Have you ever wondered as a seller as to why some
homes sell quickly while others remain on the market for several months or even
years?
The way a home is staged, has a lot
to do with how easily and quickly it will sell!Homes staging refers to the
process of making your home more appealing to potential buyers. Staging can
occur both on the inside and outside of the home!
Consider this—a home with bright
green, neatly trimmed grass vs a home that has grass and weeds growing knee
high. There is an immediate impression of the home when a potential buyer takes
their first look at the home. This impression can quickly change depending on
how the home is staged.
- De-Clutter: One of the key points to staging a home is
to first de-clutter the home. This means removing unnecessary objects and
furniture from the home! Below are a couple more examples on how to stage
your home to sell!
- Walls and Ceiling: A home that is freshly painted can
go a long way when trying to sell! Chipping paint or stained walls will
leave a tainted first impression of the home!
- Painting: When painting your home for staging, you will
want to go with a light, neutral color. This will make your home feel more
inviting and appealing to the general buyer. When a home is painted with
bold or bright wall colors, while some may enjoy this, for others this can
come across as tacky to others.
- Lighting: Homes that are well-lit are more
welcoming to potential buyers, rather than those that are dark and dreary.
You want to make your home feel comfortable for the potential buyer, you
want them to have a sense of comfort, as a place that they would want to
be in! Also be mindful of the
lighting that you have. Make sure that your lighting is bright and helps
to open up smaller spaces.
- Odor: Before any scheduled visits to the home, you
will want to make sure to air out the home of any odors! Any kind of foul
odor whether is be from pets or food, it is often immediately noticeable!
This can quickly taint the impression of the home. Buyers become
immediately distracted by the scent and do not focus on the home itself
- Lawn and Garden: If you have a lawn in the front
of your house or a garden in the back yard, you will want to make an
effort to tidy it up! As the lawn can be the very first thing, a potential
buyer notices about the home, so make a good impression with a few flowers
and trimmed grass. You want the potential buyers to feel as though this
will be a place of relaxation.
Make these changes to your home when
thinking about selling and you are setting yourself up for a quicker, easier
sale of your home!
What can Birtola Garmyn High Desert
Realty do for you?
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estate professionals committed to selling some of the most desired homes in
Bend, Oregon! Selling these "right addresses" is the mission of
Birtola Garmyn High Desert Realty. Let us know what you are looking for! You
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