Home Staging Tips…Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Stage Your Home
The real estate market has shifted. So, what does that mean when it comes to preparing your home for sale?
It means that now more than ever, the home that you present to your potential buyers needs to make the absolute best first impression.
You can’t put the For Sale sign up and wait to see how it goes before you decide to prepare your home for sale. And with 97% of buyers utilizing the Internet to search for a home, that means your home also has to be camera-ready!
In the Buyer’s Market in 2008, I was asked to stage a beautiful multi-million dollar bank-owned home. Not only was the home vacant, but every mirror and light fixture had been removed by the owner.
The agent had worked with the lender on many other properties and could not wait to begin work on this one. It had taken time to get approval for any kind of budget.
We staged the primary rooms… the kitchen, master bedroom, bath, and family room. Even with limited funds, there was an offer in under two weeks.
The offer came from a buyer who had viewed the property before it was staged and prepared. Having already seen the “Before” house, the buyer had no interest in making a return visit.
Luckily, the buyer’s agent knew that this property offered what her client wanted so took the time to see for herself what had been done. She called the listing agent and could not believe the difference she saw. She convinced her buyer to take another look and an offer was made.
What has been said is true…First Impressions do matter AND…if you’re not careful, they may not go away.
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