Many sellers invest time, money and energy into the wrong improvements and changes in their homes before listing — or worse, they don’t do anything to improve their home’s visual marketing before listing. You only have a short window of time to grab buyers’ attention — the first two weeks of the listing period is the “honeymoon” period. After that, the excitement and number of visits start to peter down.
Hiring a stager to do an inexpensive consult will put you on the right track before your home hits the market — usually for less than $200. You’ll get on-target advice that covers everything from curb appeal to outdoor entertainment spaces (and every backyard should be staged to look like an entertainment zone), to how to make each room look as appealing as possible. How you live now almost never matches how your home should look to sell.
Stagers know ideal furniture arrangements, what to replace, what needs updating, what needs to go into storage to free up space, how to handle window treatments to get the maximum lightness and brightness in your home, what cosmetic changes to make, what repairs need to be made, what paint colors need to be changed. We can suggest how to re-use much of what you already have in your home in different and better ways to create the lifestyle ambience buyers dream about!
Consults generally take only 1.5 hours, and give do-it-yourselfers maximum return on a small cost. Remember that buyers want move-in ready properties, and if the MLS photos of your house aren’t their absolute best, most buyers won’t even want to look at your house! Don’t let your home become one of the many that sit on the market for months or years because the seller didn’t bother to consider how their home looks to potential buyers. Invest a little to get a lot of money back in a higher price and quicker sale!