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Re:Show HN: I built FabHomePages so your home can have its o... by Waterluvian on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:33AM (#24341088)
Tangentially related: is there a trick to selling a home when you have toddlers? How do you stage and keep it staged? Is there a scenario where I can make a fab home page and other stuff and pass on having an overly staged home?
Re:Show HN: I built FabHomePages so your home can have its o... by bennyp101 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @09:22AM (#24341456)
We are in the process of doing that, and we've come to the conclusion that we are selling a family home, so it's pointless trying to create it looking like a showhouse.

We had a big tidy/clean up, for the virtual tour, and then just have a little potter around with the hoover and pick things up before anyone wants to have a look.

When we bought this house, it was nice to be able to see where toys and the kids stuff would actually fit into the house - and that it wouldn't be super cluttered (at least to start with!).

Re:Show HN: I built FabHomePages so your home can have its o... by glxxyz on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:15AM (#24341916)
Your home will almost definitely sell for more without all the daily life clutter and toys. For example- not all buyers have kids, what you see as a family home may be their new work from home live/office space.
Re:Show HN: I built FabHomePages so your home can have its o... by jonnycomputer on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:34AM (#24342905)
Probably true, but this is just an obstacle most people don't have anyway to get around. Moving out to a new home or apartment waiting for home to sale can easily be unaffordable to a lot of Americans.
Re:Show HN: I built FabHomePages so your home can have its o... by gwbas1c on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:11AM (#24341880)
I had to move into a rental when I sold my home. The crib stayed vacant for two months.

(The commute was too long and we hadn't broken ground on our new home yet.)

Re:Show HN: I built FabHomePages so your home can have its o... by srtjstjsj on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:42AM (#24341147)
When you stage a home, you move out first.