CHAPTER 9 Prepping an Older Home for Sale
Selling an inherited and now vacant house requires taking that extra bit of care to make sure the details are attended to, such that there is a high probability of getting a sale and to encourage the buyer that there is no reason to be hesitant about considering your property. One advantage to selling an unoccupied and mostly empty house is that it allows the potential buyer’s imagination to run wild during the home viewing. Without the distractions of furniture and homey touches, prospective buyers can imagine their own things in every room and start mentally placing their own lives in the vacant spaces. Having to empty the house could well be a blessing in disguise if the former owner was the type of homeowner to leave clutter everywhere or who had outdated or flamboyant taste in decoration. Too much personalization will leave potential buyers
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