Staging Your Home to Sell

Staging Your Home to Sell

To prepare your home for viewing, make it as bright, clean, and cheerful as possible.  Try to look at your home from the buyer’s point of view.  Also, during any home showings, I suggest that you be absent while the house is being shown to prospective buyers, your presence will inhibit their actions and conversations.  They won’t feel free to open closets and cabinets, test out the plumbing and discuss their observations objectively as they walk through the house. It goes without saying that your children and pets should not be on the premises either.

Quick tips for showings:

* Clean or replace dirty or worn carpets.
* Open all curtains and blinds.
* Replace any burned out light bulbs and turn on all lights.
* Clear all clutter.
* Clear all counter tops.
* Wash and put away any dirty dishes.
* Set the dining room or kitchen table if you have particularly nice linen or china.
* Simmer a few drops of vanilla on the stove or spray your home with air freshener.
* Put on soft music.
* Clean the fireplace.
* Put fresh towels in the bathroom.
* Take any laundry out of the washer and dryer.
* Put pets in cages or take them to a neighbor.

Here is a great Video on How to Stage your House