the home’s pristine staging presentation is eliminated. The seller is not under constant pressure to keep the home in immaculate showing condition. If you’re someone who might struggle to keep your home in turnkey condition for showing purposes, for example, if you have young children, or pets, consider vacating before putting the home on the market.
Cons of Moving Out
Some believe that a vacant home can signal that the homeowner is a “motivated seller”. Consider this example found on an online real estate forum. A buyer saw that a home was vacant and offered $30,000 less than the asking price. The buyer was sold on the home anyway and would have paid more, but “haggling” began well below asking price because the buyer assumed the owner was desperate to sell. Assumptions are never a good idea and it's the Seller's agent's job to do the best they can to present the property without divulging the Seller's motivations.
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