You’re thinking of selling – but not just yet. Let’s say you’ve got a five-year plan to prepare an older, lived-in house for sale.

Maybe you’re faced with tattered carpets, battered appliances and dingy paint. Or maybe we’re talking about truly scary problems, such as asbestos, underground oil tanks or leaking roofs.

What should you take care of first? What can wait? What can be ignored altogether? How do you control costs?

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