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How much work do I need to do before selling my house?

When you first decide to sell your house, you need to start with an honest conversation with yourself about the condition of your home. I don’t mean whether it has the latest trend in countertops. I mean is it clean, is it maintained, is anything broken. If you think a buyer is going to ignore that ceiling stain or the home inspector won’t notice that loose stair tread, you are practicing wishful thinking and it will hold up the sale of your home. 

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Who pays for what?

A new buyer client recently asked me “Don’t the sellers pay our closing costs?” and it was a good reminder that there is A LOT of misleading information out there that can confuse both buyers and sellers.

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