So you want to sell your house, eh? Well apart from hiring yourself a knowledgeable Realtor who knows your market, it’s time to start thinking about ways to get that marketing edge!

One of the first things you need to do is clear out that clutter!! Show off the space in your home by boxing up the junk and minimizing furniture. With more open space, you have more room to assess any repairs to walls and baseboards, you can reach those dusty corners that you couldn’t before, and you have easier access for painting.

But where to put all that stuff?? Well, fortunately for us here in the Northern Virginia area we have several companies around offering rental storage units — many of which are only short distances away from our neighborhoods. We are also fortunate to have companies who bring the storage units to our front door. These front-door-service units are great because it saves you the hassle of having to haul all those things to a remote location. You can keep the unit at your door for a period of days, which means you can take your time loading in your items, and when it’s full, the company will pick it up and take it too their climate-controlled facilities. After you’ve moved into your new home, they’ll deliver your unit there for you, too! Talk about convenient!

So don’t sell yourself short by hiding the square footage in your home. Temporary storage is a great option and with several of these delivered-to-your-front-door units around, there’s practically no excuse for a cluttered house on the market. They might cost a bit more than regular storage units, but its well worth it in the long run. Do yourself a favor and get rid of that clutter!’