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Getting your home sale ready - Wolverine Lake real estate

The first two steps in getting your Wolverine Lake sale ready to sell is to:

  1. De-clutter the home
  2. De-personalize 

De-Clutter your Oakland County home

Spacious looking is the key.  Open with lots of room to walk around.  Minimalist is almost the decorating style you want.  You do not need a picture or piece of furniture to cover all of the wall space.  Move excess furniture out, put it in the garage, basement, or storage locker. I will do a walk through with you and "suggest" what you should remove.  

Remember when I do a walk through with you I am going to give you suggestions of what to do.  You do not have to do any of them.  I will list your home "as is" and you can just sit back and relax.  I just know what makes a Wolverine Lake home sell for more.  

 De-Personalize your Wolverine Lake home

The reason you want to "de-personalize" your home is because you want buyers to view it as "their" potential Metro Detroit home. When a Metro Detroit home buyer sees some of these decorating motifs:

  • country
  • a Southwest or Indian motif
  • religious
  • "grandma"
  • hunting

These are just a few of the many decorating schemes a home seller has.  It is alright to have a few items up but it can throw the buyer off.  They may even be anti hunting or of a different religion.  Keep it simple and not overboard.  I have seen angel shrines, 3 foot religious figures in every room, and walls of animal heads.  That may turn off a potential buyer.

When a potential home buyer sees your family photos hanging on the wall, it puts your own brand on the home and momentarily shatters their illusions about owning the house. Therefore, put away family photos, sports trophies, collectible items, knick-knacks, and souvenirs. Put them in a box. Rent a storage area for a few months and put the box in the storage unit.

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