When it comes time to sell your home there are three common avenues to consider: using a real estate agent with a view to selling on an offer and acceptance basis, holding an auction for your home, or advertising your home yourself and selling it privately. While traditionally most homes are sold through a real estate agent using the offer and acceptance model, home auctions are becoming increasingly popular. Auctions are desirable for many sellers as they are considered a quicker method of finding a buyer, plus offering the added bonus that at an auction the buyers come prepared to buy, allowing you to eliminate unscheduled showings to the buyers and sell your house with less hassle.
Regardless of which method you choose to sell your home, you need to ensure that your home is neat and tidy throughout the process. Potential buyers want to see the home at its best, plus they want to be able to visualise their belongings in the home, not yours. You should remove all unnecessary things from your house to make it look uncluttered.
When it comes to removing the equipment, the biggest problem the house owners will have is where to store them.
Self storage is the easiest and most effective way of storing your items during the auction period. The safety of your items is guaranteed, and you can store your belongings easily because the self storage apartments are specially made for the convenience of storing items. When you store your extra home appliances, unnecessary furniture items and personal items such as wall hangings and photos, the potential buyers can see the full potential of your home, including the size of countertops, built in shelving and closets. If every area of your home is filled with your belongings, potential buyers will not be able to get an accurate idea of the actual storage capacity.
The outside of your home should also be cleaned up like the interior. It is common for the garage and outdoor sheds to be filled with your belongings, which will not allow you to present your storage spaces to their full capacity.
Most homeowners will not take the time to declutter their homes prior to sale. By you going to the extra effort to clear out your home and leave it as bare as possible, your home will look more spacious and will be more attractive to potential buyers than other homes currently on the market. The easy step of storing your additional furniture and belongings in a self storage facility will greatly increase the desirability and even the value of your home.
Taking into account the reasonable prices charged by self storage facilities, plus the ease and convenience of housing your belongings off site, storing your additional items at auction time is highly recommended for anyone wishing to sell their home at the highest possible price.