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Staging FAQ's-Why Should I Remove All of My Personal Photos?
Staging FAQ’s- Why Should I Remove All of My Personal Photos?

Watch any of the cable shows or listen to a Home Stager, Real Estate Agent or a friend and one of the Top Three things you’ll hear them suggest to you (besides editing and painting) is to remove all of your personal photos.

I’ve heard people say to “depersonalize” your home, which always sounds cold to me.  Unless yours is a vacant home, or you’re a builder with a model home, buyers do know that a person or people live in the home.  

And, even builders have a few framed photos around a model home to give it that “homey’ appearance.

So, why do you need to remove your personal photos?

First, I’m not a big believer that every single personal photo needs to be removed.   One of my clients had been recently widowed and wanted to have just a few photos of her husband around for emotional security.

I also consulted with sellers who had not one photo and very little art work in the house. They’d recently painted their walls and didn’t want to put holes in for pictures.
As I walked through the house, everything was neat and ... more

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