Start to do your homework on how to sell a home the right way and you will soon come across lots of advice about staging, or presenting, your home in its best light.
What might be even more useful,however, is to know exactly what a positive difference this is likely to mean in financial terms. Well here goes...
Staging can result in 2% higher sold price. To put some figures on this, if you spent $500 on home improvements and upgrades on a home that sold for $300,000, you'd be looking at a $6000 return on your investment! Not bad at all.
Some home sellers are strongly resistant to spending any more money on a home they are about to vacate, but the above example demonstrates the big gains that the savvy seller can obtain by investing in the sale, as it were.
Don't forget, though, that staging isn't just about making a few trips to Lowe's and Home Depot. Here's a great list of things you can do for nothing:
- Hang generic pictures, rather than family-specific ones.
- Disguise any worn out furniture.
- Create room layouts that encourage social interaction between family and friends.
- Ensure your bathrooms and kitchen are especially attractive.
- De-clutter all rooms.
- Don't hide your clutter in one room - your potential buyers may want to see that room too!
- Ensure the house is filled with fresh air and doesn't feel stuffy.
- Attention to detail with house cleaning is vital.
- Use finishing touches such as bright tablecloths and fresh flowers.
We are experts in the art of staging, as our many satisfied clients who've sold their home for more money will testify. Call us today and we'd be delighted to give you specific staging advice for your home sale.
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