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I recently inherited a house from my parents that I will be looking to sell in the near future. The house is a large suburban house, 4 bedrooms, full basement, attic, all FULL of stuff. I would like it someone could critique my plan below and point out any issues or make some suggestions.
1. Take everything I need/want from the house as I have my own house
2. Rent a dumpster (there is a lot of stuff) to get rid of all the junk, leaving furniture, tables, beds, etc for staging.
3. Get rid of dumpster
4. Meeting with realtor to list the house
5. Get house under contract
6. Rent second dumpster to get rid of staging furniture
7. Close on deal/get rid of second dumpster
Does this seem like the right way to go about this? Thanks in advance!
i would meet with a realtor sooner. they might recommend showing it empty instead of staging. also might want to sell or give away some stuff before junking it all.
A lot of what is "junk" to you may still be useable. Find a local charity (Goodwill, Purple Heart, etc.) that is willing to come pick it up. Same with the furniture. There's no need to send a lot of that stuff to the landfill.
If the furniture you are leaving in the place for "staging" is later worthy of a dumpster, just get rid of it from the start. It won't help the sale to stage it with "junk."
As said above, there maybe those that would take it--saving you the dumpster cost.
I agree with Br!n, I would meet with a realtor sooner than later since they may be a better resource in regards to what to keep for staging and what to toss. I tend to agree with rrah that it may be more advantageous to keep everything you want and going ahead and getting rid of everything else you consider junk. Sometimes it's easier for stagers to work with a blank canvas and than one already painted over.
1. Take out the stuff you want.
2. Hire an estate sale company to come sell the rest of it.
3. Any furniture left after the estate sale, call a re-homing company and see if they would like the furniture as a donation. (Several organizations use donated furniture to set up families who have lost everything in fires, floods, etc.)
4. Anything else left, get a dumpster, toss everything (or call a refuse removal company) and clean the house out, top to bottom.
If the furniture is that old, it won't be helpful for staging. Sorry, just no.
Clean the house out, get it professionally scrubbed down, clean the carpets, paint what needs to be painted, fix what needs to be fixed, and then you and your agent decide if the house needs to be staged. You can just stage one room or two, you don't have to stage an entire house.
I don't think staging ever helps. Empty and nice and clean is the best I think.
I have heard there are those that will buy the contents of a house and come and get it. Or if it isn't throw away stuff, then don't throw it away. Maybe have a big garage sale there at the house and then donate what doesn't sell to good will.
If this is a house they lived in a long time, you may find things in there worth more than you would expect. It would suck to get a dumpster and then find out 10 years later you threw out some old board game that is now worth $10k, or something.
Old houses full of "junk" are the best treasure troves.
1. Take out the stuff you want.
2. Hire an estate sale company to come sell the rest of it.
3. Any furniture left after the estate sale, call a re-homing company and see if they would like the furniture as a donation. (Several organizations use donated furniture to set up families who have lost everything in fires, floods, etc.)
4. Anything else left, get a dumpster, toss everything (or call a refuse removal company) and clean the house out, top to bottom.
If the furniture is that old, it won't be helpful for staging. Sorry, just no.
Clean the house out, get it professionally scrubbed down, clean the carpets, paint what needs to be painted, fix what needs to be fixed, and then you and your agent decide if the house needs to be staged. You can just stage one room or two, you don't have to stage an entire house.
The OP is an embarrassing product of our throw away society.
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