PsychoticChemist
Confused about dryer sheets
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2008
- Messages
- 9
I heard a great idea, since you have to move anyway... to declutter, some people were getting those pods, or big box... pick your company... containers and filling them with the stuff you dont need on a daily basis... extra furniture, holiday decorations, garage stuff, personal items that can be packed away now... that way your house shows as clutter free as possible, without taking up your storage space.
Then when you move, you just ship the container. Most of those companies have dry warehouse where they store the container for about as much as a standing storage (like u-store-it), and you can ship your storage later.
I would personally replace the items that really date your house... some of the fixtures and handles and such that are seen during a routien tour.
I like the carpet invoice idea... I was a buyer a year ago, and I think had I seen a carpet estimate, I might have given some of the older homes I saw more of a shake. There was a beautiful home built obviously in the 60s that still had the old wiring and the old wallpaper. But the sellers had no idea what it would take to update the wiring, and had no idea what the flooring fixes would cost... the doors and baseboards were all solid wood, but walnut causing the house to be dark.
I loved that house's charm, but it was too much house for the two of us... and the electrical and pipes in the home would probably have needed upgrades that we couldnt afford. If they had gotten the estimates and been willing to work with them some, I might have gotten a bit more serious about that house.
Then when you move, you just ship the container. Most of those companies have dry warehouse where they store the container for about as much as a standing storage (like u-store-it), and you can ship your storage later.
I would personally replace the items that really date your house... some of the fixtures and handles and such that are seen during a routien tour.
I like the carpet invoice idea... I was a buyer a year ago, and I think had I seen a carpet estimate, I might have given some of the older homes I saw more of a shake. There was a beautiful home built obviously in the 60s that still had the old wiring and the old wallpaper. But the sellers had no idea what it would take to update the wiring, and had no idea what the flooring fixes would cost... the doors and baseboards were all solid wood, but walnut causing the house to be dark.
I loved that house's charm, but it was too much house for the two of us... and the electrical and pipes in the home would probably have needed upgrades that we couldnt afford. If they had gotten the estimates and been willing to work with them some, I might have gotten a bit more serious about that house.