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10 Ways to Prepare for your house showing
http://www.trulia.com/guide/home_selling/increase_your_homes_value/10_ways_to_prepare_for_a_showing/
By Trulia Staff | Published: Oct 14, 2009 | 8 Comments
An agent left a message on your voice mail. She will be at your home, buyers in tow, in less than forty five minutes. Sound the alarms, all homeowners to battle stations, you are about to encounter a showing appointment!
Oddly enough, buyer showings seem to occur more often than not at the worst possible times. So what do you do when you need to prepare for a showing without a lot of time? Let’s take a look at 10 ways to prepare for a showing:
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Mini mop ups
Sweep the kitchen, bathroom, and entry way. If needed, use a cleaning towel or sponge to clean any spots or debris.
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Dust the furniture
A quick wipe down of the furniture, TV screens, and computer monitors can help make each room shine.
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Clean off counters
All counters should be clean and clear. Remove clutter as well - small appliances, knick knacks, and odds and ends should be stored.
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Beds made
All the beds in the home should be made. If your bed spreads are faded, dated, torn, or ripped consider updating them with new covers.
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Garbage cans empty
All garbage cans need to be empty. Also wash them out once a week and give them a quick spay of disinfectant to cut down odors.
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Carpets vacuumed
Give the carpets a quick once over to fluff them up. Focus your efforts on the entry and living room.
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Lights on
A dark home is gloomy. Turn on all the lights in the home, and open drapes and blinds to brighten the home. Also be sure your windows are clean.
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Load the dishwasher
Clear the dishes off the counters by loading the dishwasher but don’t start the cycle if it will be running during the showing.
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Load the washer and dryer
Clothes should be picked up and either placed in a hamper or loaded into the washer or dryer. Again don’t start the cycle if it will be running during the showing.
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Pick up every room
Work backward from the entry point of the home to the furthest bedroom picking up everything up off the floors and counter surfaces.
Wow you have a lot to do in forty five minutes! Not to worry - if you can get the entire household to pitch in to help (bribery is a great motivator) you will be amazed at what you can get done in a short amount of time. Also don’t be afraid to pick your battles. If you can’t do everything, do the most important things first and if you’re lucky the agent might even be late!
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194 Improvements could start next month in Valle Crucis and Matney
http://www2.wataugademocrat.com/story/NC_194_road_work_contracted_id_003901
By: Scott Nicholson
Work on long-awaited safety improvements on N.C. 194 in the Valle Crucis and Matney communities could begin as early as next month.
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced that a contract had been awarded for the project, which will include road widening, shoulder enhancements and guardrail installations between Valle Crucis and Banner Elk.
The contract is for milling and resurfacing of 5.4 miles of N.C. 194 from the Avery County line to Broadstone Road. The project also includes building retaining walls. The $7.4 million contract was awarded to Maymead Inc. of Mountain City, Tenn. Work on the project can begin as early as Nov. 1.
Read Wednesday’s Watauga Democrat for detour information.
bathrooms with color
Here are some great examples of colorful bathrooms. Enjoy!
http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2010/9/9/reader-requests-bathrooms-with-colour.html
Green Park Inn to be renovated
Last Wednesday, March 31, the historic Green Park Inn, located at 9239 Valley Boulevard in Blowing Rock, sold for $935,000 cash at a live auction, and the deal will close shortly, said Bracky Rogers, sales manager, auctioneer and founder of Rogers Realty.
