Did you ever go to see a home on the market, and it was in a complete disarray? Those sellers will not realize the full value because of it. Make sure that your home does NOT fall into the dreaded category of "not showing well"- that is, being messy and/or cluttered when it is on the market. 
Take a look at this picture. It may have caught your eye, and in a nice way, too. Could you imagine if this living room was messy or cluttered? You may not have even read this article. See what I mean? it only gets worse when you see a cluttered home in person.
I have seen some of the worst cases of home clutter known to man during my career. I can be conservative and estimate that I have been in more than 30,000 houses and I've seen more than you are probably interested in hearing about! Even if you are not planning to put your home on the market for another week, another month, or sometime in the near future, take advantage of the nasty weather we're having right now and do something for you that will actually make you money when you sell.
DE-CLUTTER.
In a kitchen that means, take off all the magnets and pictures from the refrigerator , keep the counters clean (so you and prospective buyers can see that you have a lot of counter-space) and get rid of the extra stuff that seems to accumulate in the kitchen.
Your living room is another place to get the extra "stuff" out. Unfortunately, that means getting rid of all, or almost all of the family photos on the wall besides getting rid of extra furniture to make the room look bigger. You may ask why you should remove personal photos? Simply put, it does not allow the buyer to imagine the home as his/her own when they see it. That's a subliminal message, but a VERY important one.
I'm happy to come out to your home, give you the de-cluttering and staging advice that you need, and assist you in the process. (Okay, another shameless plug! ) As always, feel free to call, text or email me, as well as post a comment on the blog if you like. All are welcome!
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