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Lure of Staging
1. Sight
This one is pretty obvious! Rooms should be tidy
and uncluttered. Photos, trophies, and kids'
artwork should be replaced with simple, classic
decor. A buyer needs to be able to imagine their
own life in your home. If your budget allows, you
may want to temporarily store outdated and
oversized furniture. Rent new, modern pieces to
create a simple and clean design.
2. Smell
Be sure that each room is not only tidy, but that it
smells clean. However, avoid harsh chemical smells,
such as bleach. Many buyers may be sensitive to
these smells and will want to make a quick exit.
3. Touch
Broken and chipped, missing or loose tiles, are all
off putting to a would-be buyer. Be sure that you
do any minor repairs before showing your home.
4. Hearing
An open house can be an event for selling your
home, just be sure that barking dogs are taken care
of. Have any noisy equipment switched off and don't
leave the television on. Soft background music can
work but even peace and quiet is a sound.
5. Taste
staged properties sell faster than those that
aren’t. Research in the US suggests that staging
could reduce the time a property is on the market
by between a third to a half, and staged
properties can command up to 15 per cent
higher prices.
The time aspect is worth bearing in mind, as
the longer a property is on the market the more
likely it is to be marked down. At no point does
the price go up when a house is sitting on the
market, and the reality is that the price usually
drops and drops further as time goes by.
For this reason, staging is not about spending
your money but about making an investment. And
if the investment of staging your home works out at
less than a price reduction of your home, then it’s a
decision that makes sound financial sense.
A professional stager has been trained to look
at a property and suggest improvements that will
help it appeal to the highest number of buyers.
Okay, this can be a hard one, depending on who is
coming, but a glass of wine or freshly-made coffee
for your guests can work. Or you can play up the
sense of taste by having freshly baked bread or
other enticing foods filling the air.
The bottom line? Staging is intended to create an
atmosphere for the prospective buyer where they
can envision themselves in your home. You create a
generic, rather than individual lifestyle with your
staging, and through how you stimulate the senses.
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