DE-CLUTTERING - THE PSYCHOLOGY & THE PRE-SALE NECESSITY
In 2019, Marie Kondo took the world by storm - simply by Tidying Up…but we believe minimalism was hot long before the concept of a clutter-free life came to our attention in this format.
It’s no secret that de-cluttering your house is imperative prior to selling it in order to achieve the best possible price. But what are the deeper issues involved here?
The Mayo Clinic classifies hoarding disorder as “a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them. A person with hoarding disorder experiences distress at the thought of getting rid of the items. Excessive accumulation of items, regardless of actual value, occurs”.
You don’t have to have a diagnosable condition - the majority of us keep too many things around! Prior to selling your property, it is important to the bottom line that a serious, almost brutal de-cluttering session takes place.
So what can be done to get through it? Chunk it down in to steps:
Go room by room with a set time frame for each area
Try to disconnect a little bit beforehand - YOU are not YOUR THINGS
Create 3 Categories for your things - (1) Keep, (2) Donate/Give Away and (3) Throw Out
As for Step 3 - the hardest step - you need to be a bit brutal and ask yourself a few questions:
Will I miss this object in a years time? (No? Get rid of it!)
Am I saving this for a Rainy Day? (Rainy Days never come!)
Who would genuinely benefit from this object? (Gift it!)
Our pre-sale building inspection can reveal a lot of important issues with the structure of your house, but in the end, potential buyers need to be able to picture themselves - with their stuff - in your house.
Dwell Building Services believes that knowledge is power! We aim to give you as much information as possible around your property when you're looking at buying or selling. We specialise in:
- pre-purchase building inspections
- pre-sale building inspections
- defect reports
- dilapidation reports
- building consultations
Servicing from Byron Bay to the northern Gold Coast, we pride ourselves on our independent streak, delivering honest and accurate building inspections for over 15 years!
