These tips come from Realtor Magazine and will help you get your home ready for showing!
Expand the Closet
One of the most overlooked areas of staging is the closet. Most people will declutter and move boxes out of the closet but forget about the handing clothes. Remove the clothes you wear only once in a while. If the closet still looks stuffed, remove more. The ideal closet will have a significant space (two hangers worth) between the next hanger
Bring Yur Own Bed
If you have a vacant bedroom, arrange moving boxes into the shape of a bed, and then dress it up with nice bedding. It takes about half an hour and it's really inexpensive.
Put a Lid on It
The best thing you can do for your home, vacant or not, is to close all the drains, sinks, and tubs; close all the lits on all the toilets; close all the closet doors and let all the sun in. You'll get amazing immediate results and the cost is zero dollars.
Go Green
If you have some green features (EnergyStar appliances, generator, double-paned windows, bamboo flooring), continue the theme with strategically placed soy candles, homemade guest soaps, and green cleaning products under the sink area. People will notice.
Create a Focal Point
Pick out the most visible corner and put a large plant there. I've found that silk trees work best. Set up a spotlight behind it so it lights up the leaves and throws an interesting shadow on another wall. It really makes a difference in a person's perception of the space, especially if it's a large room without too much natural lighting.
Set Up a Chat Room
Be sure that the living room furniture is positioned for conversation as well as entertainment. Potential buyers should be able to easily envision sitting in a space where they can talk without having to move a chair or turn completely around. Also, place fresh flowers in the kitchen. This brings a sense of caring and pride of ownership
Add Bathroom Elegance
Get some decorative hand towels, tie a sheer ribbon around them, and place them on towel racks in all the bathrooms. I also use dried flowers and candles in complementary colors to add a little more pizazz.
Nix Those Personal photos
Make sure there are no personal photos to be seen anywhere in your listing. Pack them up or put them away. Buyer's tend to stop and see who lives there, which takes them away from seeing the home's attributes.
Redo the Doghouse
Freshen and consolidate pet areas. Purchase new food and water bowls to indicate upkeep and freshness. Choose one place for pet beds and litter boxes. The laundry or utility rooms or garage space may be appropriate.
Brighten It Up
Replace the light bulbs in the home with higher wattage bulbs. Buyers like "light and bright" and the brighter light bulbs make all the difference int he world, inexpensive and easy.
Frame a Local Scene
Frame pictures from inexpensive calendars and place them thought the home. Look for pictures that reflect nature and themes for the local area. You don't want buyers to wish they were in Aruba while looking at a home in snowy Indiana.
Entice Them at the Entrance
Tighten any loose doors on cabinets and re-stain, paint, or varnish doors. Paint the trim on floors and ceilings. Also paint outside trims and nicks on the house, especially where clients come into the house.
If you are thinking of selling your home here in Elkhart Indiana, call your Real Estate Expert Evelyn Johnston with Prudential One Realty at 574-304-7148.
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