Do I Need to Remove My Religious Symbols?
Debbie Reynolds presents a very good question "Do I Need to Remove My Religious Symbols?" This is a subject many of us have confronted on occasion.
It is my opinion the point of removing personal items from the home is to give your prospective buyers an empty canvas of their own so to speak. You want them to be able to picture their own belongings in the space you're trying to sell them. It's not just religious articles that should be put away it also could include family photos, childrens' artwork and knick knacks.
Think of it on the positive side, of opening up the possibilities for your buyers, rather than "hiding" yourself and your beliefs. Even if your prospective buyers were devout Christians, it's best to have a space where they can envision their own personal sanctuary. The more you give them to daydream about, the more likely they'll consider buying the Seller’s home.
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Do I Need to Remove My Religious Symbols?
When meeting with a seller and after touring their home we sat down to talk about the procedures of showing their home once it goes on the market. I mentioned some cosmetic items that should be done to make it look better and even discussed some simple staging tricks that would make it show its best.
The decor was simple and not overbearing. There were just a few family photos around and though many agents think these need to come down I did not see them as a problem. I explained that the buyers would look at their pictures and it may be better to take them down during the showing if that would bother them. Sometimes these things become distractions and the buyer can't focus on the house itself.
This is when the buyer brought up a religious item they had hanging on their living room wall. To me it was not a problem because I knew I could shoot my photography around it without focusing on the picture in question much like I do with baby names in nurseries. I realized that they were not of my faith and though we had done business before this was never a problem. My job is to sell houses and it does not matter which faith or religion my clients choose.
But it must have occurred to the seller that this could offend a buyer or cause them to not want to buy the house or they wouldn't have asked. I stumbled for an answer because though I was taken by surprise by their question, I could clearly see their point in asking. I don't personally think that way but a buyer may very well think that way.
Not knowing how to address this I just left it up them. If they were comfortable taking it down and felt like they should, I would support them. If they wanted it to stay up I would support them in that too. After leaving I wondered if I had done the right thing. What if there had been multiple religious symbols throughout the house would I as their agent be doing them a disservice in not asking them to remove them for showing purposes?
Do I Need to Remove My Religious Symbols?
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