Extra storage is always a plus, whether you are selling your home or staying put, but if you are indeed planning to sell, maximizing your storage space is essential. Extra storage space helps attract homebuyers, and lets you stay organized while the home is still yours.
De-clutter: Before you decide how much storage you need, decide what you can throw away, sell, or donate. And look on the bright side--if you pitch it now you won't have to pack and move it later.
Evaluate Bedroom Closets: Are there single rods running from end to end in each closet, with a single shelf above each rod? That arrangement is typical in the traditional smallish closets we see in extra bedrooms, and sometimes even in walk-in closets. How about your clothes, are they packed so tightly that you can't find what you're looking for? Are the top shelves filled with things you haven't seen for years? Start emptying the closets, one at a time, putting items in three piles: (1) Things to keep that will stay in the closet, (2) Things to dispose, donate, sell, and (3) Things that are stored in the wrong place, put in a plastic bin to tote to other areas.
So get started and look at everything with a critical eye. If you haven't used it for two years, do you really need to keep it?
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