You know what I'm talking about. You walk into someones house for the first time and you notice an extraordinary number of pigs, unicorns, frogs, or ducks. They are all over the place in every shape and form you can think of.
I'm really not one to talk, a collection "happened" to me. I swear I didn't start it, all I did was buy a motorcycle. Two months later on my birthday, a friend bought me a Harley-Davidson t-shirt.
Every Christmas or birthday after that I received Harley calendars, socks, books, clocks, blankets, jackets, photo frames, boots, ornaments, Christmas stockings, kitchen towels, pot holders, cookie jar ... STOP!!
And then I made a REALLY big mistake. Mattel came out with the first Harley Barbie and I bought one for laughs. Uh oh, now I have Harley Barbie #1, #2, #3, #4, Harley Ken and Barbie's personal motorcycle, a Harley Fatboy.
There is a reason I'm telling this story. Personal collections are cute ... even I have one ... until you want to sell your house. Be prepared for your agent to suggest that you carefully pack up your collection before your home goes on the market. There are at least three good reasons to do this.
1) When buyers come to see your house with their children in tow, there is a good chance your precious "babies" will be admired with sticky little fumble fingers. !Crash!
2) Your agent will mention the importance of "de-cluttering" to help your home show its best. Personal collections fall into this category.
3) Your collection will distract the buyers. They will be looking at those cute little skunks instead of that really nice granite counter top you had installed last Summer.
Believe me, if you have a personal collection on display, that is the only thing the buyer will remember 15 minutes after they leave your house. You really don't want buyers to remember your beautiful home as the skunk house, now do you?
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