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SMART ESSENTIALS(TM) FOR SELLING YOUR HOME
How To Get The Highest Price In The Shortest Time
Deborah Rhoney
Dan Gooder Richard
SMART ESSENTIALS Series Editor
Inkspiration Media
SMART ESSENTIALS(TM) FOR SELLING YOUR HOME
How To Get The Highest Price In The Shortest Time
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Copyright © 2013 by Inkspiration Media. All rights reserved.
ISTC: A0320120000B4760
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012921778
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Rhoney, Deborah, 1953-
Smart Essentials(TM) for selling your home : how to get the highest price in the shortest time / Deborah Rhoney.
p. ; cm. — (Smart Essentials(TM) series)
ISBN-13: 978-1-939319-16-6 (EPUB)
ISBN-10: 1-939319-16-1 (EPUB)
1. House selling—United States. 2. Residential real estate—United States. I. Title. II. Title: Selling your home
HD259 .R46 2013
643/.12/0973 2012921778
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 :: ROADMAP> 10 Key Steps To Selling Your Home > Top 10 Really Big Selling Mistakes To Avoid > How This SMART ESSENTIALS Guide Is Organized
CHAPTER 2 :: TEAM> Select A Top-Notch Real Estate Agent To Sell Your Home > Dig Deeper Into Listing Contract > Decide If Your Situation Fits Being A For Sale By Owner
CHAPTER 3 :: MONEY > Nail Down Your Home’s Real Market Value > Estimate Net ‘Walkaway Cash’ From Your Sale > Find Out How You Can Avoid Capital Gains Taxes Legally
CHAPTER 4 :: PRICE > Use Your Asking Price As A Marketing Tool > Avoid Overpricing Your Home > Set A ‘Strategic’ Listing Price
CHAPTER 5 :: PREPARE > Create ‘Stop The Car, Honey!’ Curb Appeal > Put Your Home Into Move-In Condition > Stage Your Home To Sell Faster With ‘Wow!’ Factor And Photos
CHAPTER 6 :: SHOW > Reel In Buyers By Targeting Your Home’s Hottest Features > Offer Incentives To Stand Apart > Beat The Competition With A Better Price
CHAPTER 7 :: NEGOTIATE > Anatomy Of A Sales Contract > How To Size Up Buyers > How To Counteroffer Like A Riverboat Gambler
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CHAPTER 1 :: ROADMAP
How to sell your home for the highest price in the shortest time. Selling your home in your local market — even in today’s toughest markets — means staying focused on the essentials … and not being distracted by the collateral chatter that surrounds the large, nail-biting, life-shaping sale of one of your largest