New Hampshire Home Staging Advice: Little Details Make Big Impressions
At the beginning of each Home Staging Consult I explain to my clients that I will address everything that can be done to improve their odds of a successful sale. Some of the things I point out seem a bit ridiculous.
Many times sellers roll their eyes saying "Seriously? That's going to keep someone from buying my house?" On their own, little things appear harmless. On their own, the seller is right, they won't kill a deal.
BUT, numerous little details add up to something big...a bad impression.
A bad impression will kill a deal.
Small details paint a picture. Whether that picture is accurate, or not, doesn't matter. Once buyers form a negative picture in their head, it's there to stay.
Just a few examples of little details I've suggested be addressed prior to listing: Chipped paint on wall corners, dirty light switches, sticky kitchen cabinets, missing hardware, a wire sticking out of the wall where there was once a speaker, ceiling water stains, doors that won't close, a dripping faucet, a hole in the wall inside a closet, cracked tile.
Small repairs like these are easy to complete, but their importance is often underestimated by sellers. Once potential buyers form an impression of a house as not having been cared for, they start to question what else may have been neglected.
Once maintenance is questioned, it lowers the buyer's perceived value of the house.
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