10 realtor recommendations to sell our house quickly

August 10, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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In early March 2011, several months before we were ready to put our house on the market, our realtor walked through it and made recommendations on what to sell, paint or fix to set our house apart in the neighborhood and sell it quickly. These were her recommendations:

01. Sell the queen canopy bed frame in the guest room to make the room appear larger
02. Paint the front door black
03. Paint the stair railings black
04. Paint the back door the trim color
05. Paint the light oak kitchen cabinets white
06. Paint all 3 light oak bathroom vanities white
07. Fill and Paint any nail holes that are not being used any longer
08. Re-caulk the master bathroom shower
09. Hide all charging devices: camera battery chargers, etc.
10. Move the grill so that it is not viewable from the back door

Shortly after our realtor made her recommendations, we sold the queen canopy bed frame, and in mid-May, we hired a painter and handy man to complete Items 2 thru 8. Our realtor had suggested at least 2 other cosmetic improvements, but we decided that we would do these suggestions only if our house did not sell quickly. We viewed these 2 items as nice to have, but not necessary and they would have required hiring another type of professional. Fortunately, our house sold in 2 to 3 days!

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About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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