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.
1. 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.
