CHAPTER 7 The Three D's
DEPERSONALIZE! ALIZE!
Staging is readying the home to show to potential buyers; you must encourage them to visualize living in the home itself, not in your home. Depersonalizing the home involves removing your personal items, such as photos, trophies, and collectibles.
Knickknacks and wall decor are also personal taste items that may distract buyers from seeing the home as theirs, especially if there is just too much! It’s not personal, but not many people will NOT appreciate your beer can collection, antique kitchen accessories, overstuffed closets, VHS/CD/DVD/records collection, and general clutter, except you. Simplify and neutralize your home as if it were a model home because that’s exactly what it needs to be while it’s on the market. Pack and store your treasured items out of sight. Sometimes an entire family may view the home. No agent can keep up with 2 adults and 2 active children at the same time! Consider monthly rented storage units for larger items and boxes, if needed until your home sells. Make your home a clean, welcoming, blank canvas, upon which any buyer can visually paint their own dreams. It should not feel like your home when the home is shownall .
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