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Book Description

You’ve done all you can to make sure you love your home -- but now that you’ve decided to sell, you need your potential buyers to love it even more. Home Makeovers That Sell offers everything from last-minute cleaning checklists and staging strategies to inexpensive improvements that will boost the market value of any home. This book illuminates exactly what factors determine a home’s value and which improvements will increase it the most. Based on his 25 years of experience as a real estate broker, Sid Davis provides systematic approaches designed to get top dollar. You will learn how to: Create curb appeal by replacing shrubs, repairing your fence, or refinishing the driveway. Revitalize the two most important rooms in the house -- the bathroom and the kitchen -- by grouting, replacing fixtures, and refinishing cabinets. Organize closets, basements, attics, and laundry rooms. Undecorate"" overly personalized rooms. Prepare your home for an open house using accent lights, picture frames, and plants. Get your landscaping in selling condition, including flower beds and trees. Work with offers and counter-offers. Identify essential repairs. Complete with checklists, charts, and ideas to help you prioritize and budget your presale refurbishing and remodeling, Home Makeovers That Sell will ensure that you sell your home as quickly and profitably as possible.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. Finding Your Home’s Highest Sales Price
  7. Chapter 2. Take Control: Decluttering 101
  8. Chapter 3. Cleaning for Dollars
  9. Chapter 4. Repairs/Upgrades That Make or Cost You Money
  10. Chapter 5. Upgrading Your Home’s Exterior
  11. Chapter 6. Putting Your Landscaping in Selling Condition
  12. Chapter 7. Showtime: Pulling It All Together
  13. Chapter 8. Marketing Your Home for a Quick Offer
  14. Chapter 9. Working with Offers and Counteroffers
  15. Chapter 10. Solving Difficult Selling Problems
  16. Chapter 11. Showcasing: How the Pros Do It
  17. Appendix 1. Tax Aspects of Making Over Your Home and Selling It
  18. Appendix 2. The Seven Dumbest Mistakes Sellers Make
  19. Index
  20. Copyright
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