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Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays and the Spring Market Now!

Author: Kimberly Cohen
Written On: Wed, 22 Oct 2008

I was in the store the other day looking for a Halloween costume for my son and a few isles down from the Halloween costumes and decorations were isles filled with decorations for the holidays. It got me to thinking that lots of people take this time of year to do a pre-holiday cleaning in their homes and what better time to do it if you’re thinking of selling in the spring. If you’re going to clean up and clean out anyway, just go the extra mile to prepare your home for its upcoming sale.
Here are some tips for getting your home ready for the holidays and giving you a jump start on your spring cleaning:
1. Start by taking a look around each room and see what items can be removed to help de-clutter it.
2. Ask a friend to come over and help you move furniture from the walls so that you can vacuum up behind it.
3. This might be a good time to move furniture around in the room(s) to show of the space
4. If you haven’t exchanged your summer clothing for winter yet, this is also a good time to go through your clothing and give away what you no longer wear.
5. Now your house is ready for a thorough cleaning which includes dusting, mopping and vacuuming.
6. Don’t forget to take photos of your home inside and out and give them to your Realtor to use when preparing your home to be listed.
Now you’re ready to put up your holiday decorations. When the spring comes, you will have already accomplished quite a bit and will only have to do some tidying up inside the house. Now you can focus on the outside of the house giving it curb appeal for future buyers.

Kimberly A. Cohen
Realtor Associate
550 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201) 569-1002 office
(201) 569-3002 fax
(201) 390-0423 cell
kimberlycohen@optonline.net

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