In a slow market, it is particularly important to get a home or condo ready to sell quickly. How do you get your home or condo in prime shape for showings?

Here are some of her most frequently made suggestions:

- Fix any visible problems that might be a red flag for potential buyers, including repainting stained walls.
- Cover damaged kitchen or bathroom floors with inexpensive peel-and-stick vinyl floor tiles - if a more expensive change seems out of the question.
- Repaint public rooms that will garner a lot of a buyer's attention, including the kitchen, dining room and living room.
- Clean up the exterior of the house, added potted plants, repair damaged walkways and put a fresh coat of paint on the front door.
- Rent a storage unit and get rid of about half the furniture and most of the personal items.
- When showing the property, turn on every light in the house and tune radios on each floor to the same classical music station.
- Suggest that the owners refrain from doing much cooking (baking sweets is a good idea) and put good-smelling soaps in all the bathrooms

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