Practical Advice to Home Sellers

Clean and staged homes are important. Buyers needs to be able to envision themselves living in the space. Spending weeks -- or months -- on the search for their next perfect home has tired the buyer out. They don't want to see the grimy floors and the minor repairs that they'll spend weeks fixing when they move in.

For some quick tips, all Sellers should:

·  Mow the yard and weed the flower beds.

·  Tone down the color. You love the red, but use a neutral tone, such as beige. You are selling the room, not the color.

·  Declutter, especially before an open house or a walk-through.

·  If you don't want to clean, hire a maid service for a day. Have them mop and dust and scrub -- especially in the kitchen and bathrooms.

Listen to reasonable advice in the form of wisdom from the experienced agent you have hired to sell your home. Compare your home to other homes in your own community "apples to apples!" Then paint, clean, fix, update, and still price your home competitively!