Cleaning the garage adds to home value.

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If you are thinking about selling your home and are hoping for a quick sale, clean out the garage. Considered by homebuyers to be the third most important room in the house (just behind the kitchen and master bedroom), the garage can make or break a sate--and it does not take much to make this space more appealing. In fact, sprucing up the garage is one of the least expensive things a person can do to increase home value.

"Many people spend thousands of dollars on renovations to make their home more appealing to buyers. Often, though, big remodeling projects only pay off with a percentage of every dollar invested" points out garage organization specialist Brad Barquist. "A garage cleaning and reorganization doesn't require permits, a work crew--other than friends...