Contests 

Win a $500 Lowes or Home Depot gift card just for joining  

This contest is easy!  Just for joining you are entered into a random drawing for a $500 gift card to Lowes or Home Depot.  The winner will be randomly chosen from the first 1,000 non-affiliated Energized Seller members.  Join today!!  (Click here for official contest rules.)

Vote on your favorite photo - CONTEST ENDED AUGUST 15, 2009 - STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT THE WINNER.

The contest is over for entering your funniest/scariest photo of a pet that could prove to be a challenge while selling your home.

You can still enter your photo for fun!! Spot and Fluffy might be cute and cuddly to you, but to your prospective buyers they might as well be a scary beast that differentiates your home for reasons you might not like.  Go ahead.  Don't be afraid.  Submit a photo of your pet that is sure to make us laugh, and wonder what we'd do if we saw it in a house we were buying.  Submit your photo on the Pet Discussion Topic.   Click here for official contest rules.

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Tips to increase home value 

 There really are a lot of practical, relatively inexpensive things you can do to increase home value.