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Staging the inside of your home.
The key to staging is to make it meaningful, set the tone and suggest countless possibilities. That means you need to remove everything that would distract the buyer’s attention. Keep only what you must to remain functional. If you don’t use something every day they should pack it for the move.
Clear out closets, cupboards and drawers.
Strip the kitchen down to the necessities. Counters, however, should be clear, except for a decoratively placed bowl for a bouquet of fresh flowers.
It’s not necessary for individual rooms to be used for their original purpose as long as the functions that they represents is logical and show the space off well. Remove anything personal such as family pictures and mementos. Edit books, CD’s and videos on bookshelves. Arrange furniture to enhance the strengths of the room and facilitate traffic flow.
Don’t forget the basement and other high traffic areas
It’s important to check your entry ways, laundry room, and basement have a well maintained appearance. Make sure that your floors are not warped, cracked, or peeling in those places where feet are frequently scuffing across the floor. This is especially important with wood floors.
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RE: Home Staging Continued
I think this is a great blog about home staging. So many sellers seem to miss this information when their home goes on the market for sale. While I do see a good amount of homes that look awesome once they have been professionally staged, I see a fair amount of homes that look poor because they don't present their home in a manner that would benefit the sale of their home.
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RE: Home Staging Continued
Love the articles on home staging. I'm just now activating my license here in CO. I would like to work with sellers in teaching them how mportant it is to stage a home. Buyers want to see a home that they can picture their own things in, not how cute a home is fixed up and cluttered with personal items, pictures, etc. Very distracting. More homes could be sold in a timely fashion if sellelrs would only realize how important staging really is.
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RE: Home Staging Continued
I know first hand how staging can make a difference. I decluttered my personal residence per the usual suggestions, Added a few distinctive touches, lit candles and the fireplace. I had my home under contract in less than 48 hours, and for the highest price per square foot in that subdivision to date in last years waning market. Staging works.
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RE: Home Staging Continued
I am not a Home Stager, but I am one of the few Realtors in my area that insists on Home Staging for all of my listings. For the most part, I pay for the service and also rent the "props' that my stager brings in. In addition to that, my team helps with the staging process.
I start by informing the seller that this is one of this is one of the requirements that I have for the listings that I choose to take. Those who refuse to allow their homes to be staged can be referred out to another agent in my office. Sounds a bit harsh, but I've learned the HARD way. My listings that were not staged, even though in decent showing condition have not sold as quickly as my staged properties did. I saw this again and again! So now, in addition to agreeing to be priced at market value, they must agree to stage their home. It costs me time and money up front, but is worth every penny!
When I have a seller’s commitment to work with me, I post date the listing agreement to allow them time to do their part, usually one to two weeks. I call the Stager to schedule the staging date. Before leaving the home, I walk through with Post It Notes and mark the items that should be removed. This allows the staging crew to focus on repositioning what has been left behind. In addition to that, my stager brings in high quality props, such as pictures, greenery, and small accessories. On rare occasions, she includes additional furniture if needed.
It is critical to have the staging complete before the home hits the market. Before the MLS & marketing photos are taken. Before the first showing appointment is made. Test it out, and you will be as convinced as I am.
As a side note: if you don’t want to PAY for the service, compromise with the seller. Have them pay for it, and offer to refund all or part of it through escrow. There is no risk to you at all!
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