Whether I am working with someone as their home stager or as their Realtor, one of the biggest worries of the homeowner is packing. Before (hopefully) the home owner has put their house on the market, they have started to declutter through packing, not by putting things in closets and cupboards. As I always say, "you are planning on selling your house, so you'll need to pack eventually. Why not get a big chuck of the work out of the way now."
Start by going to your local wine shop or liquor store. Their leftover boxes are the perfect size and strength for your packing needs. These boxes are designed to hold mass amounts of weight and the size makes them perfect for a single person to lift and move.
Then work your way through your house. Start by packing up items that you rarely use (that set of china that only gets used during the holidays or the sports equipment that is out of season). The decluttering process is one of the most important parts of prepping your house to be marketed, so go room-by-room and start the process by packing up all those rarely used and seasonal items.
And make two separate categories of boxes. The ones that hold the items that you know you want to keep and the boxes that hold items that you plan to take to Goodwill or sell at a yard sale. Pack...purge...pack...purge...
If you really want to do it right and can afford to, rent a storage unit to hold the boxes of items that you'll be moving to your new house. You'll be amazed at how easy it will be to fill up the unit.
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