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Selling Your House 59 Stories
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How to Style Your Home for an Open House
By Patricia Lee
Our room-by-room overview explains how to make your home more appealing to potential buyers
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The Real Scents That Will Help Sell Your House
By Neila Deen
Ditch the potpourri and baked cookies. Follow these guidelines on scents to use and avoid to help sell your home
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Crowd-Pleasing Paint Colors for Staging Your Home
By Neila Deen
Ignore the instinct to go with white. These colors can show your house in the best possible light
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Selling? How to Make Your House Look Great in Photos
By Laura Gaskill
Improve your home’s shot at a sale by maximizing light, removing clutter and refreshing plants before the photo shoot
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7 Must-Dos on the Day You Show Your House
By Lurdes Abruscato
Don’t risk losing buyers because of little things you overlook. Check these off your list before you open the front door
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Decorating Guides
Staging vs. Decorating: What's the Difference?
By Kristie Barnett
Unlike decorating, staging your home isn't about personal style — it's about creating ambiance and appeal for buyers
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Help for Selling Your Home Faster — and Maybe for More
By Laura Gaskill
Prep your home properly before you put it on the market. Learn what tasks are worth the money and the best pros for the jobs
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Fix It or Not? What to Ask When Prepping Your Home for Sale
By Laura Gaskill
Learn how to decide whether a repair is worth making before you put your house on the market
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10 Low-Cost Tweaks to Help Your Home Sell
By Lurdes Abruscato
Put these inexpensive but invaluable fixes on your to-do list before you put your home on the market
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10 Ways to Get Your Home Ready to Sell on a Budget
By Laura Gaskill
To attract the most buyers, you should clear things out, fix the dings and clean, clean, clean
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A Small Fixer-Upper Offers a Guide for Flippers
By Becky Harris
A designer shares a dozen ways to make an older house more appealing to buyers
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