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Get Rid of the Clutter!!!

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Real Estate Agent with Greetings Virginia with eXp Realty

Getting ready to sell your home?    There are 3 main factors to selling a home,

  • Price  - If you price it right, it shall sell.
  • Condition - The better the condition, the better that you wil compare to your competition.
  • Location - As a seller, there is nothing that you can do about location. 

Sometimes investing a few dollars into improvements will allow for you to net a higher dollar.  If you are short on cash to do improvements, you can improve your selling position by going on clutter patrol.  Do these things to get rid of the mess:

  1. Sort things into categories. 
  2. If you haven't worn it this past year, give it to good will.
  3. Use shelves to store items.  Bed Bath and Beyond or The Container Store are great stores to find shelves that you can use.
  4. Prepare before you organize.  Like any project - if you have a plan, you are more likely to succeed.
  5. Do it a little at a time.  If time is on your side, use it.  If you can spend 20 minutes a day every day for 2 weeks organizing and getting rid of the clutter, you will achieve much more than if you tried to do it all in one shot.

When selling, an inexpensive way to improve the value of your home is to keep it clutter free .  Buyers want to be able to visualize your property as their home.  The less that you have there, the better.  Best of luck with your home sale!

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About the author:

Dan Rochon is Operating Principal of Keller Williams Realty, Alexandria - Kingstowne, VA and Team Leader with Traci of

Dan and Traci & Consultants with Keller Williams Realty.

         

Dan and Traci have been featured in local and national news on the NBC Nightly NewsThe Today ShowThe Washington ExaminerThe Washington PostCNBC, and WTOP News and more for their success in selling short sales.

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Deborah Bly
eXp Realty, LLC - League City, TX
Realtor

Great post but you missed the advice on how to get a husband that doesn't want to throw away anything on board with this program.

Jan 07, 2011 02:05 PM
Dan Rochon
Greetings Virginia with eXp Realty - Alexandria, VA
Top Realtor in Northern Virginia

Sounds like your husband and my wife have the same plan :)

Jan 07, 2011 03:28 PM