Walk around your house as if you were a real estate agent preparing to put it on the market. With a dispassionate eye, evaluate its worth. What aspects might drag down its value and what changes would allow it to command a better price? That junk room could be transformed into an office or an exercise room. Those overloaded shelves could be cleared out. Those burned-out light bulbs could be replaced. Or imagine that you’re someone who’s considering paying for a short-term rental of the space. What would you think of those photos on the Airbnb website? Or imagine that you’re the executor of the
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