I had to laugh out loud recently after reading Lindsay Weiss’s guest commentary in the Kansas City Star. Having worked the Kansas City market since 1976 it reminded me of the some of most creative methods of preparing to show your property on a moments’notice. What follows is part of Lindsay’s account. Please send your best “code blue”hide the mess method and we will post it in a special “How to”section in the future.
Halle-freakin’-lujah,WE SOLD THE HOUSE!”
That was a direct quote from me to my husband a few weeks ago when,after 28 days of
maniacal frenzy and compulsive clutter-managing,we accepted an offer on our home.
Twenty-eight days is not that long,you’re probably thinking. It’s a mere blink of an eye in
current real estate terms. But when you add a 2-year-old,a 5-year-old,a new puppy and
parents who work from home in the mix,the basic equation becomes a jumbled calculus-like
formula where the ultimate output is divorce or incarceration — take your pick.
Luckily,we’ve emerged with the familial unit intact (though I may never live down the time I
made us eat out for 10 days straight because I couldn’t bear to mess up the clean kitchen) and
are moving on to greener pastures. During our short time in real estate chaos,we learned a few
things about buying and selling and made some astute observations about human nature from
the 50-plus families that trampled through our home.
Behold our lessons learned:
Sellers need at least three places to hide things quickly. The oven was my first line of defense;
it was a natural fit for kitchen clutter. I had a giant bread basket and would throw everything in
it — bread,too-ripe bananas,homework laying on the counter,random bills (note to KCP&L…
that’s why we were late),and yes — I even threw my 2-year-old’s dirty socks in there once.
Desperation knows no sanitary bounds when you have to be out of the house in five minutes
flat. To read more please CLICK HERE.
