Staging Tips for
Selling Your Home Faster
Most experts will
tell you that an empty house will not sell as quickly as a
house with furniture. However, I don't think that is exactly
true...based on my experience in Fort Bend
county...especially in the Sugar Land real estate market.
Here's what my experience has revealed:
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A beautifully
decorated home will sell faster than a home with ugly or
out-of-date furnishings and decorations.
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An empty home will
sell faster than a home with ugly or out-of-date furnishings
and decorations.
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A well-staged home
will sell faster than an empty home.
Bottom line? If
you have unattractive or out-dated furnishings and decorations,
then move out first (if possible) and then let me stage your
home for you. If you can't move out first (most people have to
sell their current home in order to qualify for a loan on a new
home) then let me show you how to declutter, arrange, and
decorate your home so that it is attractive to the largest
quantity of prospective buyers. My Sugar Land staging services
are free of charge to most clients.
Basic Staging Tips
- Remove all family photos
from the home. Prospective buyers need to
visualize their own family in your home...not
your family.
- Remove all rugs from the
floors. Prospective buyers are not buying
your rugs...they are buying your floors.
- Remove all but three (at
the most) items from your kitchen counters.
Prospective buyers are buying your cabinets and
counters...not your kitchen appliances.
- Remove all personal items
from your bathroom counters. No one wants to
see your toiletries. Put them in baskets and
store them inside your cabinets for easy access.
- Pack up your collections.
I know you are proud of them, but you're not
selling your collections...you're selling your
house. Collections tend to distract prospective
buyers from noticing your home. Plus...you don't
want anything to happen to them during showings.
- Clean all the windows so
they sparkle...and open up all the shades
and curtains. Let people see the view outside
and let the light in.
- Clean the kitchens and
baths so they sparkle too. Prospective
buyers don't want to buy a filthy home.
- Clean carpets and floors.
Prospective buyers don't want to buy stained
floors.
- Remove or seal and paint
wallpaper...it's definitely "out" of style
these days and prospective buyers think it costs
too much to deal with.
- Install bright light bulbs
in all light fixtures...not higher than that
allowed.
Click here for a detailed
checklist for getting your home ready to sell.
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Below are some examples
of my work. Some were empty, and then I staged them with my
collection of staging items. Some were lived in, and then I
staged them to show at their best. Some were even slightly
remodeled and then staged.
By the way, I have
totally remodeled several homes, so I can help you with both
minor and major projects. The fact is that most buyers want a
move-in-ready home, so you should do everything you can to make
your home move-in-ready BEFORE you put it on the market.
View My Home Staging Examples
View
One of My Remodeling Projects
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