For most people preparing their homes for sale, de-cluttering is a “must do!”
To make this daunting task easier, follow these steps and your home will be market ready in a jiffy.
- Work on one room at a time. Too often, people try to work on the whole house at once which can be overwhelming. By working in one room until it is done before taking on the next room, you will see progress for your efforts much more quickly and you won’t feel like you are totally inundated with this task.
- Pack for the move. Take down all personal items like photographs and pack away knick-knacks. All flat surfaces (i.e., table tops, shelves, countertops) should have a minimal number of items on them which will make the home appear larger.
- Clean out closets. Pack away items that you will not be wearing this season, donate items that you have not worn in the last year, and fold/hang remaining items neatly to make closets appear spacious.
- Remove excess furniture from your home. Hire a company like PODS or Pack Rat to bring a container in which you can store these items to be taken to your new home. Too much furniture in a house makes it appear much smaller than it actually is, so remove some it while your house is on the market.
- Get rid of things that you haven’t used in a while and most likely won’t use again. It is time to part with those items that you’ve been hanging onto. After all, you don’t want to pay somebody to move these things to your new home only to throw them away after a year or two. Make that decision now and save yourself time and money. Call a company like 1-800-Got-Junk or donate useable items to an organization like Goodwill or Purple Heart, so that you might be able to get a tax deduction for your donation.
Making your home clean, neat, and clutter-free will put you on the fast track to getting your house sold.
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