| PRE-LISTING INSPECTIONS Many realtors are recommending pre-listing inspections to their clients, here are some of the reasons:
- Home may sell faster!
- Home may sell for more money!
- No more buyers walking away because there may be a problem with the house.
- No more 11th-hour re-negotiations based on the inspector's findings.
- No more helpless feelings that an inspector has raised an issue that is not a big problem.
- No more buyers getting cold feet when they find out the home is not perfect.
- No more buyers walking away because they don't have time for an inspection.
- No more parade of inspectors through your home before a multiple-offer situation.
- You choose the inspector based on reputation and credentials.
- You resolve any differences of opinion about the house before it goes on the market.
- All homes have room for improvement. Disclosing the condition of the home allows you to reflect the condition in the listing price, rather than have to negotiate again later when the issues are discovered.
- You fix any conditions identified (if you choose to) or simply reflect it in the purchase price. This takes it off the table as a negotiating point against you.
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CHECK REFRIGERATOR COILS
Throwing out the moldy leftovers is not the only cleaning your refrigerator needs. Because it's the biggest user of electricity in your home, you want it to work as efficiently as possible. And it can't be efficient with dirty coils.
| WHAT? |
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Clean your refrigerator coils. |
| WHEN? |
Twice a year. |
| WHY? |
Coils on the back or bottom of your refrigerator give off heat. Dust or debris can reduce air movement across the coils. That makes your refrigerator work harder. |
| HOW? |
Determine whether the coils are behind or underneath your fridge. This may mean pulling the fridge out, or removing the kick plate to allow for a peek underneath. If the coils are on the back, there probably won't be too much dust. If the coils are underneath, chances are there will be significantly more. Unplug the fridge, and with a vacuum remove big dust balls, pet hair or anything else that inhibits air movement. Don't sweat the small stuff -- recent studies suggest that normal dust is not enough to affect the efficiency or electrical consumption of your refrigerator. |
| TIPS |
If your refrigerator is more than 20 years old, it is probably an energy pig, and there is a strong economic argument to replace it even if it is working perfectly. In fact, new units often consume less than half the energy of comparable old units. Most new units will use less than 1,000 kWh per year compared to the 1,500-2,500 kWh per year for an older fridge. Depending on electricity rates, the savings may pay for a new fridge. Don't store things on top of your refrigerator. They restrict air flow to your refrigerator coils, especially if they fall down the back. Plastic bags are the worst. |
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KEYS TO SUCCESS... I came across this dynamite quote from Mark Twain the other day: "The spider looks for a merchant who doesn't advertise so he can spin a web across his door and lead a life of undisturbed peace!" The main reasons businesses of any kind fail is that they don’t advertise. We all receive a lot of unwanted advertising, most of it spam. Yes this is advertising, but I am trying to bring the reader some useful information at the same time.
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