Staging your home can increase your chances to sell faster and for more money in a competetive market. Help potential buyers envision themselves living in your home by making your space appeal to a wide base. Here are some basic guidelines to remember:
1) First impressions- buyers decide in the first 10 seconds if they want to look inside. Curb appeal includes not just landscaping and lighting but also the condition of gutters, windows, hose attachments, etc.
2) Create space and depersonalize- pack up personal items such as family photos so buyers don’t get distracted looking at your things and will instead focus on the floors, closet space, mechanicals, etc.
3) Light and bright spaces- keep curtains open to let in natural light for showings and turn on exterior lights at night. Use high wattage light bulbs. Dark homes take longer to sell.
4) Well defined spaces- show the buyers what purpose the rooms serve. A lot of people have a hard time imagining how they would arrange their own furniture.
5) Pets- sometimes pet owners become accustomed to their pets’ scents and don’t notice what might turn potential buyers off. An old adage in real estate is, “If you can smell it, you can’t sell it”.
6) Neutralize- make the home appeal to as many potential buyers as possible. Most people don’t share the same tastes and many buyers appreciate starting out in their new home with a blank slate. Neutral wall and carpet colors will be something most buyers won't feel they need to change or throw out.
7) Clean and polished- it’s hard work to keep the house dusted, mopped and clean all the time but buyers will notice if it’s not!
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