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Staging FAQ's-I Can't Afford to Stage my Home...Any Suggestions?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Vision Realty

Kathy,  makes some great points here with respect to getting your home ready to sell, it is extremely difficult if not impossible to sell a home that has not been prepared for the market . Great post

Original content by Kathy Streib

Staging FAQ:  I Can’t Afford to Stage my Home. Any Suggestions?

 

Stagers run up against this road block all of the time and the bigger house sadquestion is: Can you afford NOT to stage your home?  

First of all, what exactly is staging?  It’s not just about moving furniture around.  Staging or home styling is more about making sure that a buyer can see all of the possibilities of your property.  It’s making sure that the Condition of your property will not derail the sale or offering price.

So, what can you do if your  budget for this is limited?

1. CLEAN

Yes, and I mean clean as if your favorite aunt called and was on her way to stay with you.  Clean over, under and in between.  Your property cannot be too clean.

2.  REPAIR

Most buyers prefer homes in move-in ready condition.  Many are lacking the time, funds, or desire to have to move into a house and begin repairing items.   Remember- what the buyer perceives as “to do “ projects and the time and expense to complete these will affect the offering price.

paint3. UPDATE

If your budget allows update your builder basic light fixtures, paint, and add updated hardware on your doors and cabinets.

4. Make sure they can SEE the property.

Pack it up - move it out.  Buyers want to see the property, not your things.  They need to be able to see and feel the space.  

~Most of us live with too much or too big.

~Edit furniture that is only there because you own it.  

~Just because a surface is flat doesn’t mean you have to place something on it.

5.  Don’t forget your exterior!

Yes… do all of the weeding, pressure cleaning, pruning, mulching, trimming, and planting that you’ve been meaning to do since you moved in.

Don’t look at it as spending money on a house you will be leaving…. but consider it a small investment in getting your property sold so that you can move on to your new home.

 

Call or email Room Service! Home Staging for our Home Staging Consultation BEFORE you list your house.

 

 Kathy Streib 

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Comments (2)

Bruce Hicks
Best Homes Hawaii - Honolulu, HI
Your Best Hawaii Realtor!

Good repost Don.  I missed it the first time around.  Got a client right now that just CLEANING would go a long way to looking better.

Jan 11, 2014 06:43 AM
Joe Jackson
Keller Williams Capital Partners Realty - Columbus, OH
Clintonville and Central Ohio Real Estate Expert

A clean home non staged is better than a staged home that is not clean

Jan 11, 2014 09:05 PM