If you're thinking about selling your home, it's time to take an assessment of all the things you've accumulated since your last move. Don't be surprised if your Realtor asks you to clean up the clutter, pack up the knickknacks and ship it all off to storage. These items only get in the way of a potential buyer's ability to envision his or her own personal effects in your home. While most sellers cannot move everything out of their home and into storage, moving various pieces of furniture out of the house before marketing is one way to create space within a room, and help potential buyers imagine their own furniture in place of yours.
Sellers can check with their Realtor for contacts for storage facilities and movers.
Several storage companies also offer delivery of large, weatherproof containers that homeowners can pack themselves. Once the container is full, the storage company will pick it up and store it for the consumer. Or you can choose to go it alone when storing items and rent a small moving truck or trailer to cart treasures to a storage facility. Curbside appeal is often the determining factor as to whether or not a potential buyer ventures into a home that is for sale. That's why Realtors often recommend storing away items outside the home, such as grills, children's toys and bicycles.