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Tip for Selling Your Home: Get a Professional Home Inspection
Most buyers will have a professional home inspection done anyway, but if you
do it ahead of time, then you can take care of any necessary repairs even before
it goes onto the market.
Depending on your area, and what kind of home you have, this will probably
cost between $200 and $400 to have done, but it can be well worth the effort.
If you’re not certain who to hire, ask your real estate agent, and he
or she will be able to recommend several quality inspectors.
Home Selling Tips: Give Your Home a Timeless Feel
In the world of real estate, there is a huge difference between an old home,
and a classic home. It’s comparable to the idea of used clothing versus
vintage clothing; only on a much grander scale.
If your home is about 40 years old, with 40-year old paint and wallpaper,
40-year-old appliances, and 40-year-old carpeting, then you have an “old”
house, which is hard to sell.
On the other hand, if you’ve shown that you’ve maintained your
home with an overall established look, but which has been kept fresh and up-to-date,
this is a “classic” home, which is a very appealing style.
The major kinks of the new home have been worked out, the neighborhood is
settled, and it has been maintained well enough that “falling apart”
won’t be a major issue.
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