#ThrowOutAQuestionThursday- March 30, 2017

What are the most common things that people can do to get their house ready to sell?

❒ 1.  Ask a friend to help you de-clutter.  You’re probably so used to your clutter that you don’t see it anymore.  Ask an objective friend to help you pack up anything cluttering your home.

❒ 2.  Clear off countertops in the kitchen.  Think model home sparseness.  Display only a couple of decorative items or a plant.  Hide the trash can in a cabinet.  Clean off the refrigerator.

❒ 3.  Remove most all photographs.  Buyers want to imagine living in your house.  That’s hard to do with a wall filled with Aunt Martha and Little Johnny.

❒ 4.  Clean out your closets.  Make them look spacious even if you have to pack most of your clothing and store it elsewhere.

❒ 5.  Depersonalize your bathroom(s).  No matter how cute your toothbrush holder is, seeing someone’s personal items is a turnoff.  Put them in a container and hide it under the sink.

❒ 6.  Pack knickknacks.  Buyers want to dream of their collections filling the rooms, not yours.

❒ 7.  Rearrange furniture to open the space.  Remove most items from bookshelves to visually expand the space.

❒ 8.  De-clutter your yard.  Remove