Our house was 18 years old, so we ended up painting the entire house inside and out, new carpets throughout and refinished our hardwoods so everything was fresh and modern. We didn't leave any of the old paint, tiles etc. We did leave behind, per our realtor's suggestion, our old very nice deck and patio furniture and the new owners wanted it. It was totally worth putting in the extra money of updating the house. I know a lot of people hesitate to do it, but we did it and had 8 offers in 4 days and it went over asking price, so we got the money back we put into it updating prior to sale.
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