When a Seller is contemplating selling their home, one question comes up on occasion - how much of my personal items do I need to remove? This does come with a response - "it depends", once I see what you have.
One Seller I remember very well - her property was absolutely stunning, well decorated and smelled very good. BUT, there was so much decor, it would have stopped the line of sight through the living room. Many of her items were tall. She also had a couple of strong-scented plug-ins. Had to share with her, the buyers are going to wonder what smells you are covering up. So she removed one, and took the other out before showings. I could "taste" the smell, it was too much.
The buyers aren't buying "your things", so less is better unless you make it look nearly vacant. You need just enough to compliment the area and have the room flow. If one wall is covered with family photos, it probably is best to remove them and fill the holes.
What about religious decor? There will be buyers that make comments, but for the most part, they just want a home. I usually let the Seller make that decision. Again, in this market, not sure how many buyers would make a decision on a home based on a Seller's religion.
Then there have been those homes that really had TOO MUCH, and we started going through rooms, but they had a "glazed look" after a couple of rooms, and decided to sell AS IS, and it did work out well. The other home, you couldn't see the floors or even some of the walls, and 6' of "stuff" in the bathtub they didn't use. They needed to move out before I could even see what we should list the home at.
So, it does depend, but need to see the home before I answer that question!
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