Get Your Home Ready to Sell

By Myra Jensen
Not only do we want the buyers to imagine themselves in the home, we also want to take away any distractions for the buyer so they can focus on the home.

Your wedding photo from 20 years ago may be precious to you, but when you have family pictures hanging all over the home, the buyers will stop and look at the pictures to see if they recognize anyone. We want the buyers to focus on the highlights of the home, not your personal photos.

Usually pictures of babies and old fashioned black and white pictures are not as distracting, but use them sparingly. Take down any signs, plaques or awards with your name on them.

If you take down your pictures and your wall looks like this, you will need to paint. And quit smoking in your house!