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A Hidden Camera for Your Home
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Copywriting Makeover: Making An Emotional Connection - Part 1 of 2
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Eric Van Aro Releases Contemporary Jazz CD Friends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Milan, Italy--November 28, 2005-- Artist Eric Van Aro has
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The Great Awakening--Menopause
Menopause is a natural transition all women experience, as natural as adolescence. For your grandmother and great-grandmother, life expectancy was shorter. Reaching menopause often meant that their life was nearing an end. But this is no longer...
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Home Selling Tips from Professionals
You can sell your home yourself. Use these professional
home selling tips to help you get the best price.
Price Your Home According To The Market
* Look at recent sales comparisons, and consider your
competition.
* An overpriced home will immediately discourage potential
buyers from viewing your home.
* Consider getting an appraisal to establish the true value of
your home.
Make A Positive First Impression
* Curb appeal is important and easy to enhance without spending
a fortune.
* Plant flowers around your mailbox.
* Remove bikes and clutter from the yard.
* Weed and keep lawns mowed.
* Trim overgrown shrubs around the home and walkways.
* Pressure-wash driveway, walkways, and patios.
* Paint the front door as needed and purchase a new door mat.
* Replacing any wood rot, and repairing garage doors, fences
and door sashes.
Keep Your Home Inviting and Well-Maintained
* Clean walls, floors, doors and carpets.
* Replace worn-out carpet with a neutral color.
* Paint scuffed walls with a neutral color. Painting is one of
the least expensive improvements you can do to make your home
more appealing.
* Remember you are selling your "space." Remove clutter
and
your home will appear lighter, brighter and more spacious.
Your home can never be too clean for a potential buyer, so:
* Clean the oven, refrigerator, and organize cupboards.
* Clear off countertops and remove pictures from the
refrigerator.
* Clean all ceiling fans, light fixtures and blinds.
* Organize the laundry room, garage and closets.
* Store excess furniture and make rooms less crowded.
* Eliminate strong odors or unpleasant smells from pets or
cooking.
Stage Your Home For All Showings
* Make sure lights are on in every room including bathrooms,
closets and hallways.
* Pull back drapes and open or raise blinds.
* Place potpourri in several rooms of your home.
* Turn on soft easy-listening music.
* Keep all pets away during showings and store pet dishes.
* Put kitchen garbage under the sink.
* Display fresh towels in the bathrooms.
About the author:
Duane LeGate is president of House Buyer Network, America's
largest home selling solutions service. The company's nationwide
network of professional home buyers has
helped more than 65,000 families and individuals who needed to
sell a property fast - processing more than $11 billion in
property since 2002.
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