| Some home sellers just don't get it.
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| | waste baskets every morning. You won't
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| They've upgraded their home with every
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| | always have much notice when buyers might
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| whistle and bell, had an interior
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| | be touring your home, be ready. I like
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| designer in to spruce everything up.
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| | the new Mr. Clean (melamine) sponges,
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| Potential buyers though take a brisk tour
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| | they cut the elbow grease required for
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| with their arms folded, before you
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| | daily spruce-ups and work great on
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| realize it the showing is over, but maybe
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| | painted surfaces.-Buyers love natural
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| it never began. Outside they can't wait
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| | light, make sure that your drapes are
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| to wash their hands and breathe some
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| | fully open, the blinds or shades work
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| fresh air. Dirty homes no matter how
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| | properly and your windows sparkle inside
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| fancy are more difficult to sell.Home
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| | and out. Use newspaper or fresh coffee
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| sellers need to understand that marketing
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| | filters on windows with a vinegar and
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| a home is not like living in it
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| | water solution, dry in opposite
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| day-to-day, and you have a very limited
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| | directions to determine which side is
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| window of time to make a good first
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| | streaked.-Dust turns into dirt. You'll
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| impression from the cleanliness quotient.
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| | never know in advance when Mr. or Ms.
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| The cleanliness quotient can seal or kill
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| | Clean will be coming through. You might
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| a home. Mark Nash author of 1001 Tips for
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| | have a high tolerance to dust, but now is
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| Buying and Selling a Home cleaning tips
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| | not the time to be lax. Vacuum dust first
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| for home sellers who want to get it right
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| | and follow up with a micro-fiber cloth.
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| the first showing. Nash offers ways to
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| | If you're in a pinch , used dryer sheets
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| say clean to buyers five senses.-Sense of
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| | make a great recycled duster.-Hardwood
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| smell rules the cleanliness quotient. No
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| | floors are a must-have for homebuyers.
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| smoking inside the house from the day you
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| | Before you market your home take the time
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| decide to sell. Stale cigarette smells
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| | to thoroughly clean and polish your
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| says yuck to buyers. Forget the exotic
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| | floors. Black tea is a green pick-me-up
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| spices in recipes, even if you have an
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| | for hardwood, the tannins in tea leave a
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| exhaust fan, they permeate upholstery and
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| | lovely shine.-You can't hide dirty
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| carpeting. Clean the litter box and bird
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| | showers. Every buyer pulls back the
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| cage every day. Many buyers are allergic
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| | shower curtain. Rid yourself of mold and
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| to pets and in hot humid weather,
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| | dirty grout. I use a solution of vinegar
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| overwhelming urine smells are not the
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| | and water, followed by toothpaste for
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| right greeting or a red allergy flag for
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| | those hard to remove stains. Don't forget
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| your home. If you cheat on this one, open
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| | to wash the shower curtain liner, throw
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| all your windows and turn on every
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| | it in the washer with some towels and
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| bathroom exhaust fan for an hour.-Buyers
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| | line dry.-Buyers always peek inside
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| need to see the house not your stuff or
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| | refrigerators. Make the time to give your
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| dirt. Stepping around or over books,
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| | appliances a good cleaning, because if
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| clothing or misplaced furniture
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| | they're included buyers will inspect
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| frustrates buyers because they focus on
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| | them. Old food, gummy spills and moldy
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| maneuvering and not on the home. Dirt is
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| | condiments don't sell homes. My
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| your number one enemy on home showings.
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| | dishwasher takes everything from the
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| Kitchens and bathrooms should shimmer and
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| | stove top grates to the vegetable drawer
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| shine. Baseboards and moldings should be
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| | in the fridge and even the lint filter
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| clean and chip-free. Hardwood and ceramic
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| | from the dryer.-Change furnace and
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| floors should glow. Clutter follows dirt
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| | air-conditioner filters. This is often
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| on buyers top turn-offs.-Sound is an
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| | ignored but many buyers and home
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| often overlooked but important part of
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| | inspectors see dirty filters as a sign of
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| the cleaning quotient. Background noises
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| | an under-maintained home. Clean the blade
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| such as barking dogs, out-of-sight
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| | tops on ceiling fans too, I've see too
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| ringing cell phones and loud neighbors
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| | many rainstorms of dust bunnies from
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| are noise pollution when house hunting.
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| | dirty ones in unused rooms.-Clean light
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| Ditto busy streets, overhead planes and
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| | switch plates, door knobs and kitchen
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| nearby trains. To set the right tone,
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| | cabinet hardware often. These are the
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| play some light jazz or new-age music at
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| | number one places that all buyers
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| a low level, especially in rooms adjacent
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| | interact with on showings, if they keep
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| to your entry way.A few details of the
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| | running into dirty ones, it could be
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| cleaning quotient.-You must pick-up and
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| | their over all take-away.-Don't be afraid
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| de-clutter every day. The mail piles,
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| | of hiring some cleaning help. It can be
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| newspapers and toys need to have a place,
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| | over-whelming with all you have to do to
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| purchase some decorative wicker baskets
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| | get your home ready to sell. Consider
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| for catch-alls. My motto is "when in
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| | hiring a professional team for a
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| doubt, throw it out (or recycle)". If you
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| | top-to-bottom cleansing. Once you have
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| are moving soon, will you really have the
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| | everything up to the same clean quotient,
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| time to read all that stuff?-Wipe down
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| | it will be easier to maintain.
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| the kitchen sink, bathrooms and empty
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