Things you can to to increase your home's saleability

These are stolen from "Sell Your House on Purpose" by my friend, Pat Forber. He has a great list of items so I decided not to reinvent the wheel. The italicized parts are his headings, the comments are mine.

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1. The Love Factor/Perfect Inspection. Show that your home is well maintained by doing those five to ten repairs you've been meaning to do, but haven't made time for. You may have stopped noticing that the faucet doesn't quite work right, or front door sticks, but a buyer sure will.

2. When in doubt, paint it! Paint goes a long way. Think about it if you drive up to a house and the front of it has chipping paint, that is going to color your view of the whole home. Even if the interior is perfect, you are going to be looking for flaws because of the first impression.

3. When in doubt, fix it! The buyer will probably ask you to do this as part of the inspection anyway. Why give them the opportunity to renegotiate the price? Fix it.

4. Keep water in the tub! Plumbing problems scare the crap out of people. Make sure your plumbing is in great working order. If your toilet runs, make it stop. If you sink drips, make it stop. If you have water damage, figure out the problem and fix it.

5. High tech standards. Make sure your electrical system is up to code.

6. Concrete and Dirty Ideas. Fix any landscaping and concrete blemishes outside the house. Especially in the front of the house.

7. Outland awareness. Once you've done the landscaping, keep it neat and trimmed.

8. The Furnace. Have your furnace serviced and if possible have them check for any gas leaks. Make sure the area around it is clean.

9. Interior decorating. Try to eliminate anything that is offensive to the current market. Get rid of that orange shag carpet!

10. Setting the stage. Basically, make your home look clean when potential buyers tour the house. Get rid of clutter. Make your home feel as welcoming as possible. Keep all areas of the home clean. Get rid of clutter (I already said that didn't I.)

I hope this was helpful.