Many people are starting to come around to the idea of home staging. When you look at it from a buyer’s perspective, it doesn’t make sense not to stage your home.
For sellers looking to get the most money possible for their home, home staging has become a popular strategy. But what is staging and why is it important? We’re here to answer that and other questions today.
Staging is the process of preparing your home for the market in a visual way, whether it’s with photography, video, or open houses and showings. Staging is important because it has been found that homes that are staged sell faster and for more money than homes that aren’t. It’s something to take seriously.
The first thing to do when staging is to depersonalize your home. When a buyer comes to see the property, they want to be able to look at your home and make it their own. When you have pictures of your kids or sports memorabilia strewn throughout the home, it doesn’t help. In addition to the sports memorabilia, it’s also a good idea to take down any religious icons as well. You want to do whatever you can to alienate the least amount of people possible.
Those are all great things to have in a home, but removing them in order to stage the home properly will allow the buyer to more easily envision their family in the home.
The next step is to define (or redefine) each room. Maybe you turned your living room into a playroom or an arts and crafts room. When you are staging that room, make it look like a living room.
For a visual buyer, having less in the home is more appealing. When in doubt, clear it out. Minimizing the items in your home will maximize its space.
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Each room should have a specific purpose.
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Finally, smile for the camera. In 2017, a majority of buyers are beginning their home search online. You have about two and a half seconds to wow a buyer through either pictures or video. Homes that are staged with minimal clutter look the best on camera.
Taking these things into consideration when getting your home ready for sale will really help you out in the long run. That’s why we offer free staging services to our sellers. If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home anytime soon, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you.
