real estate: 20 Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Northwest Indiana Home
- 02/15/07 08:08 AM
Make your home more appealing for yourself and for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips: 1. Trim bushes so they don't block windows and cut down on light.2. Buy a new doormat.3. Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.4. Put new doorknobs on your front door.5. Put a fresh coating on your driveway. 6. Edge the grass around walks and trees.7. Keep your garden tools out of site.8. Be sure kids put away their toys.9. Buy a new mailbox.10. Upgrade your outside lighting. 11. Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a (0 comments)
real estate: Things to do before you sell in Northwest Indiana
- 02/15/07 08:02 AM
1. Get estimates from a reliable repairperson on items that need to be replaced soon, a roof or worn carpeting, for example. In this way, buyers will have a better sense of how much these needed repairs will affect their costs.2. Have a termite inspection to prove to buyers that the property is not infested.3. Get a pre-sale home inspection so you'll be able to make repairs before buyers become concerned and cancel a contract. 4. Gather together warranties and guarantees on the furnace, appliances, and other items that will remain with the house. 5. Fill out a disclosure form provided (0 comments)
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