cover- Ontario Real Estate Association and reprinted with their permission. ings suchas drapes and blinds. Outside the house, weed the Every effort was made to ensure the flower beds, remove dead tree accuracy of this article. However, the branches, keep your lawn well- information is general in nature. mowed and edged, trim the hedges, Please seek professional advice relerake the leaves, sweep the sidewalks, vant to your specific situation. The year-end brings no greater pleasure than the opportunity to express to you season's greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with happiness! Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year Wishing you a Michael O'Sullivan Sales Representative www.alexirish.com 905-634-7755