Friday, February 8. 1891 - North Shore News - 59

REAL ESTATE

Should one decorate
before selling home?

NEWS photo Paul McGrath
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AS SPRING
seasonal fever
aumasing witys
Some people are suddenly
moved to clean out base-
ments, cupboards, closets.

approaches,
strikes tn

storage rooms and attics of

their homes. Some rofl up
their sleeves and start puint-
ing and wallpapering.

Some decide to sell their
present homes in favor of a
bigger and better home or,
in) some cases. a smaller
abode to suit’ a changing
lifestyle. Sometimes all three
of these moves coincide,
and the decision to sell en-
courages a decision to clean,
paint and redecorate.

If you're celebrating the
passage of the winter
months with this three-fold
action, consider redecora-
tion plans very carefully.
Experienced realtors will tell
you that over-decoration
can be hazardous to a
home's resale value.

Colors and styles that ap-
peal to you may actually
displease your potential
purchasers, so proceed with
caution in the decorating
pyame.

Revardiess of the care you

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employ and the money you
spend in redecorating, you
should not expect mar veur
investment vill automatical-
Iy be returned in the selling
price of your home.
Remember — potential pur-
chasers have not usked yor
to choose new floor or wall
coverings, nor may they like
VOUTr taste.

A good rule to employ is
the “tga slow" rule — tone
down self expression in the
main living areas of your
home, and contain your
wild bouts of decorating
madness to areas that are
small enough that they are
untikely to incur major
redecoration expense to a
new owner,

This is another good rule
to use if you're a new owner
and considering down-the-
road re-sale potential. Your
favorite flocked red and
black wallpaper may express
your personality, but be
prepared to change it when
resale ime arrives — it like-
ly won't appeal to the next
potential owner,

If you keep walls and
floors neutral you can put
your penchant for color and

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vecent pigees and art works
that vo with you when you
sell the hume.

Your real estate profes-

sional! can give you good
advige that comes from
his/her experience with

buyers. They'll tell you that
updated kitchens and
bathrooms are always in
demand, but that most new
owners look forward to im-
printing their own personal-
ity on a home purchase
through decorating after
turkiug their choice.

They'll also note that a
home that is clean and well
maintained has considerable
appeal and that the garden
and yard should be tidy and
other buildings tike
garage/carports and garden
sheds should be clean,
painted, and show that
storage is available.

With a little care you can
enjoy = real sense of style in
your home while you're liv-
ing in it, and still present it
to potential buyers with
price, knowing that you're
not imposing an impossible
decorating problem on then:
if they decide to buy.

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