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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How bad is it, OP?

Like, you have three-kids-and-their-toys-are-everywhere-and-you-can't-keep-up-with-the-laundry bad? Or is the clutter level one horde (or above) bad? Because if it's the first one you focus and double down and get it fully organized yourselves then have a professional cleaning and get pictures done for the listing, then do it again for the open house. If it's the latter, then you will probably need to move out (with your junk) to a short-term rental or something. [/quote]

This is OP. Kids I can handle. Hubby is a sentimental hoarder so 2 rooms are extremely cluttered and garage is full for same reason. Living areas and kitchen are clear.[/quote]

Hmmm. That is going to turn buyers off, even if it doesn't get in the way of them being able to see the house.

Yeah, you probably can't show the house like that. I mean, you can. But not without taking a hit -- and what that hit will be depends on how desirable your home is. Inside the beltway, walking distance from a metro and lovely amenities in the neighborhood, everything folks want in a house, and a reasonable price point? It's going to sell right away even with the junky rooms, the only question is how much of a discount there will be for it not showing well. If your house is not an extremely desirable location and property? It could sit unsold for a long time even though there are lots of showings, which can be a huge financial hit. Either way, you can't get good pictures, not of every room anyway. Unless they can AI stage them, but then people show up to the real property and it's not what they were expecting and that's a problem.

Extremely desirable location and property? You could just list it, and show it as the mess it is and understand you will need to price it accordingly knowing it will show very poorly. Otherwise, you probably need to move out -- with your junk. Might want to do that to force DH to deal with his junk, anyway. (In fact, this should be an oppty to put your foot down about the horde, but that's a different topic). [/quote]

Fortunately, it’s in a very desirable neighborhood, zoned for great schools and right next to our pool/tennis club so less than a minute walk. DH’s idea of cleaning up is moving all of the stuff from one room to another room. [/quote]

Then just talk to an agent and see what they say. [/quote]

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