I love HGTV...and like so many other fans, I love the last five minutes when the designers "reveal" the redecorated space. It is really fun to see the transformation that ingenuity, paint and a free carpenter can bring. The designer input is the reason we tune in, but for a real life, real estate sale, you don't need a decorating degree or even much creativity. The backbone of staging is not moving furniture around or getting creative with window treatments: The two things that get the house sold are #1. Remove one third to one half of the possessions in the house....and... #2. Get the house Q-Tip clean, as Barb Schwartz, the inventor of home staging puts it. Those two essentials are not sexy enough for prime time, but they are the secrets to a fast sale.
I love HGTV it is a great show to watch you are right getting rid of unwanted materials from the house will help it sell quicker.
AGREE AGREE AGREE! More is less. Good point; I hope that that cluttered client will get the message.
The most important two areas that keep a place from selling if done incorrectly are wrong pricing, no marketing. A realistically priced property, marketed full throttle, with passion and far reaching exposure sells. Period. Works every time. It's not if the kitchen was a lighter shade of green and you added wicker to the patio. Cosmetically challenged, any type of house, real estate will sell if faily priced. We sell some that look like Stephen King made a movie there. If a buyer sees value, not frills in meat and potatoes sensible Maine, they pounce, pull out the Benjamins.
Zeta, you are right on the money! It makes a difference to de-clutter the house and keep it clean!
I use HGTV on my listing consultations. If you want to get the most for your home it has to be HGTV ready. Everybody knows what you are talking about!
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