CALGARY DREAM HOMES REAL ESTATE BLOG

  Take a look at your “Things” and what makes you hang onto them. Our Attachment to “Things” Many of our things help give us a sense of our own identity. For instance, we may have lots of books that we intend to read. But now with Kindle etc they are just gathering dust. Closets full of clothes that we will never wear, why not send them to one of the Calgary Goodwill centers . Our old furniture that we hang onto, now looks out of place with our new minimal “Look”. Remember the furniture pieces you got from your grandmother? We also might inherent stuff from other family and friends and these “things” can have a powerful hold on us. Many times we can’t let go of them because they’re a link to a person we love. “Things” from our past can take on their own life!. Sometimes we buy things to make ourselves feel better after maybe a bad week, or we buy because we are bored. This is the recipe for a packed home that requires a big investment to keep up. From a cleaning perspective,

 What Buyers Look For Ok, so we are about to list your home and you think you have it right. We have given you our advice and some complimentary staging options, then you start to second guess what the potential buyers will like or dislike!. But this is where you have to relax because part of our service is to take away anxiety, and selling your home should not be stressful. So usually they are ok with the price range or they would not see the value in your home and their realtor would not be showing it to them. Remember first impressions, the home has to have good curb appeal, grass cut and weed wacked, front door and entrance washed down and sparkling clean. If they have a negative at the front door such as lack of TLC it will follow them through the home and everything they look at. Blinds up for showings, remember it’s show time! Light and space is what most buyers like and you already de-cluttered didn’t you? Tick the Boxes: They begin the walk-through and hopefully start to tick