Answer:
Doing
whatever
you
can
to
put
your
house's
best
face
forward
is
very
important
if
you
want
to
get
close
to
your
asking
price
or
sell
as
quickly
as
possible.
Short
of
spending
a
lot
of
money,
here
are
several
ideas
for
making
your
home
show
better:
*
Sweep
the
sidewalk,
mow
the
lawn,
prune
the
bushes,
weed
the
garden
and
clean
debris
from
the
yard.
*
Clean
the
windows
(both
inside
and
out)
and
make
sure
the
paint
is
not
chipped
or
flaking.
And
speaking
of
paint,
if
your
home
was
built
before
1978,
new
federal
law
gives
a
buyer
the
right
to
request
a
lead
inspection.
If
you
think
you
might
have
some
problems,
do
the
inspection
yourself
beforehand
and
make
any
fixes
you
can.
* Be
sure
that
the
doorbell
works.
*
Clean
and
spruce
up
all
rooms,
furnishings,
floors,
walls
and
ceilings.
It's
especially
important
that
the
bathroom
and
kitchen
are
spotless.
*
Organize
closets.
*
Make
sure
the
basic
appliances
and
fixtures
work.
Get
rid
of
leaky
faucets
and
frayed
cords.
*
Make
sure
the
house
smells
good:
from
an
apple
pie,
cookies
baking
or
spaghetti
sauce
simmering
on
the
stove.
Hide
the
kitty
litter.
*
Put
vases
of
fresh
flowers
throughout
the
house.
*
Having
pleasant
background
music
playing
in
the
background
also
will
help
set
your
stage
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