Murfreesboro Realtor explains 12 Tips to Staging Your Home. In Middle Tennessee for Buyers & Sellers

April 30, 2010 - PRLog -- 12 Tips to Staging Your Home

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“Get it clean, clean, clean, and keep it clean If your house isn’t clean, it instantly sends up negative thoughts that the home is not well maintained. First impressions are truly important.
But don’t stop there. To increase your chances of making a sale, “stage” the house to make it as attractive as possible. Take the minimalist approach. Basically, you want to strip the house to its bare essentials, depersonalize it so potential buyers can superimpose themselves and their lifestyle on the house.”
We suggest the following 12 tips for staging a home:

1. First is curb appeal. Walk out to the street and look at your house like you were a buyer. Get rid of dead scrubs or plants. Keep the yard cut and trimmed. Does the front door or porch need a fresh coat of paint?

2. Keep your house clean. If you have to, hire someone to clean it once a week.

3. Always keep in mind you are not decorating for yourself but for the general public.

4. Give the house a fresh coat of paint, add shiny hardware to the front door and plant a few flowers to send a subliminal message the house is loved and well cared for.

5. Declutter every room to make it look larger. Get rid of family pictures, trophies and knickknacks. Closets and drawers should be no more than 30% full.

6. Invest in bright lights. Open the drapes or remove them completely. “Light, bright rooms give the impression this is a happy place.

7. Feature only a few pieces of furniture with mainstream appeal. Pull pieces away from walls to make rooms look bigger.

8. Make sure a room’s primary use is obvious. A bedroom should look like a bedroom, not an office, hobby center or gym.

9. Bedrooms and kitchens are difficult to stage because they are in daily use, but make the effort. Clear everything off the counters and nightstands, roll up the rugs and hide the laundry hamper. Buff the cabinets with car wax and clean under the sinks. Invest in pristine white bed linens and towels.

10. Remove pet food bowls and litter boxes to the utility room. Deodorize thoroughly.

11. Organize the utility room and garage. Hang up the bicycles, roll up the hose. Renting a storage locker is worth the cost if it helps you sell faster and for a higher price.

12. Once your house is staged, invite your friends or Realtor over and walk them through to get an objective opinion.

Please feel free to call or email me anytime.
Mike O'Donnell
615-473-5684
Tema@comcast.net

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Home of the no risk listings. The number one reason home owners who are thinking of selling are hesitant to sign up with Real Estate Agent is they are afraid of the long term contract. Now we’ve removed that problem. When you let us help you sell your house we will allow you to cancel the contract at anytime. If we are not living up to what you expect from a realtor or if for some reason you change your mind we will cancel the contract that day. Now that’s peace of mind.

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