Article: Details can help you seal deal

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To sell a house, one must show a house, and this means putting your best foot forward. The more effort that's put into making a house look its best, the faster it will sell, plain and simple. "A house that shows immaculately clean and in good condition is going to sell much quicker. If not, it's going to sit on the market for a while," said Elizabeth Gray-Carr, a realtor with Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. Inc., in Anderson, S.C. "Make it look as good as possible inside and out."

Getting rid of any visible clutter is highly recommended as well.

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