One of the most difficult tasks for a home seller whether it is their first time or last is taking the personalization out of their home.
Many home sellers have a hard time with the task of eliminating pieces and parts that make their home, THEIR HOME.
Each person's home reflects a little about who they are and how they live, so people have a hard time removing items in their home to make it more buyer friendly, but this is important for the sale of a home.
The prospective home buyer wants to feel like this house could become a property that reflects their tastes.
So the problem could become that if you do not remove your personal tastes and feelings the prospective buyer may feel this home conflicts with their personal tastes and feelings.
Of course the problem being is a prospective buyer will just move down the realtors list to the next home for sale if they feel a conflict.
As we all know the real estate market is full of properties for sale.
The best way to sell is to have your home prepared and ready to show buyers with all the personalization and clutter gone.
The whole idea of eliminating personal items is to remove barriers that will keep the prospective buyer from feeling that this home is not where they would like to live.
How effective home staging is depends on the prospective buyer being able to see themselves living in the space home staging has created.
The process of home staging provides the prospective buyer with a frame of reference which allows them to bond with the house they are about to buy.
The following list will provide you with ideas of what should be removed so that the prospective buyer can visualize the space in the house as their space.
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Family, personal photos 2.
Awards 3.
Trophies and medals 4.
Personal Paintings 5.
Items on the refrigerator 6.
Worn Furniture 7.
Worn Rugs 8.
Reduce kitchen appliances on counter top 9.
Books that are worn or tattered It is important that the home seller removes any personal items that reflect their taste so the prospective buyer can imagine each room and take comfort in this home feels like theirs.
A prospective home buyer cannot visualize a house as theirs when each room has memorabilia such as pictures, books and paintings speckled throughout.
Many of these barriers to the sale must be removed so the prospective buyer can feel good about the purchase.
The best way to prepare for the sale of your home is to plan on the removal of all personal memorabilia before the house is listed on the real estate market.
An important area that should be addressed is any symbolic piece that would reveal your personal or religious convictions.
For many people an assortment of political or religious mementos or paintings could qualify as a deal breaker for the prospective buyer.
These particular statements need to be removed.
A prospective buyer must embrace your home as their home.
In many cases, these are hard things to do, but once you moved to your new home you can display them again.
As I stated before even items like school or religious books and music CDs must be out of sight in storage.
When it comes to showcasing certain areas of the home, such as a library, books in good condition, no jackets and clean are acceptable.
The important issue during the sale of your home is a display of neutrality, warmth and of course no clutter.