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When I bought our current home, one of the things that stood out was the number of little projects that weren't done. Everything from the hedges not being trimmed to the room with fluorescent green paint. These little things kept the house on the market for a full 4 months before we came along. In our neighborhood, that's a long time.  Even during the bear market in real estate, most houses have sold in under 60 days. We saw passed these little flaws and focused on the big things: the house, its true condition, and the property. But we probably paid $50,000 less than if the house had been tuned up before the sale. These little home improvements don't have to be expensive, in fact these 5 won't cost you more than a few hundred to a few thousand dollars and will likely increase the value of your property.

Most of us manage to accumulate an inventory of things that are broken or just don’t quite work right. The list of these little annoyances grows over time and we either learn to live with them or get them fixed. We’re not going to be judgmental and we’re certainly not going to dispense any advice on how you can fix them because, frankly, we have our own list of troubles. We just want you to commiserate with us. Here’s our list of the Top 10 Things We Just Never Get Around to Fixing.