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• Pricing Your Outer Banks Home to Sell - A realistic asking price will help to sell your home quickly and for top dollar.
• What does a Buyer's Agent do for you?
• A Seller's Guide to Real Estate Agency
• Marketing for Results - We don't just list... we list to sell!
• How Fast Will Your Home Sell? - Checklist for home marketability.
• Vacation Rental Act - When Outer Bansk vacation rental property changes hands with reservations pending...
• A Tax Dollar Saved is a Dollar Earned - Big savings in capital gains tax.
• IRS Code 1031 Tax Free Exchanges
• Residential Property Disclosure - Sellers do Tell
• Home Inspections - What can a seller expect?
• Insure the title to your piece of Outer Banks real estate property.
• Who Are We? And Why is Our Name So Long?

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Get the House Ready to Show
Make Sure it's Your House they Come Back to for a Second Look

By Janet Wickell
About.com

Here's a critical bit of home selling advice: don't even think of putting your house on the market until you've taken a close look at its condition. You usually only have one shot at impressing potential home buyers, so take some time to prepare the house for showings. You may be rewarded with a faster sale and a higher offer.

Start with the Basics
• Everything from floors to windows must be spotless. Remember to clean the oven and other major appliances. Skylights should be crystal-clear, too. Do not forget to make bathrooms shine!

• Kill the offensive odors. They're the first thing buyers notice, and often a permanent turnoff.

• Eliminate Clutter
   - Put away small kitchen appliances and other items that are sitting on countertops and tables.
   - Remove photographs from table-tops.
   - Organize the closets.
   - If there's not a reason to leave something sitting around - remove it!

• Outside Tasks
   - Clean the drain gutters.
   - Buyers nearly always comment if gutters are full of leaves and it makes them question other maintenance issues.
   - Store or organize items that make your yard look messy.
   - Make your front entry inviting. Decorate, paint or buy a new door. It's the first look at your house, make it a good one.

Start with the Basics
Vacant homes often greet agents and home buyers with a blast of stale or mildew-laden air. As soon as buyers smell mildew, they are out the door. Deal with the mildew before you list the house.

Have you ever noticed that during cold months the interior of a house without heat always feels colder than it is outside? Leaving the heat or air conditioning running while a home is on the market reduces odors and makes the house more inviting.

Keep the lawn and landscaping tidy, even if you have to hire someone to do it.

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