Declutter and Stage Your House

The two favorite words for any real estate agent are, Decluttering and Staging. Decluttering is when the homeowner is told to get rid of everything nonessential in the house and preferably put it all into a self storage facility. Staging is when the agent retrieves certain items from the self storage facility to the home and strategically places them throughout the house. Both of these things are done to maximize the potential profits that the seller can make on the home. A good self storage facility comes in very handy for the entire process.

The homeowner wants to first get a unit in a self storage facility that is in a nearby location, since he is apt to have to make many trips to the building. The self storage facility will need to be very safe and secure, since both the homeowner and his belongings will be spending some time at it. The self storage facility also needs to be very clean and pest-free, since the homeowner will be bringing furniture and things back and forth from his home, to the facility, and back to his home again. Someone trying to sell their house does not want to run of the chance of bringing new critters and rodents into the home!

The easiest way to declutter a home is to first take everything off of the walls and out of the closets.  These treasures need to be boxed up and moved out of the way to the self storage facility or some other accommodations. This can be started a few weeks in advance, so the task is not quite so overwhelming.  Dropping off a few boxes at the self storage facility on the way home from work or on the way to a dentist appointment can make the chore a lot less daunting. 

Then on a prearranged day, when family and friends are all available, the physically demanding portion of getting the house ready for sale can be accomplished. Virtually all of the furniture needs to be moved out of the house or at least into the garage for the time being. That is when it is time for an expert Home Stager to shine. 

A Home Stager is experienced with how to best maximize the potential of a house, while hiding its flaws. This person will direct the traffic as to where everything needs to go. Some items will be positioned in a different manner inside of the house. Other things will be taken to the self storage facility, waiting for a new place in the new home. The Stager knows that home buyers are buying square footage.  They can determine how to best place the bed in the master suite to make the room look larger, while at the same time covering the worn carpet. The Stager knows furniture placed in a U-shape is much more conducive to a good conversation area than furniture in an L-shape. The Stager knows that spaces need to be defined to the buyer, with little left up to the imagination of the novice. The Stager knows it is better to remove the boots and coats from the current mudroom and turn it into a cute little breakfast nook. A little table and chairs from the unit at the self storage facility can be brought back into the house to accomplish this task with simply the cost of some sweat equity.

Impersonal artwork can be taken out of the unit at the self storage facility and placed on the blank walls.  Pictures taken of the Yellowstone National Park or of Downtown Chicago can be removed from the boxes in the self storage unit, blown up, matted into frames, and hung on the walls. 

Decluttering and Staging are two words that can help anyone sell their home for a maximum profit with a minimum cost. And a convenient self storage facility can be a huge asset in the process!

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