Just living produces clutter. A lot of it. But clutter is the one thing you won’t want when you’re wanting to sell your house for top dollar. In fact, nothing can turn a prospective Greater Toronto buyer off more quickly or send him running faster than a house that looks like a trash heap. The single most cost-effective means of boosting the resale value of your home is to literally clean house.
To get you motivated, here is a video clip that gives some useful decluttering tips. Before you know it, your home will have a roomier feeling and your buyers will be taking a second look.
There are multiple ways to do this, but each of them start with a doggedly focused attitude and a trash bag. If your house is really messy, it will be worth it to rent a rolloff container.
“But what about yard sales?” you ask. “Can’t I sell my clutter for cash?” Perhaps, but only if you have excess time on your hands. For most stressed people, it is easier to donate recyclables to a non-profit organization, have someone pick them up and then have the leftover things hauled away.
There are other Greater Toronto agencies and charities that are happy to take your unwanted things and dispose of them for you. Just do a Google search for GTA decluttering.
