Short Sales And Foreclosures: Buying Homes in Peril

                                                                                         

It’s pretty common knowledge that when your home is on the market, buyers will come through and tour your home to see if it’s the right home for them but occasionally home sellers don’t realise that when prospective buyers come and tour their homes they’re going to look everywhere to see how the home in question is going to fulfill their needs. This includes closets, drawers, and anywhere else you can hide things.

The problem with having too much personal information readily available in your home is that buyers can use some types of information for their own gain, identity theft is rampant, and too many personal items around the house can make a prospective buyer have a hard time picturing themselves living in your house.

One of the most obvious areas that you can eliminate the transfer of “too much information” is by removing your mail from any areas where people can stumble across it during a home tour; this includes not stashing your mail in a bin by the front door, not keeping your mail in a drawer in the kitchen, and definitely not keeping bills tacked to your corkboard in the home office. Make doubly sure that none of the estimates or realtor documents are anywhere that people might stumble across them!

Next, take a look at the walls and shelves in your home. Many of us hang our framed diplomas and certifications on the wall to celebrate our accomplishments but remember that these documents give people personal information about you as well as brand the home as YOURS while you want to make it easier for them to see it as theirs.

On the walls, shelves, and mantles in your home there are most likely also pictures of yourself and your family. Before prospective buyers come and tour your home you will want to remove these so that they can better visualise themselves living in your home. This can also be a safety issue as you really don’t know who will be touring through your home or attending the open houses that your realtor might stage.

The best things to keep in mind when your home is open to strangers is that people can and will look everywhere possible. Keep your private life private and pack up all your personal items that aren’t necessary; any items that you might need should be kept safely locked up in a filing cabinet, away from prying eyes. Making your home as neutral as possible can really help buyers feel like it’s their home instead of yours.

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