As a home seller your objective is to get a nice, big offer. Getting multiple offers above the asking price is even better! Hoping, crossing your fingers and relying on your agent to bring in those big offers will prove to be less than effective.
As the seller it is up to you to take charge of your home. You are the only one that can make the difference between getting an offer and getting a big offer and possibly multiple offers.
Do you want your home to sell fast? Do you want that big offer? Then as the home seller you must take charge and make it happen.
Home Staging is not a fad or a whim or something for people with lots of money. Home Staging is getting big because it works. And you can make it work for you too.
Things a professional Home Stager will tell you as you prepare to stage your home:
- Never assume
The buyer may have seen a dozen homes in a few days. Never assume the buyers will see how great your home is. If your home doesn't show off its potential, a tired buyer will breeze through with nothing memorable to take away.
- Size Matters
Home buyers are paying for space and a room crowded with furniture or clutter shows as small and cramped. When the buyer thinks back to the homes they saw that day, your home will be the one they remember as the one where the rooms felt small.
- Repairs
If you tell yourself there are a few repairs that are needed but they are minor and the new owner can fix those things, you are in trouble. A home that needs repairs, even minor, does not show to the buyer as a well maintained home. A house is a huge investment and a buyer sees a well maintained home as a good investment.
- Paint Colors
This is another area where sellers make a huge mistake in thinking that if the new owner doesn’t like the color of a room they can paint it. If there are two homes with almost the exact same floor plans and pricing, which one do you think a buyer will select? The one where they have to paint before they move in or the one where the walls are neutral and they don’t have to do anything before they move in.
As a professional Home Stager I know what a huge difference home staging can make. Home staging is not a fad or something only for million $ homes. Home staging is critical for every seller. It does matter, it does make a difference and it does get homes sold faster and, typically, for more money.
