Staging your home for sale - There are many things you can do to stage your home that don’t are completely FREE. There are five things you can do to get your home ready for sale.
Make sure to Clean, Clean and Clean Some More
When home buyers walk into a home they are looking for a home that is well cared for. If you home is super clean it has passed the first buyers test and they feel more at home.
Clean everything from dusting ceiling fans, door frames, blinds, light fixtures, the stove, microwave, all windows inside and out, Don’t leave a single spot in your home untouched. Potential buyers look everywhere, so make sure the entire home is spotless.
Depersonalize the house
Make sure to pack all personal photos and family keepsakes. You can leave one family photo because it plants a seed of happiness in the buyer’s mind, making them think how happy their own family could be living in the home.
Potential home buyers have a hard time seeing their family in a house that has your family pictures, portraits and keepsakes so make sure they are packed away out of view.
Remember you are not selling the family, you’re selling the house. So always let that be the center of attention.
Pack Everything You Don’t Need
You can live without many things you own for a short period of time, especially if you have lived in your home for more than 3 years. People have a tendency to collect things rather they use them or not. When selling your house the most important thing is showcasing the space your home has to offer potential buyers. Remember you can’t showcase rooms in your house that are full of your stuff, especially too much furniture.
It’s best to pack as much as you can live without and store it away from the house. Remember buyers look in the garage also and picture their car there but they can’t when it’s full of your stuff.
Spruce up the Front Yard and Door
The front of your house is the buyer’s first apian of their home. If you can spruce it up with flowers and make sure grass is cut and bushes trimmed. Also make sure the front door area is clean and inviting. This will give the buyers a positive attitude going into the house.
When Showing Make Sure Home is Light and Smells Great
Make sure your home is bright with lights on and blinds open. Turn on every light in the house even the light over the stove and inside the oven, (remember the appliances are pristine and need to be shown off).
Buyers are looking for “light and bright,” not “dark and dreary,” so make sure to give them lots of light.
It takes a lot of work to get your home ready to sell. Even without a staging budget, you can still take the time to make I few changes that will have a positive impact on your home sale.