Mike Hunter Sudbury

My first Listing, Sold Over Asking Showing your house for sale the right way, like everything, requires a plan for success. For maximum impact with buyer's showings and open houses look at your home through a buyer's filter.  I have developed this "pretty much covers everything list" for my sellers based on hundreds of buyer showings and open houses. Enjoy. Kitchen Clear off countertops, leaving only necessary appliances Clean and polish worn cabinets Arrange cupboards and pantry so items are neat and orderly Open blinds and turn on lights so kitchen is bright and cheery Leave a delicious smell in the kitchen Garage, Basement, Attic Clean out the clutter Keep stairways and entryways well lit Keep basement bright with new paint or lighting Ventilate to remove "stale" odors Repair cracked floors and walls Stack stored items against the walls Bathrooms Repair any dripping fa...

As a Realtor I go into several homes every week and the one common thing I find often is that everybody who hasn't moved in the last 3 years has a lot of stuff. Keeping things is great if it has emotional value to you. But if you're only keeping it for its monetary value, read on. Most things has very little monetary value unless they were very expensive to buy or very rare in the first place. In 2018 they also have to be aesthetic or cool. Collectibles are only of value to the generation to whom they mean something. And that's a changing demographic. Area rugs go through trends, right now orientals are waning in popularity and geometric patterned rugs are in. Hand-made rugs made of good materials will always have value, but for anything else it's best to just use them and enjoy them or pass them along/sell to someone else who could use and enjoy them. Furniture by a known furniture designer usually has collectible value, e.g. Eames or Stickley. Breakables, ...