store, or lurk about the house while buyers are looking. Further, the seller isn’t under continual pressure to keep the home in immaculate showing condition and constantly spotless. The home can be adequately staged, and set, for sale. There’s also a psychological benefit of moving out of your home while it’s on the market. It signals a motivated (but not desperate) seller to potential buyers. An occupied home, particularly one that looks well-lived in, won’t give the message that the seller is ready to negotiate and sell. If you’re planning on putting your home on the market, it can be an advantage to do so after you’ve moved into a new place. This way, prospective buyers can tell that you’re ready to sell and follow through with the deal.
SELLING YOUR VACANT HOME
Selling a vacant house requires taking that extra bit of care to ensure all details are perfect in order to guarantee every chance of getting that sale, and to encourage the buyer that there’s no reason to be hesitant about considering your property. An advantage of selling an empty home is that it allows the potential buyer’s imagination to run wild during the home viewing. Without the distractions of furniture and personal belongings, prospective buyers can imagine their own things in every room and start mentally placing their own lives in the vacant spaces. Emptying the house could very well be a blessing in disguise if the seller is the type of homeowner that has clutter or a flamboyant taste in decoration. Too much personalization will leave potential buyers unable to picture themselves there. There are ways to make an empty home feel homey. The impression you want to give is that it’s a home eagerly awaiting a
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