Disassociate Yourself with Your Home
One of the biggest challenges for every homeowner is to look at your home, which you have invested many years and wonderful times in, as a house to be sold, versus your home. A house is a product, and should be marketed and sold like any other product which has competition in the marketplace. Make the mental decision to “let go” of your emotions and focus on the fact that the new buyers for your home will change most of it to fit their tastes and needs. So, let’s make it as easy as possible for the new buyer to envision themselves in their new home. Pack up appliance warranties and info and put them into a large envelope marked “Give to the new owners”. Stand in each room and decide what you will do differently in your new home. For example, you might turn the kids’ room into an office. By planning the new look for your current rooms you can begin to disassociate yourself with your home.
De-Personalize
Everyone wants to keep all those personal treasures and photographs in our home, but when it comes time to sell, this can keep the buyer from being able to envision their own treasures. You want buyers to imagine their own photos on the walls, and they can’t do that if yours are there! In fact, when in doubt, less is always better when it comes to selling your home. So, pack up 90% of the personal photographs and family heirlooms.