How To Stage Your House for Sale

Prior to listing your home for sale, consider a proven way to sell your house: professional home staging. Some positive aspects of home staging include less time on the market and higher selling prices. And you should definitely consider professional home staging if you need a fast home sale.

Look at staging your house as creating an "image" for your house the same way a publicist would do for a high profile politician. Just like creating an image attracts more popularity for a public figure, staging makes your real estate more inviting on the market.

Prepping your house for an Open House doesn't have to be a nerve-racking experience. It can actually be enjoyable. Together, we'll strive for a top dollar bid for your property. So, for fewer weeks on the market in Jacksonville, try these house staging tips:

Curb Appeal Checklist

First, look at the exterior of your house, or your curb appeal. Look at the exterior of your home from a quick glance from the street. What jumps out at you? What unique features seem to fade into the background?Acknowledging this helps us to choose what plan of action we can use to draw buyers from the street and into your home. If your house isn't attractive on the outside with retouched paint and bright greenery we'll need to tackle those issues. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and elevate your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Does your house seem to say, "Hello From Your New Welcome Home" to a buyer? Looking through your house with a critical eye, I'll recommend fixes that build up sales appeal. I'll help you reduce the effect of anything that gives the appearance of clutter. Counter tops should be cleared off. Brick-a-brack, sentimental items, family photos, and kids' works of art should get stored away too. I can help you simplify the decor of house. Ugly or busy areas make your home seem unkempt and buyers have a more difficult time seeing themselves living there.

I'll review every room of your home. Enhancements that directly affect your bottom line include fixable like furniture pieces that should be removed, rooms that need new paint, carpet that needs changing, fixtures that need shining, and windows that need cleaning.

Buyers' agents know that their clients expect a home that charms them. Anything that could be uninviting should go into storage so that your house will have general appeal during any visit.

Setting the Stage

I'll tell you when to show your home, because all of the changes come together to paint a picture of what buyers can look forward to when they consider buying your house. Dark rooms can really dampen a buyer's spirits, so we'll do things like open curtains and change light bulbs where needed to welcome the buyer. Together we'll enhance the ambiance with enjoyable music playing lightly and assure a delightful scent circulates room-to-room. We'll incorporate cozy-looking bedspreads, and throw pillows on your sofa and bed. We want buyers to feel like your home is their future home.