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by Reba Collins
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that will turn a potential buyer away. Even if they smoke and own pets themselves, they don’t want to buy another person’s odors.
Kitchen & Bathrooms – Once inside, the two rooms that go through the most scrutiny are the bathrooms and the kitchen. These rooms MUST be immaculately clean. They also must look like they have lots of room. To accomplish this:
· clean thoroughly, especially the floors, toilets, sinks and tubs
· be sure there is no mold or mildew to be found
· check the grout in the tubs and sinks, it needs to be white – bleach it or re-grout if it’s necessary
· clear your counter-tops as much as possible – in the bath, leave out only one decorative item, in the kitchen leave out only the necessary appliances, as few as possible
· clear everything off the front and top of the fridge
· put all cleansers and cleaning items out of sight
· pack for moving some of the stuff in the cabinets, you only want them to be about 60%-70% full
· put all personal items away, there should be no clutter, no bills or mail laying out, no personal items pinned to a bulletin board or attached to the fridge with a magnet
Remember, you want to continue the fantasy. The potential buyer should be able to imagine that when they move in, there will be plenty of space to grow. You don’t want to remind him that he’ll have to do any cleaning, seeing cleaning products is a reminder. The personal items? Do your best, it’s hard for the “buyer’s fantasy” to be fulfilled when yo |
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