Wowsers. It is surreal to be finally at the place that our home will be placed on the market for all to see, and hopefully come and put in an offer!
We had one final weekend of chaos to get ready for the photographer, who came this morning. The professional cleaner our realtor usually uses couldn't come, so she got a referral for another lady who came out Saturday. I have mixed feelings on how it went. On the one hand, I learned some great tricks and tips from her, and she accomplished somethings I hadn't had time for earlier. On the other hand, I'm so detail oriented and perfectionist when I clean, I think I could have done a better job and a faster job if I had known her tricks ahead of time. It also took her twice as long as expected so I was in a mad rush to finish things up last night.
Our realtor loved the finished product, she and the photographer were very pleased with the work we'd done on the house and how well we'd prepared for the pictures. They had very little to move or adjust to make things look just right for the pictures. It was neat to see the things that they did tweak for pictures. The current thing is to shove the kitchen table close to the wall to make the dining area seem larger, seems silly to me, but then my momma trained me to keep a keen eye out for those types of marketing tricks. (I still remember the day she pointed out that something for $4.99 was only 1 penny away from $5 and stores use that little trick to make it seem like you are spending less.) Anyway, they added some fake greenery here and there, and a large print of a painting in our bedroom where we'd removed our personal pictures from the wall. I think they did a good job, and I'm looking forward to seeing the pics!
The rest of this week I'll be focusing on organizing the closets, refrigerator and pantry...all those hidden places not seen in pictures, but you know those homebuyers will be snooping in!
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