Prepping and Staging Your Home for Sale
If you’re thinking about selling your home, the big questions always boil down to ‘How much money can I make?’ and ‘How quickly can I sell my home?’ You may not see at first glance how prepping and staging your home factor into the equation.
Well, we’re here to not only tell you, but show you why these are the areas you should focus on in order to set yourself up to make yourself the most money and sell in the shortest amount of time. The best part about it? We help you make it a reality on every home we list.
One of the benefits of working with Finely Crafted Realty, is that we maintain an inventory of staging items that we bring into the homes we sell. Every home gets a custom staging plan and we are the ones who implement it, making sure your home shows off in it’s best possible light in the photos and video.
Let’s break down some of the common myths floating around out there, shall we?
The Myths
First, let’s break down a couple of the myths floating around out there.
Myth #1: Buyers are going to repaint and redecorate anyway, why should I worry about neutralizing colors and decor?
Yes, you’re probably correct that buyers will end up repainting certain areas. They also are most definitely not buying all of your stuff. So why should you invest the time into making your home presentable?
Let’s break it down. Buying a home is emotional. Buyers want to be able to envision themselves living in the home. Buyers are also easily distracted, heck, humans are. It only makes sense to simplify the surroundings so buyers can let their imagination run wild and truly picture themselves living in the space.
Myth #2: Photos aren’t as important as people physically walking through your home.
Just as importantly, a key to getting buyers in your door is to have great quality, professional photography. It’s worth it’s weight in gold, but only if the home that is being photographed is photo ready. If not, you’ll find that a lot of buyers skip right over the listing when viewing it online, which translates to less showings and less interest.
Myth #3: Prepping and staging your home for sale is going to be too expensive.
Certainly every scenario is different, but we can say that 9 times out of 10, the bulk of the work needed is minimizing and de-cluttering belongings. This can be a free, easy DIY with help from your agent. Staging doesn’t have to mean paying a company to replace all of your belongings, it can simply mean rearranging items you already have and piecing in a new item here or there. We maintain an inventory of some staging pieces that we use in clients homes all the time. You may spend a little bit of money on necessary painting or repairs, but this will be a worthwhile investment when it comes to raising the perceptive value of your home in the eyes of potential buyers.
Examples of homes we have staged
Hopefully this post has really stressed the importance of prepping & staging your home for sale! We specialize in these services as part of our overall marketing package to properly position your home for sale! Contact us today for more info.
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