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by WalterBright 326 days ago
A real estate agent walked through my house I was putting for sale. He examined the switch plates carefully. I asked why. He replied that a good craftsman lined up the slots in the top screw and bottom screw, and this was a "tell" that he'd done a good job.
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Joke's on my agent if I ever sell my house, I use snap on plates.
Held in stark contrast to the reaction of an engineer disassembling a Macbook for repair or inspection.
..... aaaaaand another measure just became a target...
so when selling the house you figure people will do this work before calling a realtor?
Why not? There are companies dedicated to sprucing up houses for sale. They will even bake bread for you before inspections to give the place a "homey" smell.

Half an hour with a screwdriver seems doable