April 2018
Intermediate to advanced
372 pages
10h 11m
English

Some time ago, two houses in my neighborhood went up for sale. The sellers took very different approaches to preparing for the transactions. One couple, who were nearing retirement, began the process almost two years prior. Every weekend they would work on a different part of the house or the garden, taking steps to increase the value and hence raise the ultimate selling price. The proceeds would represent the bulk of their retirement nest egg, and every dollar of value was critical. Naturally, there were certain items that could not be specifically addressed, such as new wallpaper and paint, ...