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Colorado Springs Top 10 Tips for Staging a Home

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Real Estate Agent with Synergy Realty Group Inc.

Colorado Springs Top 10 Tips for Staging a Home

If you are considering on selling your home in Colorado Springs or anywhere else for that matter, you definitely want to read these Top 10 Tips for Staging a Home. They are easy to do and bring more value to your home. In Colorado Springs we have many agents that prefer to have a home staged by a professional, rather than let the owner do the staging. I provide each of my sellers with a pre-listing video that goes over home staging, examples of what it is suppose to look like and tips of what buyers are looking for. Additionally, I provide a written brochure with over 80 plus tips on home staging and preparing a home to sell. It works great and is easy to follow.   Staging a Home needs to be done through the eyes of a homebuyer, not the homeowner. Get with your agent and discuss ideas about what works the best in your home to attract the most number of buyers. Make the home as user friendly and neutral as possible.

Provided your home-for-sale has the curb appeal to get potential buyers inside, keeping them inside for a further look requires a staging strategy that sticks the deal. If you can find the money in your budget, hire a professional stager when you are ready to list your home. 

Staging A Hometip #1 Reclaim the yard! First Impressions rule! Spruce up the curb by maintaining the yard, pull weeds and cut down overgrown bushes and shrubs. Having a clean fresh look never hurt a sale. Add a splash of color and apply a fresh coat of paint, especially the front of the home and a new coat to the front door. New lock set also go a long way in front door appearance.

Staging A Home tip #2 Let the Foyer Flourish. The home portal set the tone of the entire home. Make the space up-to-date, well maintained and eye catching--top to bottom.

Staging a Home tip # 3 Back off beige! Don't let neutral color walls dominate a room. Splashes of color liven up the room like colorful pillows, art work and fresh flowers ad pops of color and personality.

Staging A Home tip #4 Cure kitchen craziness. Consistency pleases. All counter-tops and cabinets should match. New Hardware, a new back-splash and a thorough cleaning can transform a bleak kitchen into one with smiles.

Staging A Hometip # 5 Denude the dining room. De-cluttering and depersonalizing is the first rule of home staging. Home-Buyers can have trouble envisioning themselves living in a home full of the seller's personal items.

Staging A Hometip #6 Avoid Focal point faux-pas. Highlight the great features in a home by positioning furniture to highlight them. Windows, fireplace and other architectural details will be noticed by the buyer if they are emphasized in a the home correctly.

Staging A Home tip #7 Perk up the patio. The outdoor space is an extension of the home. Capture a higher selling price by cleaning and adding style to an outdoor space with furniture, lighting and accessories.

Staging a Home tip #8 Master the Master Suite. The best approach to staging is often working with existing accessories. Using what is already in the room and repositioning the furniture will highlight the room's best features!

Staging A Hometip #9 Cure the bathroom blues. Older vanities and dreadfull wallpaper will make any bathroom feel outdated. Apply a fresh coat of neutral-hued paint and new hardware to modernize and brighten.

Staging A Hometip #10 Re-purpose extra rooms. The value of a space decreases when homebuyers see a room without direction (think part office, baby's room, part gym). Though almost every homeowner is guilty of having a "junk room", make sure to stage each room with a clear purpose before putting a home on the market.

To see how I get homes sold fast with my 16 point home listing program visit me at Selling A Home!  

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