What do you do with everything in a second home you're selling?

You’ll need to clear out furniture and belongings before selling a second home so it photographs well. A junk removal crew can help by removing the unwanted items in one visit.

Second homes are common across Placer County. Selling one, however, comes with a wrinkle that primary residences don’t have. You often don’t live there. So managing a clear-out from a distance can be challenging. Before the home goes on the market, the furniture and belongings you are not keeping need to come out. After all, cluttered properties don’t photograph well and they don’t sell for their full value.

It helps to start by deciding what needs to move to your primary home or a new place, and what has simply served its time at the second home. Vacation and second properties tend to accumulate items that don’t work well in primary homes. They’re where hand-me-down furniture and older patio sets tend to reside. Sometimes old clutter is pushed into closets and spare spaces when space is tight at the main home. Clearing this out is step one. You can start doing this first by sorting the items, then by removing the ones you don’t need anymore.

A junk removal crew makes that easy, even from afar. The Junkluggers of Placer County hauls away the furniture, appliances, and belongings you are leaving behind in a single visit. They can retrieve the items from wherever they are in the home and you do not have to be on-site. We sort what we collect so usable items are donated and rehomed whenever possible. Same-day and next-day service is often available if you're on a tight timeline.

Ready to get the home show-ready? Schedule your pickup online. The Junkluggers of Placer County serves Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Auburn, Loomis, Granite Bay, Newcastle, and Penryn.