proper place, and to make note of what needs to be moved, repositioned, or removed. Make piles. It may not sound very organized, but sometimes the best path to a neat home is through a messy one. Once you’ve taken a good, detached look at the house, start sorting its contents into piles. Piles should be organized as the seller clears each room. The value, appeal, and aesthetic of each item should be considered. Items that you don’t want the prospective buyer to see during staging should be set aside; those you intend to keep should be recorded. Have a spreadsheet. Keeping some written notes makes the whole process a great deal easier and less stressful. Make a list of rooms that require organization, and catalogue their contents into different priorities to get a good, quantitative sense of what must stay and what must go. This will be very helpful as you proceed. It will also help with prioritizing expenses, like new staging elements to add, areas in need of paint, and other small home improvement notes. Empty closets.
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