Thursday, May 12, 2011

Staging Your House So it Will Sell


Are you ready for your home on the market? So if you're planning to sell your most valuable asset, then there are certain things you can do to improve your home sale. Staging your house so that it will sell one of the most important aspects of getting your potential buyer to bid on your home.

Statistics show that many buyers will have made ​​a decision about a house within a period of 10-30 seconds, walk in the door. It was the "look and feel " for some customers, or purity of others, and the seller has a lot of input into the presentation of your home. I actually find it quite amazing how much impact the seller may have to sell their home. From window treatments, paint colors, furniture placement, curb appeal, there are many things that affect the salability of your home. I'd run through a quick list that will certainly help you get your home sold.

One of the most important thing is curb appeal. This is an area that can really grab the attention of the customer, right off the bat. If the buyer pulls up to his house with a Realtor, and their first impression of your home is "not to take care of the outside", then what this will tell them about you as a homeowner? If so, then you've already given the customer a bad first impression, and that will make even harder to sell them on the inside. One of the important things you can do to curb appeal is landscaping. Make sure the grass is always cut and maintained to an acceptable length, and check whether the edge August Plant some seasonal flowers at the front, and please, clean the front porch area. Here's a secret that we Realtors know: While we are fumbling for keys (lockbox access) at the door on the front porch, you know what customers are doing? Yes, looking around at the cleanliness of the front porch, waiting patiently. For those 30 seconds that the customers are standing, make sure they are looking without cobwebs, make sure you clean the porch light fixture, keep the door clean, and also do not need any pressure washing (to include, and August). Oil stains on August will definitely reduce the appearance of your home.

Once inside the house, make sure to have it as comfortable and pleasant as possible. This means that initially, without overpowering fragrances. Have you ever been in a friend's home that had several dogs and I can not wait to start back at the front door? Well, we obviously do not want that. No pet odors, smells, smoking, and no musty smell, either. Also, I do not think that just because you included in those 15 Glade plugins, that will cover all these scents. Nope. You just have to pet odors with an overwhelming smell of berries. It is best to eliminate odors instead of covering them. Another idea is to open your windows from time to time, to let all the musty odor that is trapped inside your house.

Candles and set a great mood. Only a few here or there should do the trick. One in every bathroom and the kitchen or family room space. Would you like to set a pleasant mood, and use a very mild odor. Make sure not to use strong candles (the smell), or you may drive your customers out. Just use a very mild seasonal scents of candles.

Make sure that your home is clean and dust free. Have all closets organized (yes, they will look like), and make sure that your tub and shower soap scum free (yes, they will look like). Baseboards, ceiling fans, everywhere in the kitchen, and all the beds. It's funny that only 20% of homes to show not even the basic items clean and ready. Get ahead of the competition and do it.

Last, and certainly one of the most important, make sure that your home is clutter-free. This means removing all unnecessary items from kitchen counters. Clean, clear, and free is a good choice of words to describe what we're going in. Your kitchen should look like it has plenty of room where you do not have to be up to the counter for kitchen items. Also, make sure to remove all the magnets and everything from the refrigerator. You can still keep drawing that little Jimmy and Sarah have done, but just put it in a drawer for now. Remove any large bits that you have collected all these years from his home town, overseas, or from your favorite vacation spot. Remove all personal photos and photos of you and your family, because they will help sell your house. You want them looking at your house, not a picture of yourself or your family. Also, you do not see images in the model homes, is not it? No you do not ... and they have researched this topic to no end.

So, these are some of the things that you, the seller can do to improve the overall efficiency of your home. This is your Realtor's job to get people at the door of your home, but it is your responsibility to sell them on the house itself! Doing this cost (and / or free) things before you put your home on the market will not guarantee better results.

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