Simply placing your home on the market at a competitive price is not enough to attract an offer. The home has to have appeal. The look and "feel" of your home will generate a greater emotional response than any other factor. Prospective buyers react to what they see, hear, feel and smell, even though you may have priced your home to sell.
Home staging is part science, part art and part psychology. Home buyers tend to judge a home within the first 8 seconds of a showing, so making a quality first impression can mean the difference between getting multiple bids, and just getting a lot of floor traffic. The good news: National Association of Realtors statistics show, that staged homes sell for as much as 17% more money, and as much as 40% faster, than non-staged ones.
Quick and easy staging ideas:
1. Allow more natural light into the home.
2. Remove clutter from every room, particularly lifestyle specific items and family photos.
3. Clean and fix everything. Scrub, scour, tidy up, straighten, declare war on dirt, repair squeaks, and replace anything that does not work. These can all be deal killers.
After you perform these simple steps, sit back and watch for some outstanding results.
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