5 Things That Won’t Sell Your Home

It’s 2021 and the housing market is hotter than ever! When it comes time to sell your home, it’s going to be a long and tough process. If you think selling a car is hard, try to sell something worth as much as a home. We have identified 5 things that make selling your home harder than it needs to be. So, if you can, avoid these 5 things.

Sell Your Home Faster Without These 5 Things

1. Clutter

Nobody wants to view a home that is totally cluttered up. You want to have as little stuff as you can before you start showing it. Prospective home buyers what to imagine themselves inside your home, and it becomes harder to do that when the home is filled with stuff that isn’t there. If you need some space to store some household items, we have great rates on self storage units.

2. Swimming Pool

Especially with this being North Vancouver, having a swimming pool isn’t exactly a “feature” but more likely a “liability”. We know it’s difficult to just remove a pool, but it may help to increase your asking price by quite a lot.

3. Cramped Layout

Having a home with a weird, awkward layout really doesn’t help its appeal. Too many walls is an issue, and if you can, you should try to knock some down. The style now is for a more modern, open living feeling. Gone are the days of one room for everything. Make each room flow into the next.

4. Bathrooms

The number of bathrooms you have has a direct effect on how much you will sell your home for. Think of 1 bathroom per 2 bedrooms. If your number is below this, consider adding one or two. Even a half bath is better than none.

5. Poor Decor

Well, you might not think that the decor is poor, but if you have a very distinct taste, it may not work for some people. You want to keep things simple, and neutral. Neutral colours and lots of floor space. If you need a place to store some of your unique decor, grab a storage unit.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

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01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.