document.write('<h3  >Exterior (streetview)</h3>                          <b  ><i  >Landscaping / Hardscaping</i></b>             <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Grass cut               </li><li  >Hedges / bushes trimmed / cut back from windows / pathways               </li><li  >Beds edged / mulched               </li><li  >Sidewalk / Driveway edged / cracks filled               </li><li  >Mailbox painted / leaning?               </li><li  >Fence repaired / stained / painted               </li><li  >sideyard neat               <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li  ><i  >Potential Improvements</i>                 </li><li  >Plant                  flowers / shrubs                 </li><li  >Potted                  plants (you can take them with you)                 </li><li  >Enlarge beds (to compensate for thin grass) 	</li></ul> </li></ul>              <p  > <br  >  <b  ><i  >Home exterior</i></b></p>             <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Paint / pressure wash house               </li><li  >Paint (under eaves) or clean cobwebs               </li><li  >Repair gutters               </li><li  >Shingles / tiles missing / damaged               </li><li  >Clean windows               </li><li  >Paint front door               </li><li  >Doorbell operational               </li><li  >Entry / garage lights operational, clean glass               </li><li  >Patch cracks in stucco               </li><li  >Polish doorknobs               <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li  ><i  >Potential Improvements</i>                 </li><li  >Add shutters                 </li><li  >Add single panel privacy fence to side-yards to block garbage cans / busy view                 </li><li  >New front door                 </li><li  >New door hardware                 </li><li  >New entry / garage light fixtures 	</li></ul> </li></ul> <br  >             <h3  >Interior</h3>             <p  > 	<b  ><i  >Entry / Living Room</i></b>             </p><ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Front door swings effortlessly               </li><li  >Tile / carpet clean               </li><li  >Baseboard clean / painted               </li><li  >Walls clean / painted (light, neutral)               </li><li  >Curtains / blinds clean (possibly remove)               </li><li  >Windows / sills, clean / caulked               </li><li  >Patch plaster cracks / nail pops               </li><li  >Clear out knick knacks, excess furniture, personal items               </li><li  >Increase wattage in light bulbs               </li><li  >Windows operate easily 	</li></ul>             <p  > 	<b  ><i  >Bedrooms</i></b>             </p><ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Beds made / bed spread               </li><li  >Closet doors operate easily               </li><li  >Ceiling fan clean               </li><li  >Pack personal items / toys?               </li><li  >Organize closets               </li><li  >Increase wattage in light bulbs               </li><li  >Position / move bed to traditional location               </li><li  >Windows / sill, clean / caulked               </li><li  >Baseboards clean / painted               </li><li  >Walls clean / painted               <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li  ><i  >Potential Improvements </i>                 </li><li  >Smaller bed (move from other room?)                 </li><li  >Door handles                 </li><li  >Ceiling fan                 </li><li  >Change switches                 </li><li  >Add / remove blinds / draperies                 </li><li  >Closet organizers 	</li></ul> </li></ul>             <p  >             </p><p  ><b  ><i  >Bathrooms</i></b>             </p><ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  ><b  >CLEAN / CAULK / re caulk !!!</b>               </li><li  >Eliminate clutter               </li><li  >Fan operational               </li><li  >No dripping faucets               </li><li  >Unclog slow drains               </li><li  >Add air freshener               <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li  ><i  >Potential Improvements </i>                  </li><li  >New towels                 </li><li  >New                  shower curtains                 </li><li  >New countertop                 </li><li  >New faucets                 </li><li  >Shower doors                 </li><li  >New mirror / lighting 	</li></ul> </li></ul>             <p  >             </p><p  ><b  ><i  >Kitchen</i></b>             </p><ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Oven / range / microwave clean               </li><li  >Clean hood / filter               </li><li  >Fridge clean               </li><li  >Backsplash clean               </li><li  >Organize cupboards               </li><li  >Clean under sink               </li><li  >Faucets operational               </li><li  >Remove countertop appliances               </li><li  >Clean light fixtures / switches               <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li  ><i  >Potential Improvements </i>                 </li><li  >Cabinet hardware                 </li><li  >Countertops                 </li><li  >sink / faucets                 </li><li  >lighting 	</li></ul> </li></ul>             <p  ><b  ><i  >Garage</i></b>             </p><ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Floor clean / oil free               </li><li  >Cobwebs cleaned               </li><li  >Garage door oiled / smooth               </li><li  >Organize tools               </li><li  >Cracks in floor filled               </li><li  >Well lit 	</li></ul>             <p  >             </p><p  ><b  ><i  >Mechanics</i></b> <i  >            <br  >Clean mechanical systems, at the very least, give the              appearance of being well taken care of.</i>             </p><p  >             </p><ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Top of water heater clean               </li><li  >HVAC supply and return vents clean               </li><li  >Outside condenser unit clean / no obstructions               </li><li  >Air handler clean front / top / under panels               </li><li  >All filters clean 	</li></ul>               <p  > <br  >             </p><h3  >On with the Showing</h3>             <ul   style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li  >Turn on all lights (garage, closets, pantry also)               </li><li  >Open draperies, raise blinds halfway               </li><li  >Make beds               </li><li  >Wipe down faucets, counters shower doors               </li><li  >Set table / counterbar / outside table?               </li><li  >Ceiling fans on low               </li><li  >Light a nice candle               </li><li  >Quick vacuum traffic lanes               </li><li  >Move car out of driveway 	</li></ul>              <center  ><font   size="4"><b  >**** unless absolutely impossible, don’t be there ****</b></font></center>                 <p   class="indent">Buyers              want to talk among themselves about the pros and cons of your home. If you’re there, they              won’t, <i  >and </i> they’ll hurry out without vocalizing their concerns to either each other or their agent. Either of              whom could possibly have easily dispelled that concern.            </p> <br  >                                                             ');