When you are ready to sell your home, your home must first become a "Product" to sell and market. Turning it back into just a HOUSE is exactly what a Professional Home Stager will need to do so your realtor can successfully market it.
Here is a scenario to think about...When you trade in your used car in order to purchase a new one, the first thing the car sales man will review is the book value and trade in value of the car. Once you each agree on a price, you the customer, once owner of your pride and joy, will relinquish your car to a stranger that will now market it and sell this "product" to potential buyers. This is the same thing that a realtor will do once they list your home.
LET'S LOOK AT some things he MAY NEED TO do to make your "car" WHICH IS NOW HIS "product" appealing to buyers?
- First, he may take your dice out of the front window, can you believe that?
- Next, the tinted windows may be stripped to let in more light, HMMMM....
- Here's the biggie, all your empty Dunkin' Donuts coffee cups and bags will be thrown out!
OH NO!! My car, my home away from home, or how we sometimes refer to it as our Office away from the Office is now just a "product" that seems cold and empty. "Please Mr. Salesman, those dice were my good luck charm given to me by my wife on our first date, I cannot part with them".
Does this sound ridiculous to you?
Well, that is exactly what I hear every time I enter into someone's home to Stage it!
Depersonalizing a "HOME" and turning it back into a "HOUSE" that the realtor could market successfully to all buyers is the basic premise behind Home Staging. Professional Home Stagers, we are in the business of helping sellers MOVE ON!!
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Phyllis Pafumi
Phyllis - Love this blog! It takes the car analogy to new heights!