Home Staging Tips

Careful home staging is an established technique applied to sell a home here in Cary, North Carolina. Some advantages to home staging include fewer days on the market and higher bids. And you should certainly think about professional home staging if you need a quick home sale.

Think of staging your home as creating an "image" for your property similar to what a PR firm would do for a well-known entertainer. Just like creating a style draws the spotlight to a public figure, staging makes your house more attractive on the market.

Prepping your property for an Open House doesn't have to be another hurdle in getting your home sold. It can turn into a fun and inventive task. Together, we'll work to get a premium offer for your home's sale. Start with these home staging tips and you'll see that your home sits fewer days on the market :

Curb Appeal Checklist

Curb appeal is your best chance to make a great first impression on buyers before they enter your home. The positive and negative features that jump out at buyers create their first perception of your home and how you keep up your home's regular maintenance.Understanding this helps us to decide what measures we can take to draw buyers from the street and into your home. If your house isn't pretty on the outside with refreshed paint and blooming garden plants it's time to get those things done. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and boost your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Can buyers envision themselves hanging out in your living area, relaxing in your reading nook or studying in your home office? I want your home to welcome buyers and offer them a sense of comfort. I'll help you accomplish this by recommending small improvements that highlight your home's features. I'll help you eliminate anything that gives the illusion of clutter. Tabletops should be neatly arranged. Arts and crafts, souvenirs, family photos, and play time drawings should get moved out of sight. I can help you de-clutter your house. Ugly or messy areas make your home seem unkempt and buyers have a more difficult time imagining themselves living there.

I know instantly what a room's best features are and how to highlight them. Areas that directly impact your dollars include fixable like furniture pieces that should be rearranged, rooms that need fresh paint, carpet that needs changing, fixtures that need replacing, and windows that need washing

Potential buyers like a home that seems comfortable. Items that could be too personal should go into storage in order for your house to impress buyers to buyers.

Setting the Stage

In the short time that your house will be on the market, we want to engage the buyer's senses. Dark rooms can really dampen a buyer's spirits, so we'll do things like open curtains and change light bulbs where needed to show off your home. Together we'll enhance the ambiance with enjoyable music to listen to while guests look around your home and make sure a pleasant scent flows room-to-room. We'll make use of cozy-looking blankets, and place pillows on your chairs and bed. Buyers should feel like your current house has the potential to be.