Staging Your Home For A Quick Sale

Home staging is a term that is very familiar to real estate professionals but not so with many home sellers. By definition, home staging involves the homeowner taking steps necessary to make certain that the inside of their home is ready to receive buyers. In other words, your home will be shown to buyers with its best foot forward. Read on and we’ll take a look at some ways you can win the home staging game and get more money for your house.

Preparing your home for a sale goes beyond curb appeal. Yes, a well manicured lawn and a freshly painted exterior are very important. Chances are a shabby exterior will do more to repel potential buyers than anything. Yet, when buyers enter your home will they be enticed to enter or will they want to turn heel and leave? In reality, you have less than thirty seconds to make a positive impression for visitors therefore home staging plays a significant role in helping you obtain the desired effect.

The following are some tips to help you properly stage your home:

Remove Excess Furniture – Clutter detracts while rooms that have the right amount of furniture in them are much more appealing to buyers. Take that extra chair and stick it in the garage or shed or remove that bulky coffee table out of the way. Fewer pieces of furniture will make each room seem larger.

Fix Squeaks and Rattles – Oil door hinges and make certain that windows open properly. A little WD-40 can go a long way toward helping resolve that sticky window problem or help remove an annoying door squeak.

Bring out the Paint – No, you may not have to do extensive repainting, but some touching up on your part could be in order. In the kitchen, pay extra attention to anything that could use a little bit of elbow grease.

Say it with Flowers – Nothing brightens a dreary room better than one containing potted flowers. Place them around the home and you can expect that visitor’s will not be overwhelmed by the dark trim or the inability of outside light to penetrate a second story room.

Sensory Pleasures – Besides adding flower for visual appeal, you should honestly assess each room for odd odors. Princess may love the den, but her odors could repel any buyer. Consider having your pet stay with a friend or neighbor when visitors stop by; add in timed scent releasers to various rooms to offset mustiness, etc. Consider baking cookies or brownies before visitors stop in to give the house a true “homey” feeling.

Yes, home staging is an art that some home sellers have not mastered. Chances are you can do most of the steps outlined yourself, however if you find that you still cannot get your home “just right” ask your realtor to refer to you a home staging expert who can lend you a hand. Even with home staging fees added in you could reap a sale price well beyond what you had anticipated all because you make a little extra effort to properly prepare your home for a sale.