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" 1. Choosing a crazy exterior color. &amp;quot;Curb appeal is huge. Don&amp;#039;t pick a paint color that isn&amp;#039;t common in your neighborhood or doesn&amp;#039;t fit the style of your home.&amp;quot; \u2014 Pam Baldwin Foarde of Al Filippone Associates/William Raveis 2. Landscaping without a plan. &amp;quot;Planting trees too close to the house or driveway \u2014 without considering how big they&amp;#039;re going to get \u2014 creates major problems later. Roots can cause breaks in the pavement that might raise your homeowners insurance or make it hard for you get a policy until the problem is fixed. Before you plant anything, think about how it will look in twenty years.&amp;quot; \u2014 Chris Winn of Kellar Williams/Advantage Group 3. Ignoring your entryway. &amp;quot;Having a front door lock that doesn&amp;#039;t work properly or hardware that looks old and pitted makes buyers uneasy and puts them on high alert for what else has been let go in the house.&amp;quot; \u2014 Donna Marie Baldwin of Coldwell Banker RELATED: Before and After: A Bland Entryway Gets Much More Welcoming \u00BB 4. Assuming you&amp;#039;ll recoup every investment. &amp;quot;People spend a lot of money putting in a pool and want to recoup the value when they go to sell their home. Unfortunately, putting in a pool never gets you back the value or cost of the pool.&amp;quot; \u2014 Chris Winn of Kellar Williams/Advantage Group 5. Fussing with the fireplace. &amp;quot;Be cautious if you&amp;#039;re thinking about updating the fireplace, especially if you want to paint over exposed brick. Depending on what the trend is at the time it could lower the value. People tend to like the aesthetic of exposed brick.&amp;quot; \u2014 Chris Winn 6. Skimping on an AC system. &amp;quot;Always pay for the next system up for your home&amp;#039;s size. Paying more initially will bring down your power bill while you live there and will up the value when you sell.&amp;quot; \u2014 Chris Winn 7. Getting too complicated with paint. &amp;quot;It might be trendy to paint the trim a contrasting color, but it distracts the eye. Keep it the same color as the wall to maximize the space.&amp;quot; \u2014 Davida Hogan, home stager at Edited Style 8. Keeping old appliances. &amp;quot;Pay attention to the brand and quality of your major kitchen appliances. If something is classic and well maintained that&amp;#039;s always a positive. But if you can&amp;#039;t get something clean it needs to be replaced. People don&amp;#039;t want to move in and have to replace all of the appliances.&amp;quot; \u2014 Pam Baldwin Foarde 9. Neglecting the small stuff. &amp;quot;Buyers have their eye on details you might forget. Keep up with cleaning and maintaining windows, making sure light switches work, or making sure the garbage disposal runs properly \u2014 it all shows that the house has been cared for.&amp;quot; \u2014 Davida Hogan 10. Not doing a deep clean. &amp;quot;Even the tiniest details matter when it comes to cleaning. The tracks of windows, sinks, grout, ovens, and appliances are all looked at by buyers.&amp;quot; \u2014 Donna Marie Baldwin 11. Being too trend obsessed. &amp;quot;Buyers aren&amp;#039;t attracted to trendy \u2014 they are looking for kitchens or bathrooms in classic, neutral colors. If you want to add color and personality to your home use bright accessories (that are easy to change) to bring in fun details.&amp;quot; \u2014 Pam Baldwin Foarde 12. Choosing hard to clean surfaces. &amp;quot;Make sure you spend money on the correct cleaners for your countertops. Permanent stains on kitchen and bathroom counters mean that the whole piece will need to be replaced.&amp;quot; \u2014 Pam Baldwin Foarde 13. Thinking too small in small spaces. &amp;quot;Kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. That being said, you always want to make a small space feel as big as possible. Don&amp;#039;t re-tile a small bathroom with small tiles; they only make the space feel smaller. Use bigger tiles; they&amp;#039;ll open the space up.&amp;quot; \u2014 Davida Hogan 14. Neglecting your wood floors. &amp;quot;I recently refinished the floors in my own home and found out that you shouldn&amp;#039;t clean them with water and vinegar because it dulls them over time. Also, instead of a complete overhaul, you can have your floors buffed every few years.&amp;quot; \u2014 Pam Baldwin Foarde NEXT: 8 Biggest Mistakes You Make Decorating a Small Space \u00BB Photo: Getty Images This story originally appeared on HouseBeautiful.com More from House Beautiful: \u2022 How Do I Decorate a Small Bathroom? \u2022 17 Beautiful Blue-and-White Rooms \u2022 Organizing Tips for Every Room in Your House "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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