Is your Personality Hurting your Home Sale?

Fresno Real Estate Video Blog with Benjamin Martin

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Everybody knows someone who really likes to show off their personality through their home. Flashy furniture, art, and decor can give a home a really unique feel. However, if you are trying to sell your home, your personality may be the exact thing that is preventing the sale.

Here are 5 quick tips to help you neutralize your home and make it more attractive to buyers:

1. Remove personal items
Take down family photos, heirlooms, diplomas, and other personal items- buyers don't want to feel like they are in somebody else's home, they want to see themselves and their family in the space.

2. Repaint
You need to repaint any rooms that have too much personality or bold colors. Having rooms painted in bright, neutral colors makes it more appealing and warm to potential buyers.

3. Show rooms how they are supposed to be used
If your home office is your dining room, or your garage is your bedroom, you need to fix that. It may work for you and your lifestyle, but will certainly scare buyers away.

4. Clean windows and blinds
You wouldn't believe how much it helps your home to be bright, airy, and beautiful for buyers.

5. Detach yourself emotionally
When you decide to sell, your home is no longer your home, it's an investment, and needs to be viewed as such. Being overly emotional during the selling process could inhibit the sale and could cost you thousands.


There you have it, our advice to help get your home sold faster and for more money. For more great tips on how to sell your home, call us right away. Thanks, we look forward to hearing from you soon!