RSS Blog FeedTips on Reducing the Stress of Selling Your Home
Posted at 10:44 PM, Sep. 4, 2007
Sort your clutter early
A neat home is easier to sell than a
cluttered home. If you know in advance that you may be putting your home on the market - start sorting out your clutter
well in advance. Then when you put it on the market all the preparation is done and all you have to do is to keep it
clean. The less clutter there is, the less cleaning there is to do - a double bonus. It also makes it easier for when you
move.
Get help with your
garden
If your garden is full of weeds and needs a
good sort out - get it done - so that it looks beautiful for prospective buyers. And get help to do it if you're short of
time or stamina.
Reduce home
entertaining
Entertaining at home produces a mess. When
real estate agents can just show up at any time, avoid producing too much mess. Instead, encourage your friends to invite
you to their places so their homes take the mess!
Employ a cleaning
lady
Every morning you have to leave the house
looking perfect - a hard task just for one day for most of us. Get some help. Have someone come in to help you keep the
place tidy. Your sanity must be preserved to enjoy your new home, after all.
Sort out your
furniture
Have you got too many chairs? Too many
tables? An over supply of beds? All this furniture can leave your house looking small and cluttered to a prospective
buyer. The more space there appears to be, the more attractive it can appear. So remove extra furniture now, don't wait
until you move.
Organize outside
activities
Weekends can be particularly busy times for
people to want to come and inspect your home. Organize yourself to go out on the weekends and stay in during the
week.
Let your friends
know
The quicker you get a good buyer the better,
so do everything you can to help. Tell all of your friends. They may not want a new house but they may know someone who
does. Help to spread the word.
Don't overload yourself
with other things
Selling your house is a big deal. While you
are doing this put other responsibilities on hold. You might resign from a committee, get someone else to help coach the
T-ball team, stop your music or dancing or French lessons. Whatever you do - make space in your life because there's a lot
to do when you're selling your home. Make the time to do it instead of fitting it in to an already squashed life.
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