If you have a home on the market or are thinking of putting your home on the market you want it to show in it's best light. One thing you want to emphasize, and sometimes with furniture placement make look larger, is the space in your home. An article I read today mentioned that the average home is getting smaller. People are starting to realize bigger is not necessarily better. With this transformation comes utilization of space. We still have furniture and belongings we need to have room for.
When a prospective buyer walks into your home one of the things they are doing mentally is measuring the home for their furniture. Will it all fit in this house? Is the living room large enough? Is the dining area going to accomadate their table and chairs? Are the bedrooms spacious enough?
As they ask themselves these questions and look aound your home; you want to ensure the home has that spacious feeling in it. Ideally you want little to no furniture in a house. But, everyone knows that is not reasonable. So, what do you do? De-clutter the house. The less things you have out the better.
For one it will make the rooms look larger than they are with all your things in there. It will also allow the buyer to envison their belongings in the room without any distractions. They also will not be tripping over things as they walk through the house. Imagine how it felt to walk through two identical homes. One had minimal furniture in it and he rooms looked large and spacious. The other had children's toys scattered throughout it and felt it was like walking through a maze in the house. Which one would you be more enticed to consider? Which one would you tend to forget?
The point is that in this market you need to do everything you can to help your home sell. Sometimes that includes putting things in the garage you do not use everyday or boxing and hiding things when you have a showing. You need to make sure your home is open and has the look of spaciousness when someone enters it.
Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
www.davedicecco.com
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