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When
you're getting ready to sell, think about what you can do to
improve the look of your home. There are a lot of small,
manageable projects you can undertake to spruce up your home, and
enhance the sale. The first thing you want to do is take on the
battle cry: Declutter! Even after living in a home for a short
time, most people amass an inordinate amount of 'stuff.' Buyers
have a difficult time seeing around the clutter in closets,
basements, and even the living areas. You'll not only do your sale
efforts a favor, but you'll be more prepared to move on once your
house does sell.
You may be selling your home
because you've outgrown it. You've found a new house with more
room for the massive bedroom furniture you inherited from Grandma,
and the huge sectional sofa your sister gave you before she moved
to France. The new house has miles of bookshelves, too, to
properly display the ever-growing collection that's now stacked
everywhere. In the meantime, though, this stuff is making your
current home look cluttered and cramped.
Rent storage space for things
you want to keep, but that are detracting from the look of your
for-sale home. What you don't want or no longer need can be carted
off to the Goodwill, or offered in a garage sale. Don't just stack
everything in the garage. That's a sure sign to buyers that you
don't have adequate storage space.
Buyers want a tidy interior so
they can view the home without looking through, past and around
clutter. Clear off counter tops, vanities, dressers, desks, and
any other surface where clutter tends to grow. If the desk in your
home office is tidy and clutter-free, buyers will see that the
space works as it is intended. If the sewing room is bursting with
everything from snow tires to sports equipment, buyers will see
that there's not enough storage space.
Leave little to the
imagination. If you have a deck, arrange some outdoor furniture
and a grill to suggest outdoor entertaining. If you have a spare
room in the basement, show that it can be used as a hobby room,
for example. Make every room in your house work, but make sure no
room is clogged with clutter.
Bright
and spacious is the look you're after to show off all the best
your home has to offer.
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