Living in Your Home While Selling If you’re living in your home while trying to sell, then it needs to look its best to compete on the real estate market. Home buyers are picky and they know they have other options. Why Do Occupied Listings Struggle? When a buyer walks through an occupied home, they’re not just seeing the square footage and features. They’re reading the story the house is telling: the furniture layout, clutter on counters, family photos, even the smell of la