The answer is a resounding YES! Just ask the buyers I showed last weekend. We had a good laugh together after viewing several homes that were cluttered and even had untidy bedrooms. This same buyer is also my seller and they jokingly let me know that they did not realize the beds did not have to be made for showings! It definitely gave the homes a more “lived in” feeling, but unfortunately gave my buyer a “this is not the home for us” feeling as well. Hopefully your agent has worked hard to give you home great web appeal like using virtual tours and posting it viral out on the world wide web. Equally as important as that is the presentation your home makes when buyers walk through your house. Your real estate agent can help but here are a few staging tips from my website, remember you only get one chance to make a good first impression.
Removing Clutter
Removing clutter is hard because we like our stuff, after all we put those items there for a reason. After several years of living in the same house, most of the time we don't even see the clutter, so let take a look at your home from a buyers point of view and let your agent help you see the clutter that has collected on shelves, counter tops, drawers, closets, garages, attics, and basements and try not to be defensive about it.
Kitchen Clutter
The best place to start is your kitchen, first, get everything off the counters, even the toaster. Find a place where you can store the appliances and daily used items in cabinets and drawers. Then, just for the time your home is on the market make a habit of getting them out and putting them away as you use them. This may mean you need to pack a few things out of your cabinets that you don't use very often to make room. Buyers will open your cabinets and drawers, especially in the kitchen. They need to know if things will fit, if your cabinets are full and crowded then it tell them their things won't fit either. You want it to look like there is plenty of storage space and the best way to do that it to pack it up as much as possible. Go through every cabinet, drawer especially your pantry, put up items rarely used to create open space. Don't forget under the sink, this is also very important.
Closet Clutter
Closets are famous for collecting clutter, sometimes we don't see it but those extra clothes and shoes stack up and you rarely wear them. Put these items in a box and pack them away, because they can make your closets look crammed full.
Furniture Clutter
Furniture can be clutter too, sometimes we have too much furniture in a room, you may use the furniture but it can give a buyer the impression that there is not enough room in the space for their own furniture. Your agent can also help you with deciding what should stay and what should go.
Storage Area Clutter
The biggest areas collection clutter are often garages, attics, and sheds. They are also good for collecting junk. These areas need to be as empty as possible so that buyers can see all the space they have available for their "junk", you should remove anything that is not needed regularly and take it to a storage facility with the rest of your "clutter." Better yet, have a garage sale.
Robyn Heathcock
www.irgrealestate.com
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