Vacant Home Staging-Boca Raton. What Not to Do! 4 Tips!
If you’re selling your home in Boca Raton, it’s probably been suggested to you that you should have it Staged.... don’t leave it empty. Witness New Home Builders..... their models are furnished, just as if a family were living there. Who has walked out of a model home and not wanted to move in?
However, budgets and logistics may not always work in favor of bringing in furniture and accessories to stage the house. If that is the case, please follow this “What Not to Do When Your Home is Vacant” list.
1. Please... placing plastic flowers on the kitchen counter top is NOT 
staging.... nor is setting up a card table in the dining room. I have seen houses where an attempt to “stage” it was made by the owner, agent or builder and instead of enhancing the property, it was more distracting than anything.
If you do not stage your vacant house with furniture and accessories, it is better to leave it empty. Placing one chair in the corner of a room
is more of a distraction.
2. Don’t give your Buyers negative things to look at! With no furniture or accessories in the room, buyers’ eyes will fall on that stain in the carpet or the scuff marks on the floor boards. Stagers never advocate covering up or hiding anything... those things will still be there regardless of whether you have furniture in the house or not.
Our Staging Consultations always emphasize the importance of a thorough cleaning as well as making any repairs that are needed. This is even more important when your house is vacant. Replacing the outdated or stained carpet is a small price to pay to help get your house sold.
The same can be said for paint. Freshly painted walls in a neutral color along with fresh flooring or carpet go a long way making your house move-in ready.
3. Do not have as the focal point in your vacant rooms those long cable cords that are curling out of the wall. You want your buyer’s eyes to take in 
the whole room.... the cable cords are a distraction.
4. Don’t make it difficult for your buyers’ to see the house. You’re going to need all the light you can get since the only light you’ll have to rely on are your few overhead lights and your windows. Make sure your windows sparkle; pull back or remove window coverings.
If you’re planning on selling your vacant home in Boca Raton and not sure of what marketing options you have, contact me and ask for a complimentary bid for staging your house or a Staging Consultation. I can provide a personalized list of just what you need to do from curb appeal to paint colors and more.
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