Just living produces clutter. Heaps of it. But unkempt junk is the one thing you don’t want when you’re attempting to sell your house for top dollar. In fact, nothing can turn a potential K-W home buyer off faster or send him running faster than a house that looks like a trash heap. The best means of boosting the resale value of your house is to ditch the disorder.
To get you started, here is a video clip that provides some useful decluttering tips. Before you know it, your home will have a delightfully open feeling and the house shoppers will be taking another look.
There are different ways to do this, but all of them start with a resolute attitude and a trash bag. If your house is a total disaster zone, it will be worth your time to rent a rolloff container.
“But what about garage sales?” you ask. “Couldn’t I sell my clutter for cash?” Possibly, but only if you have hours of excess time on your hands. For most harried sellers, it is easier to donate the best items to charity, have those picked up up and then have the rest carted off.
Here’s another idea. For no-cost removal of reusable items, you can go to freecycle to find the information for K-W. There are other K-W agencies and charities that are happy to take your unwanted things and dispose of them for you. Just do a Google search for Waterloo Region decluttering.
