In either case, if the home is priced properly and presented and marketed properly, hopefully the inconvenience of having to live in and keep the home pristine will be minimized with a quick sale. Reasons for messy homes vary. Some sellers are hoarders or packrats and their home reflects that behavior because boxes and more are piled everywhere. Rooms are stuffed to the gills with personal belongings. This is a considerable obstacle to getting a good offer or any one at all. Sellers may also have several children, which can obviously present difficulty in always maintaining a clean, show-ready home. In the past a vacant home insinuated that the seller was motivated due to foreclosure or other factors. Because of our recent hyper- active seller's market, it has not been unusual for sellers to move out and vacate the home to update it, stage it (virtually or otherwise) and make the home show almost as a model or brand new home. For those sellers who had a place to stay temporarily with friends or family, this has resulted in quicker sales and higher prices. It has also allowed the sellers to possibly now make all cash, non-contingent offers for their new home to beat out other multiple offer situations. Time on the market is now a better barometer as to whether a vacant home equals a motivated seller. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT Selling a home and getting it "show ready" may involve the investment of some funds to get you and your home in the best position to sell it quickly and for the most amount of money. Many times the additional money you get for your home after this work is multiples the cost you invested - so it only makes
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