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 Letting Go While Selling

Letting go of ones home when selling can be difficult. There are years of memories and decorating choices and just the right pieces for just the right spot. We take our homes personally, and we should while they are ours. But once we have decided to sell, we should start to think of it as the new buyers' home, whoever that ends up being.

The new owners are going to come in and paint or maybe remodel the kitchen or the baths, and buy their own knickknacks. It will be their home for their memories. We need to look at our home from the buyers' perspective. When they are shopping for their new home, they are looking at location, room sizes and updates. We should take advantage of anything we can do to help them see the benefit of buying our home. De-cluttering a room can show them how large it is. Think of it as pre-packing. A cluttered closet can make them think the closets are too small. Neutralizing a wall color can make them think they don't have to paint, and so on. Above all don't take offense. We are not selling our decorating tastes or our things or our memories, we are selling our house. Correct that, we are selling them their home.

Try to look at your home through buyers' eyes. Being honest and critical can save a lot of market time and in many cases money. A good real estate agent will help you through this process. Call me at 847-401-4859 or visit www.InvernessForSale.com for any of your real estate needs.

Chris Jacobs
Broker Associate
Chris Jacobs & Associates
Century 21 Circle
Direct: 847-401-4859
Chris@ChrisJacobsHomes.com

 INSIDE THIS ISSUE...

1. Inverness HOME SALES
    
2. Letter From The REALTOR
    
3. Inverness It's What I Do
    
4. 188 Marie Drive
   INVERNESS - For Sale
    
5. 1671 Clover Drive
   INVERNESS - Coming Soon
    
6. 129 Firth Road
   INVERNESS - Coming Soon
    
7. 975 Livingston Lane
   INVERNESS - For Sale
    
8. Letting Go While Selling
    
9. 149 Burleigh Lane
   INVERNESS - For Sale
    
10. 537 Bridgestone Court
    INVERNESS - For Sale
     
11. Chris Jacobs REALTOR
     
12. 1377 Shire Circle
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
13. 1338 Shire Circle
    INVERNESS - For Sale
     
14. 215 Inverway
    INVERNESS - For Sale
     
15. 1754 Firth Road
    INVERNESS - For Sale
     
16. 538 Bonnie Lane
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
17. 2077 W Palatine Road
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
18. 437 Inverway
    INVERNESS - For Sale
     
19. 135 Strome Lane
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
20. 404 Cumnock Road
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
21. 1055 Valley Lake Drive
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
22. 33 Carlton Circle
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
23. 1715 Galloway Circle
    Inverness - SOLD
     
24. 165 Inverway
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
25. 381 Whispering Pines Court
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
26. 1884 Tweed Road
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
27. 2106 Bannockburn
    INVERNESS - SOLD
     
28. John A Tatooles & Associates
     
29. Diamond Dental Service