The hardest part. Well maybe if you are in your 30’s, its not difficult. But for some of us we have those attachments to ‘our stuff’. Get Over It! If you really want ‘your stuff” to detract from the awesome new house you are going to buy – great – store it. Or better yet, donate it — there are tons of thrift shops with your stuff that no one really wants. I call them nostalgic pieces. “I remember when I bought this, little Lisa (now 30) was just 4 and we picked it out together”. Get the idea? Toss – Donate – or buy yourself a storage unit.
We are going for the ‘new’ look. No country’s not in – no one wants to see the little cats in the corner of the door. Get rid of it. Oh you know those plastic pieces that look like the coffee spilled — let it spill in the trash – it does nothing for your sale. I hope you are getting the message. The bookshelf with all the books. Put them away – in the next two months if you are not going to use it, – move it now.
Lets talk windows. No curtains. Let’s let the light in. Make the effort to contact a reputable blind company and those gorgeous shades you always wanted – do not buy- Instead, ask what the most popular are and invest in that. And when we show your house, leave them open! Let the sun in, Let the light in.
Flooring. No scatter rugs. Maybe a mat at the front door to wipe our feet. Everything else goes. That 20 year old carpet in the bedroom, ditch it. Those slippery rugs you put everywhere – trash them. Let the floor shine. There are a myriad of companies that offer cleaning for the house that is going on the market. Call them. I don’t care how good you think you are — they are professionals — they will find the dirt.
Do I dare talk closets and cabinets. Ok. Lets tackle that and next time – we talk about what to put back – maybe.
If this is Spring – keep summer clothes. Everything else goes in a box in the basement or your storage unit. That’s it. Nothing stays in the closet for the pop up magnificent function that you are ‘not’ going to. Stuff it in storage – donate it – lose it somewhere. You want a new dress anyway, MEN – all those so called work tees with the rips and stains. Get rid of them. You got ‘people’ to do this grunt work now.
One more thing in this segment. Lawns are for grass, not for little signs, or the piglet sucking thumb or the many many other things I see on lawns. We want the grown ups to buy this house and spend a lot of money doing it. So lets make it appeal to the grown ups. Chances are they will have their own stuff – they do not need ours. Still confused – Call Me – I will be there with my pad, pen and gloves. Lets get this house sold. Call me, Call me, Call me. You will be happy you did
