A house in disarray increases stress, depletes energy & is downright overwhelming. When a potential buyer walks into a home for the first time, and every room looks like Cousin Eddie from Christmas Vacation just moved in and brought all his knick knacks with him, they will not be able to envision how their belongings or themselves will fit into that space and the sale will be lost at the door.
The 73 magnets on the refrigerator, the 27 magazine subscriptions, the two extra couches that you didn’t need but couldn’t resist at the garage sale down the street two years ago, the 33 cookie jars that you painted, the 19 plants on little stands placed in every room of the house, every family portrait taken over the past years … including the one of you in your nightie with a whip, and your husband in handcuffs … it all needs to go!
Hire a truck or storage shed and remove everything. That's right; take everything out the front door that you’re not using every day & open the space up & create some positive energy & harmony throughout the home!
Removing clutter will reduce stress & increase your chances of selling the house 100:1
That anxiety, stress and angst is not what you want the potential buyer to feel when they walk through the door. The buyer needs to be able to see their furniture throughout the house and feel as though they could embody the space with comfort.
Seriously sellers, if your real estate agent isn’t coaching you to remove the clutter that is creating so much stress & chaos throughout the house … don’t hire them! And the same goes for you REALTORS, sellers that aren’t willing to listen & cooperate & continue to make excuses … don’t take the listing!
You only get one shot at a first impression … so before you list the home for sale or set up any open houses … eliminate all excuses, remove the clutter, remove the stress & highly increase the chances of selling the home.
Craig Zuber- Story #19 of 100 over the next 100 days
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