When you make the decision to sell your home there will be scores of items on your "To-Do" list. Your Realtor® will talk about what to expect from listing to settlement, and one of the topics will certainly be how to prepare your home to show to best advantage.
You can find plenty of tips on getting your home ready to show, and you probably know the most common ones:
• Look at your home through the eyes of a buyer – inside and out
• De-clutter and when you think you've done enough, de-clutter some more think of it as packing sooner rather than later)
• Make sure everything works – appliances, faucets, light switches
• Make everything look fresh and clean – paint, replace carpet, clean the windows
• Make your home welcoming when buyers are coming – soft music, scent of cinnamon
Recently, "Staging" has become a popular means of getting your home ready for viewing. Staging includes all the tips above, and more. A professional stager can look at your home from a fresh and unemotional perspective. Using a combination of your furniture and new or rented furniture and accessories, a stager can turn your house into a model home.
First impressions count, and we know that potential buyers form an opinion about each house they see within seconds of approaching the door and going inside. Staging a home is like designing a movie set; you create an environment in which the buyers can visualize themselves living happily ever after. For this reason, staging is especially important and valuable if you have already moved and the house is empty.
Home staging can be a good investment - a staged home usually sells faster and at a higher price, regardless of the state of the real estate market in your area. Make the effort to stage, and your home will be ready for its close-up!
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