Your getting ready to sell your house and you are looking for every advantage to make sure your home sells fast and for the best price. One approach to consider is using the art of feng shui to improve the feel and flow of your home and subconsciously attract and appeal to potential buyers.
The first step is to de clutter your home. Your agent probably already advised you to do this so that buyers can picture their own things in your house, but all that clutter is just distracting. Buyers will not even notice the beautiful crown moldings in the dining room if they cannot see it past all the knick knacks, pictures and piles of papers in the corner. Clearing the clutter from your home can be a very emotional process. This is the perfect time to not just pack it up, but clear it out. In good feng shui, everything you own should provide some kind of service to you. Be prepared to let go of anything you really do not need anymore.
Not only will your home feel more appealing to buyers, your move will be much easier as well. Get out a trash bag or good will box and get going. Where do you start? Bookshelves easily become receptacles for various items quickly tucked away. Closets have more than clothes or skeletons. Clear it out so homebuyers can see that there is enough room for their own wardrobe to fit. Kitchens are one of the most important rooms in the house home buyers will look in drawers and pantries. Make sure they can see how spacious they are. Bathroom medicine cabinets should be clean and clear. Go through each room and note what the first thing you notice is. Is it what you want homebuyers to notice?
Next, go outside. The front door area should be open and unencumbered. Trees and bushes in front of your front door are not good for feng shui flow of energy. A meandering path leading to your front door will help to avoid rushing chi. The same effect can be created using bushes and plants if changing the pathway is not practical. The front door is considered the mouth of chi it is the only way for good chi to enter. Your doorway should be inviting and attractive.
The room you first see when you enter your house is the next step, this is usually the living room. This will be the homebuyers first impression of your home, so it must be clean and vibrant, with a comfortable and inviting feel. In the kitchen, it is important to harmonize the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The sink and refrigerator represent water. The stove is fire. The element of wood can be achieved through flooring and cabinetwork. Light and smell are essential areas of consideration when presenting your kitchen to buyers.
If the front door is the mouth of chi, then the kitchen is the stomach and the bathroom is the internal plumbing. Above all, the bathroom is used for and represents cleansing so it makes sense that the bathroom should be as clean as possible when being presented.
Keep these tips in mind and work with your realtor to create an inviting house, and those prospective buyers will be beating a path to make it their home.
Re/Max New Jersey (http://www.remax-nj.com/) provides buyers and sellers with real estate maximums quality professional service. Art Gib is a freelance writer.
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