It is obvious that the first thing you need to do when selling your home, is to first clean it out. Cleaning and de-cluttering are two different things.
De-cluttering is even tougher to do because we live with the amount of clutter we’re comfortable with and what someone else sees as clutter are items that we may treasure. However, de-cluttering a home has proven to be one of the easiest and most economical ways to accelerate the sale of your home.
To understand what prospective buyers might consider clutter, compare your home to images in house magazines, on make-over shows, or visit new model homes. The goal is not to change the decor, it is to get rid of all of the family photos, kitchen appliances, etc. The tend to be personal and that is not a good thing when trying to sell your home.
Look at the home room by room.
You’re planning on moving, so why not go ahead and pull out the boxes. Pack the things that you can live without first, such as souvenirs, child’s artwork, and other things that you don’t need in your home. Your rooms will immediately look bigger and less cluttered. Go through each room at least twice, paring down to the bare essentials. If there are some things you just can’t pack away, even though you don’t use them on a daily basis, find a place to store them so they aren’t taking up the space a buyer will be looking at for a first impression.
If you have children, this may be a doubly difficult task as it could be hard to convince them what they can live without for a few weeks or months. In that case, reach a compromise by putting some items in storage while others are packed away at home, then rotating the boxes so they can have access to their toys.
Also embrace this task with items you feel you may need, such as books, DVDs, other collections. Shelves should hold the bare minimum.
This process will help sell your home and give you a leg up when it comes time for the big move.
This will also keep your home clean for you. With fewer items around the house, there is less to pick up and put away if the Realtor calls and wants to show the property. Keeping everything clean will also be easier when there are fewer things to dust and clean around, meaning you have less work to do to be ready to sell your home.
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