Getting the House Ready to Sell
Make Your Home "Anonymous"
If there is
a new home sales tract near your home, go visit. It
doesn't matter what size the homes are. What you
will find are some wonderfully (but sparsely) furnished
homes that anyone could live in -- with the emphasis on
"anyone." They are anonymous. There may
be a baseball glove in the boy's room, but no family
photos on the walls.
There may
be "personality" - but no person.
The reason you want to
make your home "anonymous" is because you want buyers to view
it as their potential home. When a potential homebuyer
sees your family photos hanging on the wall, it puts your
own brand on the home and momentarily shatters their
illusions about living in the house themselves.
Put away
family photos, sports trophies, collectible items,
knick-knacks, and souvenirs. Put them in a box. Rent a
storage area for a few months and put the box in the
storage unit.
Do not just put the box in the attic,
basement, garage or a closet. Part of preparing a house for sale is to
remove "clutter," and that is the next step in preparing your
house for sale.
© 2000 by Terry Light and RealEstate ABC, revised 2004
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