It's not easy for most people to do, but the moment you decide to sell your home, it becomes something else -- it becomes a product, to be sold like any other product. It can be a sobering thought, but it's a necessary mental step to take if you're going to sell your home quickly, and for as much money as possible. The first step in that process is to look at your home with a new set of eyes: the eyes of a buyer. They don't have the emotional attachment to all of your knickknacks and family photos that you do. To them, a shelf filled with various trinkets and souvenirs is merely a collection of clutter; something that prevents them from seeing the real house underneath all your stuff.

By Jeanette Joy Fisher

One mistake beginning real estate investors make is spending too much time looking at ONE home. They get friendly with the seller and want to help the home owner. Spending too much time in a home makes you feel connected to the house. You start to envision all the changes you could make to improve the home. It becomes a challenge to take an ugly house and turn it into a dream home instead of just a money-making venture.

Don't be tempted to buy just any house. Remember your first question: "How much can you sell the home for compared to all of your costs?" 

Select from the many fixers waiting for your magic touch. Select the one you know contains a hidden pot of gold.

Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. Fisher

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If you're selling a fixer for a rock-bottom price, investors love ugly houses. However, if you want to get top-dollar for your home, you must make home shoppers get out of their car and see what's inside. Every home seller wants two things: a quick sale at the highest possible price. Neither of those desires is unreasonable, but in order to achieve those goals, you'll need to do a few things to make you home more saleable and different from your competition--all the other homes for sale in your neighborhood and price range.

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Although it's not a new concept, staging your home is an important part of getting it sold--and for top dollar. Traditionally, homeowners themselves have been responsible for making their homes presentable for showing, but with homes costing more and competition getting stiffer as the real estate market softens, that trend is changing.

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