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Do you want to put your home on the market and don't know what to do with clutter ?Here are some tips.

If you have accumulated a lot of stuff over the years , you may not know where to begin.

Depending on your energy level, age and your job it may take a few days or weeks.

Here are some tips.:

1. Call a charity and see when they pick up in your area. This will force you to get things ready for pick up on the scheduled date.

2. You can take things to the local Goodwill or other places in your community where they have collection bins.

3. You can register on Freecycle or Craigs list and give them away for free.

4. You can have a Garage sale.

5. Place a classified ad in newspaper and advertise on craigslist as a ''for sale' item..

6.Call you Family and Friends and se if they could use any of the stuff you do not need.

Posted by GITA BANTWAL, REALTOR BUCKS COUNTY, PA HOMES on 05/22/2009 06:24 AM

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14 Comments on Do you want to put your home on the market and don't know what to do with clutter ?Here are some tips.

MAY

Gita,
I think perhaps many time we don't "see" our own clutter. Good tips.

Gita, great ideas for sellers....I agree with Cynthia...I had a client like that recently too!

Gita, All good ideas to help get rid of some of those unwanted belongings!

Gita-Really good ideas for getting rid of the clutter.

Those are great, Gita. Lots of times I think people see the clutter and just don't know what to do with it, like you said. Instead of thinking "where can I put this?" they should be thinking "how can I get rid of this?"

~Renae

MAY

Cynthia, I agree. I need to get rid of a few things myself.

Kristin, Just getting rid of things we do not use or need makes a big difference.

Sandy, Thank you.

Jiseph. Thank you.

Renae, They just don't know where to begin becuase they are overwhelmed when they see it and have to get ready for selling the house.

Gita, good list for home sellers. And for heaven's sake, PLEASE do not just throw it all in the garage.... get it OFF the property! Remember that buyers will be looking in the garage too.

MAY

Regina, If they want to put itin the garage or basement I suggest that they put the itmes in boxes and stack them well .

MAY

Clutter? Surely we don't have clutter in our homes, do we? As a home inspector, I call it "excessive furnishings and storage." LOL

Russell, Thank you for the tip.

MAY

Gita, I am not putting my home on the market but it was time to declutter....I donated everything and for the larger pieces put a "curb alert" on Craigslist..........every single thing was gone so fast and I'm glad to see people can use all these items. Great ideas you wrote about.

MAY

Carole, Thank you.' Curb alert' is a great idea.

Gita, these are good ideas even if you are not selling your home. I would love to declutter my own house.

JUN

Ann, Thank you. It does make it easy to keep the house clean if there is less clutter .

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