Vacated or Lived In

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[quote=UCGal]strictly an anectdotal observation based on friends who’ve sold..

Move about 90% of your stuff to storage. Have the barest minimum to “stage” the house, and live in it as a staged house.

All personal photos, kids toys, any art work that isn’t 100% bland… take it out. Take out 1/2 of the furniture to make it look more spacious. Make sure nothing is on the kitchen counter. Even hide the toothbrushes and other stuff that ends up on bathroom counters.

It’s a pain, but it’s worked for friends.[/quote]

People should learn to live like that all the time!

Imagine all the money saved from living a simple life with little possessions. An uncluttered house means a broad, open mind. Clutter means complication and difficulty of character.

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Thanks for all the replies – looks like I’ve got a great option on this one. The company has agreed to fund a “split shipment” of all our goods. I’ll have them come first and pack up all of our closets, most of the kitchen stuff, knick-knacks, etc. Leave basically just furniture and decorative goods. All that will go into storage on the destination side, so we can show just the “staged” house for a couple months. Then when we have our final destination housing (a nice rental – chaining myself to the desk to keep from buying a house before we know the area), we’ll do the final shipment to clear out the rest of the house.

For anyone that read my “lockbox or appointment only” post, that solves that concern, too, since very very few of my “personal goods” will be in the house. I’m not really worried about someone breaking a vase, but don’t want them rooting through my tax returns or personal effects.

Thanks, all!

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Thanks for all the replies – looks like I’ve got a great option on this one. The company has agreed to fund a “split shipment” of all our goods. I’ll have them come first and pack up all of our closets, most of the kitchen stuff, knick-knacks, etc. Leave basically just furniture and decorative goods. All that will go into storage on the destination side, so we can show just the “staged” house for a couple months. Then when we have our final destination housing (a nice rental – chaining myself to the desk to keep from buying a house before we know the area), we’ll do the final shipment to clear out the rest of the house.

For anyone that read my “lockbox or appointment only” post, that solves that concern, too, since very very few of my “personal goods” will be in the house. I’m not really worried about someone breaking a vase, but don’t want them rooting through my tax returns or personal effects.

Thanks, all!

[sc_alum]

Thanks for all the replies – looks like I’ve got a great option on this one. The company has agreed to fund a “split shipment” of all our goods. I’ll have them come first and pack up all of our closets, most of the kitchen stuff, knick-knacks, etc. Leave basically just furniture and decorative goods. All that will go into storage on the destination side, so we can show just the “staged” house for a couple months. Then when we have our final destination housing (a nice rental – chaining myself to the desk to keep from buying a house before we know the area), we’ll do the final shipment to clear out the rest of the house.

For anyone that read my “lockbox or appointment only” post, that solves that concern, too, since very very few of my “personal goods” will be in the house. I’m not really worried about someone breaking a vase, but don’t want them rooting through my tax returns or personal effects.

Thanks, all!

[sc_alum]

Thanks for all the replies – looks like I’ve got a great option on this one. The company has agreed to fund a “split shipment” of all our goods. I’ll have them come first and pack up all of our closets, most of the kitchen stuff, knick-knacks, etc. Leave basically just furniture and decorative goods. All that will go into storage on the destination side, so we can show just the “staged” house for a couple months. Then when we have our final destination housing (a nice rental – chaining myself to the desk to keep from buying a house before we know the area), we’ll do the final shipment to clear out the rest of the house.

For anyone that read my “lockbox or appointment only” post, that solves that concern, too, since very very few of my “personal goods” will be in the house. I’m not really worried about someone breaking a vase, but don’t want them rooting through my tax returns or personal effects.

Thanks, all!

[sc_alum]

Thanks for all the replies – looks like I’ve got a great option on this one. The company has agreed to fund a “split shipment” of all our goods. I’ll have them come first and pack up all of our closets, most of the kitchen stuff, knick-knacks, etc. Leave basically just furniture and decorative goods. All that will go into storage on the destination side, so we can show just the “staged” house for a couple months. Then when we have our final destination housing (a nice rental – chaining myself to the desk to keep from buying a house before we know the area), we’ll do the final shipment to clear out the rest of the house.

For anyone that read my “lockbox or appointment only” post, that solves that concern, too, since very very few of my “personal goods” will be in the house. I’m not really worried about someone breaking a vase, but don’t want them rooting through my tax returns or personal effects.

Thanks, all!

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