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Open House Checklist: Ten Great Open House Ideas For Your Downtown San Diego Condos

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Making Small Rooms Seem Larger In Your Downtown San Diego Condos

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Decorating for Your Open House : Tips and Tricks To Sell Your Downtown San Diego Condos

If you have been following our advice on open house tips for your downtown San Diego condos, you have already learned how to arrange the larger items in your rooms to create a better traffic flow and the illusion of more space. Once your furniture is arranged to create an open, airy feeling, you're ready for more open house ideas to put the finishing touches on your small room makeover. Follows these tips to capture the interest of downtown San Diego condos.

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How much Will You Have To Pay In Capital Gains When you Sell Your Downtown San Diego Condos?

When your downtown San Diego condo is your principal residence, and you are selling it, the basic tax rule is that you can exclude gains of up to $250,000 if you are a single taxpayer and $500,000 if you are a married taxpayer filing jointly, provided the downtown San Diego condo was your primary residence in at least two of the preceding five years. This exclusion can be used once every two years. While this rule seems fairly straightforward, there are a number of special situations to keep in mind:

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Downtown San Diego Condos: Standing Out From The Crowd

If your New Year's resolution is to sell your Downtown San Diego Condos in 2008, it's probably time to start thinking about how to make those Downtown San Diego Condos stand out from the rest.

But before planning any projects, beware: Homeowners aren't recouping as many improvement costs as they could in recent years, according to a recent study by Remodeling magazine. In fact, real-estate agents advise clients not to overdo it when fixing up their downtown San Diego condos, regardless of what the local market conditions are like.

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