{"id":18518,"date":"2021-08-20T10:32:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vancouvernewcondos.com\/?p=18518"},"modified":"2021-08-20T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:33:56","slug":"how-to-prepare-your-home-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vancouvernewcondos.com\/how-to-prepare-your-home-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare Your Home for Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a number of things you can and should do to prepare your home for sale so that you\u2019re in the best position to make <\/span>as much money as you possibly can<\/span><\/a>. From depersonalizing it to making minor repairs and being thoughtful about how you show and decorate every space, knowing <\/span>how to prepare your home for sale<\/b> with these tips can give you the best bang for your buck.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key to remember in absolutely everything you do is that your goal is to appeal to the <\/span>broadest possible audience<\/span><\/i>. This means you\u2019ll absolutely end up changing things you wouldn\u2019t <\/span>personally<\/span><\/i> choose, and that\u2019s okay. The point of attracting as many people as possible is to get the best possible offer for your property. These tips will help you do this because they\u2019re intentionally designed to not alienate or turn off a key market segment of your buyer pool but rather to include and attract them to your home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tips to prepare your home for a sale<\/span><\/h1>\n

Disassociate from the house<\/span><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s important to disassociate from your house for a couple of reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. To protect your privacy<\/b>. It\u2019s very important in the real estate business to protect clients\u2019 interests, which includes their privacy. When we depersonalize properties, this means removing any personal items that identify who you or your family members are, like degrees with your name, family photos, and heirlooms. Doing this allows you to act in a private manner.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. So potential buyers can imagine themselves living in the property<\/b>. This means removing anything that\u2019s polarizing or alienating to people. These can be things or messages that are super religious, political, or controversial in society or anything that the general public might find unappealing or off-putting. We don\u2019t do this to erase someone\u2019s identity, but rather to make a property a blank slate, enabling someone else to come along and feel comfortable there. The idea is to appeal to the broadest audience possible when it comes to religion, politics, and values. The last thing you want is to alienate people who have drastically different values than you do.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is why, when it comes to choosing colors for homes, I like grey – instead of going with a color only a smaller portion of the market might find appealing, like purple, black, red, or blue walls. With design, it\u2019s better to err on the side of caution even if some people might find a choice boring. They can still come in to a blank slate and project their lifestyle, values, outlook, taste, and needs onto that property. It would be a shame to have something simple and easy to remove be the thing that turns them off. When you\u2019re selling, think of it as very much a retail experience. You\u2019ll notice that most retailers shy away from alienating people which is what we do in real estate, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Declutter<\/span><\/h3>\n

    There\u2019s a range and spectrum on how people perceive tidy, clean, and uncluttered. <\/span>Within that spectrum<\/span><\/i>, we again need to appeal to the broadest possible audience (yes, there\u2019s a recurring theme here!) To put it in perspective, the messiest person in the world will feel more comfortable in a tidy place than the tidiest person in the world will feel in a messy place.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Make your home far tidier, cleaner, and less cluttered than you\u2019d normally be comfortable with because there will <\/span>always<\/span><\/i> be people who like it this way more than you do, and you want to appeal to them and others on the extreme side of clean and tidy. The other groups that need less in this area will still be satisfied (their clean and tidy bar is lower, so it\u2019s easier to please them).<\/span><\/p>\n

    Having a place so clean and tidy to the point that it feels empty might actually be a good thing, even if your gut tells you otherwise, because it creates the perception of more size, volume, space. The less stuff we have, the bigger a property feels, the higher the perceived value and worth the place will have. It\u2019s like putting doll furniture in a regular-sized house and it suddenly feels huge. Less is more. Having a place feel empty to someone who lives there will feel much better to somebody looking at it for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Storage: clear and stage<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Even if your place is the cleanest it can be and you\u2019ve done everything else right, if someone opens a closet or garage to an avalanche of stuff coming at them, it will <\/span>not <\/span><\/i>be a good experience!<\/span><\/p>\n

    However, don\u2019t rid your storage spaces of absolutely everything. A few boxes and things to give people context helps because:<\/span><\/p>\n