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Here are some of the things that a prospective seller can do to have his/her home show in the best light and therefore command the best price. Show A Clean, Tidy, Well-lit, Fresh- Smelling Home It's amazing how far elbow grease will go in selling a home. A neat and tidy home will always sell before a similar home that is messy - and usually for more money. Make sure all the lights are on in the house for showings. Don't forget to change the kitty litter! Maintain The Exterior Of The Home And - The Grounds A well kept exterior and grounds is an advertisement for the property. First im- pressions count! Paint & Steam This is an inexpensive way to completely trans- form the look of your house for the better. Soiled or chipped paint should be re-coated with fresh paint - preferably in light, neutral colours. Don't use dark paint - it tends to make a rooms look darker and smaller. Torn or dirty wall- paper should be replaced or better yet, removed, then walls repainted. I found that wallpaper is very much a matter of personal taste and therefore stands more of a chance of harming the look of the house for certain peo- ple. Borders are fine when used sparingly. The next step is to rent a steam cleaner from the supermar- ket and clean the carpets. The cost of daily rental is quite reasonable. The com- bined effect of freshly paint- ed walls and like-new car- pets really adds to the resale value of a home. Basements -and Garages And ingenious and inex- pensive trick to make your basement and garage look great is to paint the con- crete floors with concrete paint. Then neatly stack or shelve all stored items. These two suggestions should make things look 100% better. Negative Features One negative feature can spoil the look of a home.If you can spend a few hun- dred dollars to replace that worn out linoleum in the kitchen of your otherwise immaculate home, it can bring a larger financial re- turn - as well as improving the ease of sale. The aver- age home only has one or two negative features - it is important to correct these. Maximize The Number of Bedrooms The disadvantage of mak- ing an extra-large master bedroom out of two smaller bedrooms, for example, is that it limits the market for your home. In a case like this, it is often better to re- turn the home to its origi- nal state when selling. ~QG Ge <a <a Ge <a