these small items fixed before putting your house on the market is critical to your sale. Make use of the “50% Rule.” Get rid of clutter in your house by at least half. Clutter makes a home seem disorganized and smaller. Also, no hobby or enthusiast evidence, please. One prospective buyer I represented opened the garage to a house she was considering making her own home to find a partially dismembered deer in the process of the homeowner’s hunting and taxidermy hobby. She moved on, and quickly. Use neutral colors; neutral colors sell. “Loud” colors can turn buyers off. Depersonalize. Religious and political items may turn off groups of potential buyers. You want potential buyers to see themselves as the owners. Focus on furniture; less is more! Create space by keeping furniture to a minimum. Buyers are attracted to homes flooded with light and roominess. At the same time, they are repelled by homes filled with cramped and un-navigable spaces. Remove all unnecessary furniture from your living spaces and store it elsewhere while your home is on the market. Home shoppers want to walk through your home without obstacles. Space and storage are high on buyers’ lists, so every area of your home should feel spacious. All closets, pantries, and storage rooms must be organized and clutter-free. Remove and store keepsakes, photo albums, rarely used appliances, and such out of sight, preferably off the premises. A grouping of chairs in front of a fireplace will draw attention. Avoid pushing the furniture close to the walls. Reposition easy chairs into floating group spaces. Every room has to be staged to show function, as well. An empty room used for overflow of boxes, possessions, or unwanted items should be transformed into a usable, desirable space. Clean it out and create an office space with a desk and chair or a reading room with a lamp and recliner. If you have exercise equipment, feature it as a workout room.
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