Furnished or unfurnished: how to sell a home?
Furnished or unfurnished? Some argue an empty house lacks visual appeal, others argue furnishing a house is expensive or inconvenient. Which is Better?
If you’re preparing to sell a home and you’ve already moved out, you’ll inevitably run into the quandary of whether or not to leave your home furnished until it sells. Do houses sell better furnished or unfurnished? Experts are divided on the topic; there are some potential buyers who just can’t imagine how they would furnish an empty house, while others believe that furnishing a house for sale is either expensive, inconvenient, or both. So which one is the better option?
Furnished or unfurnished: Pros & Cons
It’ll most likely come down to your personal preferences and circumstances, so we outlined the benefits of each option.
Pros & Benefits: Selling a house furnished
- Helps the buyer see how the space can be used, which can be difficult when viewing empty rooms and spaces.
- Increases the ‘charm factor’ of the house, and makes it feel more like a home rather than just a building.
- Helps to cover any small imperfections such as chipped paint or scratched floors.
- If done right, is simply more aesthetically appealing than an empty house.
- An impeccably furnished house will leave a lasting positive impression on the potential buyer.
Cons & Disadvantages: Selling a house furnished
- Can be inconvenient if you’re in a hurry to move out, and don’t really want to leave the majority of your furniture in a house that’s up for sale.
- Can end up being pricey if you choose to hire a furniture set for showing purposes.
- Ugly furnishings can seriously reduce the aesthetic appeal of the home.
- Over-furnishing may crowd a room, making it seem smaller than it is.
Pros & Benefits: Selling a house unfurnished
- Doesn’t present the inconvenience of either having to leave your furniture in the house for sale, or the hefty price tag of hiring furniture for showing purposes.
- Presents a ‘blank canvas’; if the prospective buyer has a good imagination, they may prefer this to a furnished house.
- Unfurnished houses by their nature are empty, and can be shown at a moment’s notice. This generally means that they can be shown more frequently, which means a sale might be more likely.
Cons & Disadvantages: Selling a house unfurnished
- Empty homes can look smaller to some people.
- An empty home can be less aesthetically appealing then a furnished one; can seem dull and lifeless.
- No furnishings mean a prospective buyer may have trouble visualizing how they would place their own furnishings.
- An empty house could potentially be seen as abandoned, and the owners seen as desperate to sell.
- No furnishing means nothing to hide the dents and dings that every house inevitably has.
Furnished or unfurnished? Which homes sell better? The answer is, of course, entirely personal, and some houses actually present better when furnished. The opposite is true if you have ‘eclectic’ taste in furnishings that can be an instant turn off for prospective buyers. There is no right way or wrong way. It’s all part of the real estate roundabout.
See more at…https://www.canstar.com.au/home-loans/furnished-or-unfurnished-how-to-sell-a-home/
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