To sell your home quickly it is essential that it looks its best. Proper staging highlights features that are desirable to potential buyers, while minimizing negative qualities of your home. The goal of staging is to make it easier for buyers to imagine living in the home. Here is what to do before you sell your home:

Remove Personal Items

When a potential buyer visits your home, they don't want to know who is living there currently. Instead, they want to know what it would be like to live there themselves. Remove personal photographs, family mementos, and any design elements that are highly specific to your tastes. Providing a clean canvas will make it easier for buyers to imagine what the home will be like when they move in with their own belongings.

De-Clutter

Space sells. No matter how big the space, it always looks smaller when filled with clutter. Prior to listing your home, remove all items that are not essential for daily living. Everything will need to be moved to your new home eventually anyway, so this also serves as a good starting point for beginning your move. Boxes can be stored in the basement, but it's ideal if they can be moved to another location such as the newly purchased home, or an off-site storage facility. The small cost of rent is worth it if it means a quick purchase of your home.

Proper Staging

There is a difference between arranging furniture with function and purpose in mind and organizing rooms so that they present well for guests. In preparation for selling your home, remove furniture that is not well proportioned to the rooms. Also, think about how furniture can be used to accent highlights in each room. Watch out for wasted square footage do too poorly placed furniture, and avoid placing anything in front of windows. These easily-avoided mistakes can make a space look smaller than it really is.

Quick Fix-it Jobs

If you know that you are planning on selling your home, you don't want to invest too much money into it. With that said, the sale will go quicker and you are more likely to receive higher offers when the home is in excellent condition. The cost to repaint the room or make minor repairs such as squeaky door hinges or outdated cabinet hardware is minimal, especially considering the significant impact it has on how your home presents to potential buyers.

Curb Appeal

First impressions mean a lot. Prior to listing your home for sale, power wash the house, clean windows, and tidy up flowerbeds. Fresh stone or mulch and brightly colored flowers planted in the yard create a warm and inviting first glimpse at the property.

Selling your home requires patience and a little determination. It also requires the assistance of a realtor who knows how to make your home look its best so that it sells quickly. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you buy or sell a home!