50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and for More Money in Any Market
Ilyce R. Glink. Three Rivers Press (CA), $14 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-609-80933-4
Tricks to hide imperfections and strategies for conning prospective buyers into paying more than a home is worth are not what Glink (100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask; 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Personal Finances) offers in this volume. In fact, she repeatedly advises against all of that:""it will always come back to haunt you."" Rather, she provides an extensive list of honest home-improvement and selling process tips, many of which--though they are truly simple--might not occur to home-sellers, especially first-timers. Clearing clutter, paring down holiday decorations, working with the right agent, and pricing a home accurately to reflect its condition--because""a prospective buyer will walk around your house looking for reasons not to buy your house""--are all important, and Glink explains why and how. Helpful appendices include a room-by-room checklist and a glossary of terms for readers who don't know their ARM from their APR. Well-organized and clearly written, this an exceptionally helpful reference book.
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Reviewed on: 01/01/2003
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 272 pages - 978-0-609-80995-2