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When it comes to increasing the value of your house, you usually think it terms of “looks”.

Does it “look” nice and new?
What “looks” like it needs to be replaced?
How can I make my house “look” its very best?

While “looks” certainly matter, there is more to it…

Consider this:

“Looks” may be the first thing a person notices – but you were created with five different senses.

For this tip of the month – lets take “hearing”.

Have you ever asked yourself, “Does my house sound like a good house?”

You might not realize it but an unusual or unpleasant sound can turn off a potential buyer or appraiser just as quickly as a broken window.

Buyers are naturally skeptical – if they “hear” something unusual, like a metal whirring in the boiler room, they will assume the worst!

A clanking exhaust fan in the bathroom…
A squeaky door or floor board…
Even a harmless drip inside of your septic tank can send buyers running scared!

The solution?

Shut off all the TVs and radios in the house. Then walk from room to room and just listen.

(Do this preferably during the day since not all the same utilities run at night and folks will be visiting your property during daytime hours).

Hear anything unusual or strange?

Do not just see if you can GUESS what it is. Knowing that a weird rattling sound is just the loose bolt on your furnace does not make it better. Fix it!

The neat part is – most repairs to get rid of these wacky noises in your house cost little to nothing. It is the method of addition by subtraction (of those unhealthy little noises) and can certainly value to your house.

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