it. Is the gutter dripping, does the gate squeak and is the paint peeling in places? What about the yard, is it full of kids’ toys or worse still doggy parcels? None of this will attracYou are determined that you are not going to give your hard earned cash to a real estate broker or listings agent – you are going for the do it yourself approach and have already bought yourself a for sale by owner board. Stop! Don’t go any further until you have had the place valued and until it is ready to go on the market. You may love your home, love the pictures and things around you. You might not bother about the cat hairs on the carpet, or the doggy smell in the hallway but a buyer will. You may love that seventies green bathroom suite but many buyers prefer plain white. You need to become your own house doctor before you can have a hope of selling.

Start by going outside and standing opposite your house and really look at it. Is the gutter dripping, does the gate squeak and is the paint peeling in places? What about the yard, is it full of kids’ toys or worse still doggy parcels? None of this will attract

yourself a for sale by owner board. Stop! Don’t go any further until you have had the place valued and until it is ready to go on the market. You may love your home, love the pictures and things around you. You might not bother about the cat hairs on the carpet, or the doggy smell in the hallway but a buyer will. You may love that seventies green bathroom suite but many buyers prefer plain white. You need to become your own house doctor before you can have a hope of selling.

Start by going outside and standing opposite your house and really look at it. Is the gutter dripping, does the gate squeak and is the paint peeling in places? What about the yard, is it full of kids’ toys or worse still doggy parcels? None of this will attrac

things around you. You might not bother about the cat hairs on the carpet, or the doggy smell in the hallway but a buyer will. You may love that seventies green bathroom suite but many buyers prefer plain white. You need to become your own house doctor before you can have a hope of selling.

Start by going outside and standing opposite your house and really look at it. Is the gutter dripping, does the gate squeak and is the paint peeling in places? What about the yard, is it full of kids’ toys or worse still doggy parcels? None of this will attrac

buyers prefer plain white. You need to become your own house doctor before you can have a hope of selling.

Start by going outside and standing opposite your house and really look at it. Is the gutter dripping, does the gate squeak and is the paint peeling in places? What about the yard, is it full of kids’ toys or worse still doggy parcels? None of this will attrac

it. Is the gutter dripping, does the gate squeak and is the paint peeling in places? What about the yard, is it full of kids’ toys or worse still doggy parcels? None of this will attract a buyer. Clean it up, put away the toys and get the guttering fixed. While you are at it you should oil the gate and touch up the paintwork around the windows and the door. Get some big pots and plant them up with bright plants and put those near the front stoop. If you have grass in the front then make sure it is cut and tidy. Make sure all the windows are clean and the drapes look neat.

We get so used to living in a house that we don’t consider the clutter most of the time. That is not to say that you live like a slob, it’s just that we tend to keep things around us, pictures, ornaments and books, things we like but not things that a buyer wants to see. Clear out the clutter. Go through the house room by room throwing out anyth