Stage Your House for a Quick Sale
Knowing how to stage a house for viewing by prospective buyers is a key factor in how quickly and smoothly the process of selling your home will be in any economic climate. Once you’ve made the decision to sell your home, you want, to sell your home as fast as possible so that you can begin enjoying your new home. The following house staging tips will help speed the selling of your home, but will require some planning, preparation and diligence on your part.
House Staging Tips to Sell your Home Fast
Clean and organize:
You want buyers viewing your home to have a positive first impression so the first priority for house staging is cleaning, organizing, and removing any clutter from the home. As your guests tour the home, you want them to envision living there and cleaning and organizing will make it easier for them to imagine themselves and their furniture in your home.
Make any necessary repairs:
From minor cosmetic repairs to major repairs that you may have put off, the importance of repairing your home for house staging cannot be overstated. Prospective buyers notice every flaw no matter how minor. Plus, there’s a very good chance that any money invested in home repairs will pay off with a higher selling price.
De-personalize your home:
Again, you want to make it as easy as possible for buyers to imagine themselves living in your home so remove any knickknacks, family photos, and bowling trophies from view. Remember, you have to pack it for moving anyway, so this is a good head start!
Prepare a ‘spec sheet’:
Anyone viewing your home will probably be visiting several different homes that day. So prepare two or three pages with a few interior and exterior photos and details such as when the furnace or roof was replaced, new carpeting or tile was installed, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and other pertinent information.
Make your home sense-ational:
House staging professionals say that one of the best ways to sell a home fast is to engage the senses of any visitors. Start a fresh pot of coffee, put fresh flowers on the dining room table, and have some ambient music playing softly before your guests arrive. As they tour your home, also make sure to give them plenty of room. Stay within earshot so that you can answer any questions they may have, but also give them a comfortable amount of space.
Staging a house doesn’t have to take a great deal of time or a major investment, but any time invested in house staging will surely pay off later through a fast sale and better selling price. No doubt you are viewing—or have recently viewed—other homes, so use this as an opportunity to get some staging ideas as well!