Tips to Stage your home for Optimum Sales Results

Author: Michelle Byrne MBA

Preparing to sell your home in today's competitive real estate market may seem like a big undertaking.? Nevertheless, having a plan and breaking your plan into doable steps will make the goal of home staging attainable and seamlessly easy.

It is important to note that staging your home for selling is not required; however it can help you to get more money for your property.? This article will break down some ideas and avenues of consideration, ultimately to provide a platform to reach those goals.?

In preparing your home to put on the market, one of the best things to do is to paint each room a neutral, light color.? A light color will help a room look brighter. It also allows the opportunity to stage with bright colored focal points, such as a yellow or red pillow scheme on a couch.? Dressing up a room with beautiful flower pots will add fragrance to a room.? For example, placing fresh yellow roses in the center of a kitchen table will dress up the kitchen and add elegance to the room.

Painting bedrooms a light color such as white, light gray or light green will also help in staging.? If nightstands have lamps, matching the lamps on each nightstand will assist in helping the room to be cohesive.? Choosing a bright color for a comforter such as fire-engine red or aqua blue will contrast nicely with gray or white walls.? If a bedroom has bright walls with drawings on them, sometimes buyers are deterred; some are not, as often a new owner will not mind the task of painting to make the house their own.? Nevertheless, staging with light colors and colorful focal points is an excellent tactic for buyer appeal.

In selling a home, it is important to be cognizant of the exterior of the home as well as the interior.? It is important to mow the lawn, trim shrubs (if applicable), take care of leaves, assess the roof for any moss build-up and if the home is vinyl or aluminum sided, have the home power washed. ? If the exterior has wood siding and it needs to be painted, then painting the exterior, or hiring a painter to have the home painted will help with boosting curb appeal.??

Fixing mechanical issues with the home is also important.? If the kitchen cabinets are dingy, then a fresh coat of paint on the cabinets can brighten the kitchen.? Upgrading the counters to granite, if the counter is of lesser quality, is something worth considering to boost the kitchen to a more modern look, if needed.

Fixing a leaky faucet or a broken toilet is important to maintaining the home.? If the bathtub looks dingy, you can purchase a tub and tile refinishing kit.? Essentially, you can paint your porcelain bathtub so that it looks bright and new.? Youtube.com is an excellent source for guidance on how-to projects, if doing it yourself. Often products that you purchase may also have a how-to website for guidance as well.? Hiring contractors to assist you with your goals is always a viable option as well, should you not want to take on "do-it-yourself "(DIY) projects.??

In addition to these staging tips, vacuuming, mopping, emptying all household trash and dusting high and low are essential to a house looking its best.? Decluttering and organizing closets, shelves and kitchen counters also promote appeal.? Taking a clipboard with paper and a pen and going through each room and making a list of goals will assist you with staying organized and on task.? Preparing your home for selling will become much easier.? If you need to hire a contractor for anything, then asking friends for recommendations and/or consulting Angie's list are good methods of consideration.? These tips will assist in making your house shine!??

Reference:

Uhrik, Dr. Marlena E.The Secret Sauce of Staging, Getting Your Home Ready to Command Top Dollar in the Real Estate Market, 2018, Allways Learning LLC, Sacramento, CA