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Should you Take Your Family Photos Down While your House is for Sale?
When a house goes up for sale, should the personal family photos stay in the house or should they be put away before the sign goes up? I have mixed feelings on family photos. My response would be that it depends on the pictures, how many, their location, etc.
Maybe as a seller this thought has never entered your mind.  Put my family photos away to sell your own home...what do you mean?  Why? What's the big deal?  Well, it depends on who's looking at it (or should I say; who's looking at them).
When placing a home on the market a REALTOR's job is to be sure the house shows in it's best light. It should be staged to showcase it's great amenities.  We want it to appeal to as many buyer's as possible.  Today, many homes are professionally staged. Kudos to all of you professional stagers, you make our job so much easier!  Those that aren't staged are typically critiqued by the listing agent, prior to the sign going up.  The idea is to clear out as much "excess stuff" and to neutralize the furnishings in a way as to appeal to the broadest range of buyers that we can.  And, many times the feeling is...if ... more

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