Downtown San Diego Condos: Leif Swanson and Universal Clutter

Do you ever cruise around the internet looking at a wide variety of sites?  I do and it's especially fun to look at real estate sites.  Imagine how my interest was piqued when I came across this photo of a home for sale in Texas.

Clutter is obviously universal. Would you want your bedroom to look like this if you were selling?

Leif Swanson is a real estate agent in Phoenix and he has a really funny blog named uglyhousephotos.com.  This is one particular bedroom in a Texas home.  However, this could actually be here in San Diego as well.  Sometimes when showing properties, whether in Downtown San Diego or other areas in San Diego County, you see homes like this. 

Over the years of my career, I have often wondered if people show their homes like this when they are selling, can you imagine what their home or condo looks like when they aren't selling?  This is why your realtor hands out "Steps To Staging Your Home."  I used to be very tactful about clearing clutter when selling, but now I just say, "pick it up, clean it up, and trash it."  In reality, most sellers, even clutter challenged sellers appreciate input as to how to make their home look its best. 

I have noticed when we show condos in Downtown San Diego, there at least isn't as much room to clutter since downtown condos tend to be smaller than those located further from the Downtown San Diego core.  It would be sexist to say that men tend to be messier than women, but I can say that rarely do I see stacks of women's undies on the floor.

This is a series of articles by Sharyn and Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate agents.