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Simple Home Staging Tips for Selling Your Home Quickly!!
As Collin County’s top luxury real estate brokerage, we know what works when you’re getting ready to sell your home. In addition to strategic renovations, staging your home can definitely help create that “WOW” factor that attract buyers to fall in love with your property. Statistics consistently show that a well-staged home sells faster and at a higher price point. Especially here in Collin County, where our digital marketing strategies are highly effective, staging your home is an important factor in creating interest in your home before a buyer ever steps foot into your door. In fact, we are such strong believers in the power of staging services that we offer each of our sellers a free consultation with our in house professional home stager.
Even without hiring a professional stager, there are plenty of steps that you can take to make your home look appealing to an interested buyer. There are many tips out there, but here are a few simple and cost-effective tips to get your house starting to look like it’s been professionally staged:
Select a Neutral Palette
You may really enjoy having your quirky, bold turquoise living room or a dark, pumpkin orange dining room, but if you have strong colors adorning your walls, you may wish to consider repainting your home prior to sale. Not only does a fresh coat of paint bring about one of the highest ROI (return on investment) as far as renovations for a sale go, but selecting neutral colors for your home are one of the best ways to mimic the results of a professional stager.
Declutter & Depersonalize Your Space
Your home, without all of your stuff, will look so stunningly expansive that you’ll find it hard to believe it’s the same house you’ve been living in all this time! Because you’re planning on moving anyway, this important staging tip is also a really useful one for you as you begin to prepare for a move. Hold a garage sale, donate items to charity or offer some of your kids’ hand-me-down clothing and toys to a family who could benefit from your generosity.
And unfortunately, decluttering doesn’t mean stuffing everything in the closet and the garage. Half-empty closets and well-organized garages are always a secret staging tip because it gives the impression that there’s more than enough storage space.
Depersonalize Your Space
Essentially, staging is the process of helping a prospective buyer envision themselves living in your home. This means that any highly personal items and renovation choices should be diminished to highlight the inviting and sophisticated elements of your house. If someone walks through your home and can see themselves enjoying living in your home (or even better, improving the quality of their life by purchasing your home), you are much more likely to get a sale rather than if that person has to look past any clutter, personalized elements and awkward spaces.
Clean Your Space
We’re sure that you know how satisfying a good spring cleaning can be. The same could be said for a real estate listing that is so pristinely clean. It takes a bit of time and elbow grease, but making sure that the baseboards are dust-free, the drapes have been freshly dry cleaned and the light fixtures are sparkling really makes a big difference. Many of our clients choose to hire a cleaning company to help them get their home spick and span and ready for a sale, and we can provide you with quality references if you would like some assistance with this important, but far too often overlooked, staging tip.
We can’t end this blog post without featuring the incredible work done by our very own staging professional, Naureen Wilks. She has helped our happy clients list their home with confidence, and so many sellers are completely thrilled by her work that they often ask her to help them with the interior design of their new home. To get in touch with her and how she can help you with your sale, feel free to contact us at 469-269-0PAM. We can’t wait to help you transform your home.
