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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…

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 …

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. …

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

5 Surprising Homebuyer Turnoffs…
By Katie Wickham, Marketing Manager Make your home a serious contender. Selling your home requires a lot of prep work…