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Home Staged Home - Decide Before YOU Sell Your Frisco, TX Home

By Holli Washington

Real Estate Agent 625292

May 06, 2014 10:20 AM

Home Staged Home!!!!!

What to do before you SELL your FRISCO, TX Home???

"Homestaging" is more than just preparing to sell your home by making it look the best it can!It is the most effective form of advertising for the sale of your home in order to achieve the best price within the shortest time frame. It's really the art of first impressions. For many home sellers and real estate agents, the concept of "home staging" is being more frequently recognized and used to effectively promote and market a home in the marketplace. If you are in the process of, or thinking about, selling your home,you may want to consider hiring a professional home stager to assist you. They work with the "flow" of a home, eliminate clutter, arrange furniture, and even assist in enhancing curb appeal. Or, if you're more the do it yourself type, below are some tips on what you can do to improve your home's "first impression."

START AT THE CURB

Curb appeal is the first step to selling your home. No one wants to buy a previous

owner's dirty house. Power wash the siding and wash windows until they shine.

Trees, shrubs, and flowers should be neat and tidy, the garden weeded and the

lawn mowed and edged . Once you've removed everything that isn't necessary,

add touches such as large, lush flower pots or hanging planters to welcome

visitors.

Move inside-INTERIOR

Once you've created a promising exterior, you need to focus on the interior.

The key to staging is to make it meaningful, set the one and suggest countless

possibilities.That means you need to remove everything that could distract the

buyer's attention. Keep only what you must to remain functional. If you don't use

something every day, pack it for the move. This is also very important. You want

to remove anything personal such as family pictures and mementos. Like

the exterior, the inside needs to be neat and clean. Once the house is clean,

stage your home with minimal furnishings. Arrange furniture to enhance the

strengths of the room and facilitate traffic flow. If your furniture shows signs of

age, consider borrowing pieces. If you need inspiration, visit some model homes

to see how decorators have put rooms together. It's not necessary for individual

rooms to be used for their original purpose as long as the functions they

represent are logical and show the space off well.

SPRUCE IT UP- PAINT!!!!

If paint is showing signs of age, repaint. Neutrals often work best. Clear out

closets, cupboards, and drawers. Strip the kitchen down to the necessities.

Counters, however, should be clear, except for a decoratively placed bowl

of fruit or bouquet of fresh flowers. Open the curtains to allow natural light to fill

the room. Some home stagers also use scents to put the best face on a listed

home. You can appeal to a buyer's sense of smell. Hot apple cider, cinnamon rolls,

or fresh baked cookies add a homey sense which can be very inviting. The opposite of

course is true, strong odors such as garbage or pet odors can quickly turn people

away!

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Understand the difference between "listing prices" (what sellers are asking for) and "sold prices" (what buyers are willing to pay).

By comparing these price trends, you'll have a good idea of where the market is heading. The median listing and sold property prices are calculated based on the market activity each month.

Some sales are not immediately available from public records. As they become available, the data are updated.

THANK YOU FOR VISITING!!!