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I need some tips! I've been doing DC for almost ten years in my ranch home. I feel like every square inch has been used for DC. My pantry is half food...half arts and crafts supplies, the garage is half yard tools...half toy storage boxes, bedrooms are used for napping, etc. I try to stay really organized, but I need to move into a larger home where the DC space is more defined and my family has more privacy. How do you sell your current home, with a business running in it? How do you schedule showings and keep your house clean enough for prospective buyers, when you're open 7-5:30? What do you do with the extra DC clutter, when you're having to use it? This was my first house, so any suggestions would be so much appreciated!
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I'm not much help. We didn't sell our other house when we bought this house.
I would request that all viewings be done by appt only on weekends. -
You can set it up so showings are only evenings and weekends... Biggest issue is you should really de clutter as much as possible so while viewing it looks like there is plenty of space- not too little
In NY we have to start as a NEW PROVIDER if we move! That is the biggest deterrent for me!!
Also I know there are tax issues if you depreciate... I remember my old CPA told me I had to give one yr notice before we sold our home so he could adjust for it.
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I'd suggest packing up as much as you can now and getting it out of your home. I think selling it with a running daycare in it is going to be hard enough - I'd declutter as much as humanly possible. I'd rent a small storage unit to house the extra stuff if necessary. Plan out your next few months activities so that you know what you'll need and what you can part with temporarily.
Good luck with the sale and purchase of a new home!! Exciting, stressful times...
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When we moved, I did what the others have suggested. At night, after my own kids went to bed, I spent about an hour or so each night packing up everything that wasn't absolutely necessary to live and to run the day care. Boxes were stored in the garage or cellar. I had a separate laundry room with shelving where I stored craft supplies. I bought quite a few of those pretty photograph boxes and placed the craft supplies in them. The boxes looked neat and organized on the shelves.
We asked the real estate agent to limit appointments to evenings and weekends and asked her to give me as much warning as possible. I told her I needed an hour after the day care closed to straighten things and vacuum. If I was expecting her to come by with someone, I had an outdoor play day with the kids so the house stayed clean for the appointment. If the weather was rainy and we couldn't play outside, I just explained to my own kids and the older day care kids that we had to keep the house neat for visitors. They were awesome about picking up their toys on those days. Since my day care parents knew we were trying to sell the house, I would also tell them when we had appointments so they could make sure they picked up on time and left quickly so I could get ready.
Other than that, I just tried to stay on top of things as much as possible so things like clutter, dust, toy mess, etc didn't pile up and all I had to do was a quick pick-up.
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