Let's talk about clutter! Do you find your rooms closing in on you, expecially after the holiday season....well it may be your clutter. So here are some clutter busting solutions to get you one step closer to the closing table and your sanity.
There are many reasons why we have clutter....maybe it has some sentimental meaning to you, maybe it was a good deal or free, maybe you just don't know how to throw things out...whatever the reason is clutter will not get your house sold quickly.
Determining what is clutter may be hard for you...so i'm going to keep it simple clutter is stuff piled ontop of stuff or too much stuff in one location that can make your head spin. See our brains needs empty space to define objects and make sense out of what we are seeing. Clutter doesn't allow that empty space to exist, which makes most people uncomfortable. And when a buyer is uncomfortable they won't buy!
Everyones clutter is different, but the most common sources of clutter are paperwork and old magazines, clothes, knick knacks and collectibles or just items that don't have a home. Let,s take your holiday gifts for example.
These are new items that have entered your home. You have to decide which rooms you will store these new items in. Then seperate the gifts by room. Any gifts that need to be exchanged or that you don't want keep in a seperate pile to either return or give to charity.
Then take the gifts and spend sometime organizing them in their new room and make sure to do one room at a time so you don't feel overwhelmed. For example, Sal got a bunch of new workout clothes so a good rule of thumb is for each gift received toss to of its counterparts out. So, he must throw out 2 sweatpants for every new one he got.
Repeat this process throughout your house and it will help reduce clutter and organize your home. For more helpful tips on how to prepare your home for sale head over to toritoth.com and make sure to leave a comment below about your clutterbusting stories. Thanks for watching.
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