{"id":36802,"date":"2025-09-19T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=36802"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T23:27:56","slug":"declutter-to-sell-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/declutter-to-sell-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Declutter to Sell a House: 10 Key Rooms and Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After years of living in the same house, things might have become a bit\u2026cluttered. The baby swing your eight-year-old won\u2019t use again, the broken table you meant to fix, or closets overstuffed with clothes you haven\u2019t worn in years. All of that is perfectly fine \u2014 why have a home if not to live in it? \u2014 until it comes time to sell. Now you may be asking, do I need to declutter to sell my house?<\/p>\n<p>Decluttering your house can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/add-value\/preparing-to-sell\/\">pay off<\/a> \u2014 in both a higher sales price and fewer days on the market. Top real estate agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/michael-russo-ri-b18125\">Michael Russo<\/a>, who sells homes 58% faster than the average agent in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/warwick-ri\/top-real-estate-agents\">Warwick, Rhode Island<\/a>, says a home \u201cwill definitely sell quicker and for a higher price if the house is decluttered and looking good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But where to start? We\u2019ll guide you through how to declutter a house to sell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Find a Top Agent For Higher Sale Proceeds<\/h3>\n                        <p>Get expert guidance on how to prepare your home for sale. Our data shows that the top 5% of real estate agents sell homes faster and for up to 10% more than average agents. We analyze over 27 million transactions and thousands of reviews to determine which agent is best for you based on your needs.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/find-agent\/quiz\/seller?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Find Agent<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Why declutter a house to sell?<\/h2>\n<p>Does decluttering and cleaning a house before selling really make a difference? Warwick says yes!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen potential buyers are touring the house, they can better envision themselves and their possessions living there \u2014 their furniture, their belongings \u2014 which will enhance their interest and their offer amount,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>As a home seller, you could see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-out-a-house-to-sell\/\">3%-5% higher proceeds<\/a> simply by decluttering and depersonalizing the space inside your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 key rooms and spaces to declutter to sell your house. 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