Staging Your Home For A Fast Sale
Have you walked into someones house and immediately started to look for the fastest exit out? First impressions are very important when selling a house and can ultimately cost you a sale if you do not take the time to properly prepare your home before the listing. In some cases, there may need to be minor changes such as straightening up a bit or in major cases, you may need to hire a professional stager to come in and do both cleaning and furniture arrangement.
Here are 5 things that can make or break a sale:
#5. Curb Appeal - Make sure potential buyers can clearly see your house and that your house number is visible from the street. Nothing can stop a sale faster than not being able to find the house. Take care in keeping the yard mowed and trimming any bushes and trees for a manicured appearance. If you can spruce up the house with plants and flowers, this can add value and appeal as well.
#4. Remove personal items - When a buyer is looking at the house, make sure there are no personal items such as pictures, diplomas, awards and anything that may distract the buyer from concentrating attention on the house itself.
#3. Have a garage sale - Get rid of those items that you no longer need, this will help you un-clutter the house and give the appearance of more space. Adding space will add value in the mind of the buyer. Try and make the closets, bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen appear to be open and spacious.
#2. Clean the house - Projecting a clean and neat house will tell the buyer that this house was well kept and cared for. Noone wants to buy other peoples problems, so make sure your house has the clean and neat look that will entice a offer. If you need to hire a cleaning person to maintain the house once a week, this will certainly help you in your sale of the house by projecting a well kept image.
#1. Fix what is broke - Whether it be a potential buyer or having a contract in place, the subject will come up about repairs. The buyer will want to have anything broke fixed! Why not address this ahead of time and save yourself to trouble of having a inspection sheet as long as a christmas list. This will also show the buyer that the house is well kept and that they will not have any unforseen problems after the purchase.
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