Staging to Sell Your House
Staging to sell your house. I think everyone is hip to this. Mostly from watching shows like flip this house, million dollar listing and others.
Many people are going nuts with this. You are supposed to be staging the home to sell it so your personal tastes aren't the issue. I understand. You may be thinking to yourself that 'your' personal tastes are such, most all refined , genteel people as yourself would love what you love.
So reel it in a little bit okay?
You want to sell your house right? So you want to appeal to everyone. The easiest way to do this is to go generic. Plain simple color schemes. Such as white and soft colors, tan, blue.
Many people are going nuts with this. You are supposed to be staging the home to sell it so your personal tastes aren't the issue. I understand. You may be thinking to yourself that 'your' personal tastes are such, most all refined , genteel people as yourself would love what you love.
So reel it in a little bit okay?
You want to sell your house right? So you want to appeal to everyone. The easiest way to do this is to go generic. Plain simple color schemes. Such as white and soft colors, tan, blue.
Keep it simple.
Spending 2500 on Victorian era heavy drapes might not be the ideal.
Keep it simple.
Think of the house you are trying to sell like a blank canvas or clean slate. You want the buyer to fill it in with their imagination. If they can't see or imagine what they like fitting into the home it's a barrier to purchase.
Maybe a limited barrier but you want all the help you can get. Also don't put yourself into the furniture business. If you are not paid as a professional interior designer maybe you want to rent staging furniture and the like.
I realize that when you watch the real estate shows on TV they say you can get three times the value of the furniture in the home. Everyone else saw that show as well.
Think of the house you are trying to sell like a blank canvas or clean slate. You want the buyer to fill it in with their imagination. If they can't see or imagine what they like fitting into the home it's a barrier to purchase.
Maybe a limited barrier but you want all the help you can get. Also don't put yourself into the furniture business. If you are not paid as a professional interior designer maybe you want to rent staging furniture and the like.
I realize that when you watch the real estate shows on TV they say you can get three times the value of the furniture in the home. Everyone else saw that show as well.
So if you are living in the home you can allow the furnishings to be an option if you wish but don't push. Keep the transaction simple. You want the perception to be that buying your home is easy and uncomplicated.
Some other suggestions.
Make sure the kitchen counters are bare, devoid of any appliances, bottles cute spice racks and cutting boards. The refrigerator must have nothing on top of it and no pics, magnets and cute stuff on the front of it.
It goes without saying but I will say it anyway. the house must be clean top to bottom and uncluttered, even if you are living in it. If your teenagers are a problem have them stay at grandma's while you schedule showings or have your open house. Clean and uncluttered goes for the garage, driveway, porches, yards and closets.
Open all window coverings, shades, drapes and or blinds. Let the sun shine in. This will make you have to dust more but bright and airier looks bigger and more inviting.
A potential buyer needs to be able to picture their junk in the garage, their stuff on the counter, on the refrigerator, in the yards and closets.
These are just suggestions and please note that staging your home may not overcome major obstacles to sale but it can certainly help to ease over small ones.
Stay tuned I am still crunching out "Strategies to Sell Your Home" and it should be available by this weekend.
More tips to come.
Some other suggestions.
Make sure the kitchen counters are bare, devoid of any appliances, bottles cute spice racks and cutting boards. The refrigerator must have nothing on top of it and no pics, magnets and cute stuff on the front of it.
It goes without saying but I will say it anyway. the house must be clean top to bottom and uncluttered, even if you are living in it. If your teenagers are a problem have them stay at grandma's while you schedule showings or have your open house. Clean and uncluttered goes for the garage, driveway, porches, yards and closets.
Open all window coverings, shades, drapes and or blinds. Let the sun shine in. This will make you have to dust more but bright and airier looks bigger and more inviting.
A potential buyer needs to be able to picture their junk in the garage, their stuff on the counter, on the refrigerator, in the yards and closets.
These are just suggestions and please note that staging your home may not overcome major obstacles to sale but it can certainly help to ease over small ones.
Stay tuned I am still crunching out "Strategies to Sell Your Home" and it should be available by this weekend.
More tips to come.
Good Luck
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