Need Advice: I want to sell my house but it's full of crap and needs some work. What is the best strategy?

Look into selling “as is” and add extra to the sale for all the best stuff you left for them.

Or


Estate sale. Tomorrow.


Or


Skip your stuff and focus on the biggest returns. Clean up kitchen and bathrooms. Front yard. Then the master. Create a story why your stuff is there and negotiate a months rent from the new owners to get your stuff out.

these guys are right.

the less you do and spend, the more ahead you are of the game. Don't spend a thousand to make nine hundred.

in this overheated market, someone WILL want your house if they want to move to your area.

good luck!

rent...have delivered a construction bin and throw everything out...

serious...

its just crap right...

box up everything your keeping and dont use daily and put in storage...there or some place else...

and I suggest you get off the internet and get the you know what to fricken work...

I had to do that, got the important stuff to storage and called a contractor to get rid of the rest of it.

The way houses are selling right now, no one is going to care that you have clutter or a few needed repairs. Houses aren't even staying on the market for a week because of demand. I don't think you have anything to worry about. Make sure you have somewhere to go tho

:doitdoit:

Contact several flippers. They will ve happy to clean it out and make repairs to sell it. Bit be warned.... they will low ball you. But the housing market is hot right now.so good luck.

LOLLLLLL

I was under the gun to sell my house and was overwhelmed by it. I called the local community college and put an ad in their student newsletter for part time work.

I hired a few college kids to come help after classes and got it all done.

I have also hired people off Craigslist but that was for tasks needed outside my home. I wouldn't do that for jobs inside my home.

Do you have any buddies at work? Buy some pizzas and beer and get them to help.

A friend of mine asked at her church and over 40 people showed up to help her.

Thrift stores will pick up furniture and goods from your house, providing you have enough to warrant the trip - Big Brothers, and Habitat that I know of; but go local if you can. Habitat is full of itself with prices, and mask nazis.

Go out to the front and assess curb appeal.
Remove dead plants, trim others.
Put a healthy potted plant on front patio. Cheery welcome mat.
Windex front door if you have a glass storm door. This door is the first impression into your home and should be free of dirt and smudges.
(Tip from my mom years ago.) Clean the interior door and doorknob.

She also said a woman should always lift the toilet seat and ensure it's clean for the men.

Since pics online is used to sell a home.

Consider each room & what pics of the room.

Could move the things initially to an obscure corner of the room.

Start staging the room.

Then move all the extra stuff out in the garage.

Consolidate the extra stuff in the garage & cover it with blankets.

Know the local market for your home.

Call a Realtor. I called 3 different ones.

I watched them as they walked through the home.

I watched their faces for reactions.

One Realtor cringed when he turned the door knob to the bedroom.

I went to the local Habitat Restore & replaced all the door knobs that needed it.

I replaced all the hardware to brushed nickel. We had over 70 cabinet knobs.

I then would review their proposals.

Thought the prices were too low, so I told them the price needs to be higher.

No need for any Realtor to dictate price as I knew the market.

After this a photographer came to the home for pics.

Also neutralized the entire home with neutral paint & no wallpaper.

Removed all personal pics as well.

Cleaned the carpet. Carpet guy gave me enzymes that smell fresh would spray a few corners in the living room.

Sprayed kitchen & bathroom sinks & toilets with Pure Citrus Orange Air Freshener [link to www.walmart.com (secure)]

OZIUM is another air sanitizer that can negate any smell in about 30 seconds. [link to www.walmart.com (secure)]

Do not burn a candle as I can smell the odors, home sellers are trying to mask.

Freshly baked cookies in the oven.

Freshly vacuumed and did not leave footprints in carpet by dragging vacuum over my footprints behind me as leaving room.

Since this is a SELLERS MARKET, perhaps not all of this is needed.

You’re so on it, I’m surprised you even bothered contacting a realtor. Good work!

I rented a dumpster and made quick work of it.




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Make any progress?

Don't clean. After all the hard work you'll probably end up staying. :)

Friendly fire. This is not a suggestion, or advice. Simple stating what others have done. It is illegal.

Last Edited by mlabors on 04/03/2021 04:37 AM

I'm exhausted before I'm even starting.

Bang on correct . Waste of time to paint , steam clean carpets , landscape front yard etc....

Curb appeal is ONLY a valuable investment if you are selling a much more expensive home, in a sought after neighborhood = Those guys are just gonna move in as is and use it , and sell it again .

here a 1,000 investment could yield upwards of 10,000


On the other hand , our type of houses , young people have already thought of all the "mods" they are gonna do , or its an investment property for someone who is gonna remodel it IMMEDIATELY so they can rent it at twice your neighborhoods current rent value .

here you would be lucky to turn 5,000 into 9, or 10,000
Good luck my brotha !

Clean the floor, dishes and bathrooms. Put on market.
Depends where you live as to what happens next.

In my area, I'd have foot traffic and bids before 2 hours of visual on the web, even messed up and dirty!

Prices are going above asking where I live. Chances are high you can sell just as your house is now

Think outside the box:


Sell it to a hoarder and tell them it's a head-start on the competition...

All products and services seem to be designed for the mentally sane and stable, but I propose there's a whole untapped industry for goods and services to the insane and mentally challenged...

Last Edited by BRIEF on 04/03/2021 06:39 AM

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Last Edited by BRIEF on 04/03/2021 06:44 AM

Good outside-the-box thinking!




Brief, get back in the box.

DAMN YOU MONSTA!!!!!!

LOL too far?

We went through that 6 months ago. We sure had a lot of “stuff.” Still do! But prolly got rid of a third of it

Gotta be brutal. It wasn’t so hard. I just kept imagining boxing up and moving it all. And I didn’t want all that work, so I made “Yup” and ‘Nope” boxes!

Obviously, you waited until the last minute, which might indicate that you don't really care about your "stuff" that much.

No offense, just stating the obvious.

If I were in your shoes, I would throw out some signs in the neighborhood and say Estate Sale or Garage Sale (in house). I would tag everything that I wanted to get rid of with a post it note with a price (priced to sell). Use a post it note and you might want to write on the post it note is for too, just in case someone switches the post it notes on you.

By selling the stuff quickly, it gets it out of your hair so you can focus on the remaining items.

If your house is in disarray, as I am suspecting based on your lack of planning and impulsive behavior, have it anyway. What people think of you is the least of your worries. Take pictures of your biggest and most expensive items and put them on Craig's list.

I had a garage sale once and sold the majority of my big items before the sale started. On the day of the sale, I sold the majority of the rest in 2 hours. After that, I packed up the remaining items and took them to Goodwill.

Start as pocket listing on 12th, once cleaned up release more broadly.

I would calculate difference between sale price doing nothing vs sale price doing clean up and enhancements.

Is the difference worth the time and effort? If yes, get to work, if no, sign the papers and be on your way.

start by doing some cleanup

I am selling my house as is, by owner, no real estate agents involved. My house needs a ton of work, and I am still doing a clean out. I will close in a couple of weeks. I am fixing nothing, just clearing it out and doing minimal cleaning.

Beware of the house flippers, as they offer very little. I am selling my house to a neighbor who is a handyman. He is buying it for his son's family, who need a big house. He knows it will need a ton of work. I was asking $70,000 but dropped the price to $50,000 after my first buyer crapped out on me last minute. I already had bought a small home,1/3 of the size of the old one, and did major downsizing.

You will need a storage unit to store your things until you find another home.I was fortunate to already have another home, so it made it easier for me.Prioritize and make lists of what you truly need to get re-established.Dump everything else. Sell or donate to charity, any usable but unneeded items.

Good luck to you !!!