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Thinking of Selling Your Home "AS-IS?" Think Twice…
Selling a fixer-upper home as it -- promising to make no repairs or credit the buyer any money to have repairs performed…
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10 Best-Kept Secrets for Selling Your Home
Tricks of the trade to help you get top dollar when selling your home. Selling Secret #10: Pricing it right Find out…
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Staging and Decorating: What's the Difference?
Unlike decorating, staging your home isn't about personal style — it's about creating ambiance and appeal for buyers.…
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15 Words That Could Add Value to Your Listing
When it comes to writing an effective listing description, don’t hold back. If you’ve got it, flaunt it! Why do s…
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The Best Season to Sell Your Home and Why
http://www.realtor.com/ Timing really is everything when it comes to home sales. Getting your asking price, and even…
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The Moving Day Survival Kit: Lifesaving Items and…
The day I moved into my very first house did not go smoothly. I had to drive from Boston to Atlanta, and I had tarried t…
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7 Things To Do Before You Move Into A New House
Our son and daughter-in-law just purchased their first home. It’s in a location that allows an easy commute into Bosto…
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Home Staging: Why Empty Homes Don’t Sell
By Julea Joseph, Reinventing Space Every morning on my Chicago area social media feed, I see acres and acres of empty ro…
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Home Staging Tips: Top 10 Rules for Staging Homes
Matthew Finlason gives his home staging tips to help you get ready for a home sale. 1. Grab them from the curb. You'v…
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5 Surprising Homebuyer Turnoffs
By Katie Wickham, Marketing Manager Make your home a serious contender. Selling your home requires a lot of prep work…