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by Reba Collins
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r photos and personal items are everywhere, you want him to imagine “his” personal items in those spaces, having yours there makes it harder for his imagination.
Living Areas / Bedrooms
The rest of the house needs to follow the same rules as above.
· everything needs to be clean
· keep floors mopped and vacuumed
· make all beds every morning
· keep clutter out of sight
· if you have a room that’s an odd color, paint it an off-white color. Light colors make rooms look bigger and off-white will go with every decorating scheme – the “buyer’s fantasy” doesn’t include any time for re-painting
· if you have repairs to make, get them done
· if carpets need to be cleaned, clean them
Making your space appear bigger is your goal, again, you want the “buyer fantasy” to continue. You want your house to appear so roomy that the buyer won’t be able to fill the space. Eliminating some of your furniture may help a room look bigger and packing away some of the stuff in your closets will help sell your house as one that has “lots of storage space”. Your goal should be for your closets to only be 50%-60% full.
Packing Tip
Here’s a tip to help you get your cabinets and closets down to 50% full – go ahead and start packing for your eventual move. Yeah, why not? Your goal is to sell your house, right? So you’ll be moving, right? Then go ahead and get some of it done and here’s a helpful tip to get you started and make unpacking in your new home easier as well.
Most people have stuff they
A. use every day
B. use sometimes
C. rarely use
Start by packing your “C” items in nice stackable boxes that aren’t too large so they’re easy to handle. Mark the side of the each box with where the stuff came from, i.e., the closet, which room it came from, i.e., Brittany’s Room, and put a BIG letter “C” on the side. Maybe even use some bright paper, like yellow or orange and tape it to the side with the letter written reall |
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