Zingers #106 – Seven years of bad luck

If you are going to remove mirrors that have been glued to the wall, make sure that you are standing at or above the top of the mirrors.  Criss cross the mirror with tape and put a drop cloth below the mirror.  Of course the mirror is likely to break, especially if the bonding agent is really strong.  Be careful.

Avoid having to see double.

Zingers #105 – Feature this

 Does your living, dining or bedroom need a little boost?  If the paint job still relatively fresh but the room looks a little tired and maybe it looks small, then consider painting a feature wall.  To choose the wall, walk into a room and determine where your eyes go first.  This is likely the wall that will benefit from being a different hue or colour.

Pop with paint.

Zingers #104 – Mirror, mirror on the wall

Have you got a wall of mirrors?  Think about removing them before putting your house on the market.  A wall of mirrors is like being in the fun house, it makes you disoriented.  Covering a wall with mirrors was a decorating fad that is now past its due date.   

Make your house the fairest of them all.

Zingers #103 – Wow

Try to have at least one “wow factor” in your home. When Buyers have viewed your house you want them to remember that your house was “the one with the wonderful kitchen”, “the one with the great view”, “the one with the fantastic bath tub”, “the one with the great yard”.  Whatever it is, look for and feature the most impressive thing about your house.

Watch Out World

Zingers #102 – Less is more

Do you have the most wonderful Christmas / Easter/ Hannuka /Valentine’s Day / Halloween collection of decorations?  I bet your friends comment on your collections every time they visit.  Now your house is for sale and your best bet is to keep your decoration collection to a minimum. 

Collect Buyers not knick knacks.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

 

Did you ever light a wood fire and have black soot billowing everywhere?  Do you have black greasy soot building up on the fireplace bricks?  Not all soot stains are permanent.  Clean off as much as you can before selling your house.  Do you want the Buyer to think the fireplace is a hazard?

Don’t let soot put a damper on your sale.

Zinger 101

Celebrating 100 Zingers

Last Wednesday was a turning point when Zingers #100 was posted.  In recognition of this,  I have put together a publication of the 100 Zingers.  This document is available under “My Publications”.  I hope you find it fun and informative.

Zingers #100 – Represent and warrant

In the Offer to Sell, the owner usually is required to represent and warrant that all fixtures and finishings will be in working order when the new owner takes possession.  If there is a pool, the period may extend until spring when the new owner can determine that the pool is in full working order.  If you are selling, ensure that you leave everything in good repair.

You will not want to make many unhappy returns to your old house.

Zingers #99 – More about abundance

No one wants to appear cheap.  Buyers don’t want to buy a house where the owner may have made the wrong economies. When showing your home, make sure that there are full rolls of toilet paper, kleenex in the boxes and the jars visible on the kitchen and bathroom counters are full.  You want the Buyers to refer to your house as:

House Bountiful

Zingers #98 – Freebies

Everyone loves something for free.  When your house is for sale, you might include a bowl of candy by the front door up to a house inspection.  Be generous and gracious.  Put out a plate of cookies and coffee for second or third bookings.  You want people to stop, sit and imagine themselves living in your house.  It is time for the Buyers to…

Wake up and smell the coffee.

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