How To Stage Your Residence for Sale

Prior to listing your house for sale, consider a surefire way to sell your house: expert home staging. Some advantages to home staging include fewer days on the market and better offers. And you should certainly decide on professional home staging if you need a quick home sale.

Think of staging your home as creating a "style" for your property like a publicist would do for a popular politician. Just like creating a style attracts more popularity for a public figure, staging makes your home a more desirable listing on the market.

Making ready your property for an Open House shouldn't be thought of as a problem. Instead it can be an eye-opening and creative activity. Together, we'll strive for a top dollar offer for your home's sale. Start with this home staging advice and you'll notice that your home sits fewer weeks on the market :

Curb Appeal Checklist

First, look at the exterior of your house, also called your curb appeal. Look at the outside of your home from the view of a passerby. What do you notice first? What positive characteristics seem hidden?Knowing this assists us in determining what actions we can take to draw buyers from the street and into your house. If your home's exterior isn't inviting with refreshed paint and bright greenery we'll need to address those issues. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and elevate your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Can buyers see themselves lounging in your living room, reading a good book in your reading nook or hosting a dinner in your eat-in kitchen? I want your house to welcome buyers and offer them a sense of comfort. I'll help you do this by suggesting changes that highlight your house's features. I'll advise you eliminate anything that gives the illusion of clutter. Counter tops should be neatly arranged. Kitschy sculptures, souvenirs, family photos, and refrigerator artwork should get moved out of sight. You need to remove the personal details from the home so buyers can imagine it as their new home.

I'll review each room of your home. I'll note the pieces of furniture that should be put in storage, rooms that need new paint, rugs needing to get changed, fixtures that could use brightening, and any other improvement that can inexpensively be made to positively impact the sale.

I'll make sure your home has mass appeal and that it's friendly, avoiding "loud" or "too-bright" hues on the walls and furniture. And if you've already moved out, you can consider temporary furniture. You want your home to look lived in as opposed to bare and uninhabited.

Setting the Stage

I'll tell you when to show your home, because all of the changes come together to create a picture of what buyers can look forward to when they consider buying your house. Dark rooms can really dampen a buyer's spirits, so we'll do things like part the curtains and add lighting where needed to invite the buyer inside. Together we'll enhance the mood of the house with enjoyable music playing softly and ensure a delightful aroma flows from every area. We'll add cozy-looking throws, and throw pillows on your chairs and bedding. We want buyers to feel like your house is their future home.