Staging to Sell

Expert home staging is an established technique applied to sell a home here in Cary, North Carolina. Some positive aspects of home staging include fewer days on the market and more offers. If your goal is to sell your house quickly, go for a thoroughly thought out approach to home staging.

Look at staging your home as creating an "image" for your property like a manager would do for a popular celebrity. Just like creating an image draws the spotlight to a public figure, staging makes your home more attractive on the market.

Staging your home to sell doesn't have to be an annoying experience. Instead it can be a thrilling and creative project. Together, we'll work to get a high bid for your house. Use these home staging tricks to get you going:

Curb Appeal Checklist

First, look at the exterior of your house, better known as your curb appeal. Look at the exterior of your home from a quick glance from the street. What do you notice first? What dollar-earning characteristics seem waiting to be noticed?Knowing this helps us to choose what plan of action we can use to entice buyers from the street and into your house. If your home's exterior isn't inviting with retouched paint and blooming greenery we'll need to address those as well. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and increase your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Can buyers see themselves hanging out in your living room, reading a good book in your master bedroom or hosting a dinner in your eat-in kitchen? I want your Open House to welcome buyers and give them a sense of ease. I'll help you achieve this by suggesting small improvements that highlight the features of your property. I'll help you reduce the effect of pieces that give the illusion of clutter. Table and counter tops should be neatly arranged. Brick-a-brack, sentimental items, family photos, and kids' drawings should get stored away too. You need to "de-personalize" the house so buyers can envision it as their new house.

Every area gets a once-over. Improvements that directly impact your sale price include fixable like pieces of furniture that should be removed, rooms that need new paint, carpet that needs steaming, fixtures that need shining, and windows that need cleaning.

I'll ensure your home has mass appeal and that it's friendly, steering clear of "offensive" or "personalized" colors on the walls and furniture. And if none of your belongings are there, you can think about temporary furniture. The goal is for your home to look ready to live in as opposed to barren.

Setting the Stage

You'll know when for the Open House, because all of the changes come together to create a picture of what buyers can envision after they choose to buy your house. Dark living areas can be a real mood killer, so we'll do things like open curtains and add lighting where needed to invite the buyer inside. Together we'll enhance the mood of the house with enjoyable music playing lightly and ensure a delightful aroma flows room-to-room. We'll include cozy-looking bedspreads, and place pillows on your chairs and bedding. We want buyers to feel like your current house is their future home.