25 Biggest Real Estate Mistakes, which was also a television program by the same name.
The #1 mistake: Failing to showcase your home and make cosmetic changes. To put it another way, failure to stage the home for sale is the worst mistake a seller can make.
Here's what the article had to say:
When you are selling your house, you have to really look at it objectively and think about it from the viewpoint of the house hunter. Make minor enhancements to the house and maybe hire a professional stager to come and arrange your furniture.
Staging is about decorating your house for the buyers' taste, not yours. A great place to start is with the front of the home and the main entryway.
Home staging is designed to increase the potential selling price and reduce the amount of time the house stays on the market.
Realtor, don't be guilty of allowing your seller to make what HGTV called the No. 1 mistake. Encourage them to stage the home. The follow article will help you overcome objections to staging homeowners may raise.
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