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The Buyer Only Know What They See, Not The Way It Is Going To Be

By
Home Stager

  

That is one of the Staging phrases I learned during my course. It has proved true so often.

Buyers form their opinion about how spacious a room is by looking at your furnishings. They can have trouble seeing past what is there.

 

 

In these pictures you have the same basic room.

The builder intended it to be a living room and dining room.

 

 

 

In the top picture you see an example of a home where the seller chose not to show that feature.

They wanted the space for their living room. The feed back on the house said the buyers didn't like the layout of the home.

 In the homes that chose to show the buyers the dining space the feed back was good.

Buyers could see that the space could accommodate both features.

The homes sold quickly.

Stage your home so that the buyer doesn't have to guess.

Show the buyers all the features of your home clearly.

 

 

 

Posted by

Retired Home Stager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments (5)

Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Janice- so true- it's hard for the majority of people to see a room's true potential, which is why sellers need to show them!

May 21, 2010 03:13 PM
Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

Tht is ery good advice Janice. Often times people don't maximise the potential of their home.

May 22, 2010 03:11 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

Kathy, sellers do need to deliver a clear message.

Malcolm, a 'picture' is worth a thousand words when you are selling.

May 22, 2010 04:02 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

If they don't like what they see, they walk right out the door.  Most won't stop and consider how they could transform it into what works for them, they just know the way it is doesn't work for them.

May 23, 2010 05:21 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

Sharon, so true.

May 23, 2010 05:32 AM