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Buying and Selling a Home For Canadians For Dummies, 5th Edition
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Buying and Selling a Home For Canadians For Dummies, 5th Edition

by Douglas Gray, Peter Mitham
December 2020
Beginner
432 pages
11h 49m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 21

Ten Tips for Home Sellers

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Spiffing up the place

check Deciding where to advertise

check Spreading the word

check Gathering documents

You undoubtedly have a lot of pride in your home, and you want that pride to show. No matter what type of home you have, you want to make a great first impression that tells a buyer that your home has been well cared for and is bright and clean. The message you want to send to the buyer is that the home is their dream home, just like it was your dream home. Here are our ten tips to help you prepare your home for sale.

Sell When Your Home Is at Its Peak

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. If you’re the owner of a home behind a white picket fence in the suburbs, wait to sell until spring when the leaves are on the trees and the scent of flowers and cut grass give the neighbourhood an appealing freshness. Better yet, if you can put a new coat of paint on the outside and reseal the driveway, the house will be as good as new.

Condo dwellers can’t do much about their building, but if the council plans to paint it in the ...

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