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De-personalizing Your House
This is very important. You want your buyers to visualize themselves live in your house, not you living in it. Personal artifacts distract so you have to put them away – photographs, souvenirs, trophies, medals and certificates, posters, religious items, and family heirlooms.
If you’re a collector, then pack away your collectibles and valuables. Don’t forget your refrigerator’s door as it is one of the most common place to hang cute magnets, memos, postcards and all sorts of personal stuff.
The other reason to de-personalize has to do with safety. Buyers rummaging through your house are strangers and it would be better if they don’t know who lives there, or have access to any other personal data.
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Holding a garage sale is another good way to get rid of things quickly. Just remember these tips: 1. Price everything to sell. 2. Provide a freebee bin to attract customers. A freebee bin is great for hard-to-get-rid items. 3. Look to lower the price further if the stuff isn’t selling. Remember, you don’t want it crawling back into your house.
Keep in mind you’re trying to sell your house and will not be living there for long. 1) If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. 2) Plan to spend as little as possible. 3) Check out open houses in your area. Do a slightly better job than your competitors.
Windows: clean the glass to a sparkle.
Take stock of how much light is entering your house. When your house is dark, it feels like a bat cave and it won’t matter even if you have the most incredible interior.
Mistake #5: Focusing too much on expensive remodeling as opposed to making small improvements to help sell your house. You can save thousands of dollars by focusing on the little things.
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