Selling your home is a completely different experience than living in it, and it requires a very different mindset. When you are creating a home to live in, your goal is to make it comfortable for you and your family. When you are selling a home your goal is to make it look like a model home. Forget the reality of every day living. Just make it look good so you can sell it quickly and for the highest price. The longer your home is on the market the less your chances are for getting the price you want.
1. Depersonalize. Pack up all of your most personal and visible belongings so that prospective buyers can imagine themselves living in the space.
2. Make it look spacious. Remove enough furniture and accessories to make every room look big and uncluttered.
3. Say no to clutter. Pack it or throw it away, but don't try to hide it, because perspective buyers will probably find it!
4. So simplify each room until it has just one function so that buyers will not feel confused.
5. Don't hide any great architectural features behind furniture, drapes or accessories. And if there is no architectural focal point in a room, create one by accessorizing a coffee table, dining table, window, bed, or bookcase.
