Clutter, Typical? (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)
So I ran across this article on Yahoo about how clutter dominates the typical American home and I had to share. I’m not exactly sure why they needed Anthropologists to determine that most of us have clutter. All anyone has to do is ask any Home Stager or Real Estate Agent.
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Clutter isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes clutter is a room crowded with furniture. Now and again, it is a collection. Other times it is an office full of paper, but you know where everything is right? I know there are people out there with the organizing gene, but for the rest of us we have clutter and you know what, it’s okay. It is okay that is unless you are selling your house.
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Once you make the decision to put your house on the market, it becomes a commodity. It is most likely your most costly investment and ignoring clutter could cost you money when you sell. Would you consider selling your car with discarded paper littering the floors and dry cleaning hanging from the back hook? Probably not. Most people know that a clean and uncluttered car will garner a higher price. Your house is no different.
If you are living with clutter, the good news is you are pretty typical. If you are attempting to sell your house with clutter, it’s like throwing money out the window.
Wishing you a quick sale!
Kathy Strader, ASP
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