Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Seven Safe Strategies to Clear Your Home to Sell It

These are some of the secrets I have used to sell houses quickly.

1. Think a lot less about the amount of money you need to put into your house to prepare it for sale, and think more about clearing the space of your negative energy and emotions.

2. Remove anything religious from your house. Trust that the faith you have is strong and you can prepare to make your next home sacred, if you are religious or spiritual.

3. Anything that could exclude a buyer by being too much about your personality and too little about the house should be cleared from the house.

4. Remove everything from the walls. Give the walls a fresh coat of paint if they deserve it. Look on craigslist.org for free paint under "free stuff" if you're on a major budget.

5. If your books or videos or games are too interesting, put them into storage. You'll be served best if the buyer focuses on your house, not your choice in books. I've seen buyers go up and read the trophy names and dates and look at winning race photographs, spending lots of time on that. They won't leave thinking about the house if they spent too much time on your stuff.

6. Clear out clutter and big pieces of furniture that block the energy. Energy blocks are often created by book shelves or dressers. Move things out of aisles and hallways. Make your hallways, aisles, bathrooms, kitchen, dining areas all look as big and spacious as possible.

7. Get rid of all the junk in your closets. People often want to buy a house so they have more room. They have a new child, or they want more room for more stuff. If your house seems too crowded for your stuff, it works against you in the long run. Make the buyer feel like "wow, they have so much space, I would like to have that much space."

Take these tips to heart! Have fun with them!

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