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| 3 Tips to Staging the Inside of Your Home Like a Pro |
Are you considering putting your house up for sale, but not sure
where to start? Afraid it will take too long to sell, or that
you won't get the price you want? Think about "staging" your
home, or in other words, setting the scene for immediate buyer
interest in your property.
To be really effective, you need to look at both the outside and
the inside of your home. Here are 3 tips to get you started with
the inside of your home:
1. De-clutter. This is one of the most important things you can
do. It might be easier to think of de-cluttering like |
this -
you're moving anyway, so why not start packing now?
Pack up everything you don't need and store the boxes out of
sight in the garage (or consider temporarily renting a small
storage locker).
2. Organize your closets - put similar colors together, pants
together, skirts together, shirts together etc. Why? Because it
will make the closets look bigger. (Really.) An organized closet
appears bigger, and you want your closets to look as spacious as
possible.
3. Make your home look like a model. You want to de-personalize
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possible so potential buyers can imagine themselves
and their own belongings occupying the space in your house. That
means minimizing - putting away everything you don't need or
use. Clear off kitchen counters as much as possible - stash all
those appliances you don't use, and put miscellaneous small
clutter in a few attractive baskets or boxes
And the biggest tip of all? Imagine yourself as a potential
buyer looking at your property for the very first time. What
impressions are you getting? Would YOU buy your house? What
would you like to see changed before |
you put an offer on your
house?
And don't worry about spending several thousand dollars to get
your house ready to sell - you'll get it all back when your
house sells. Proper staging helps you sell your house in a
shorter time and at the price you want.
About the author:
~~~ Kathleen Yamauchi is a long-time realtor located in
Prescott, Arizona. For more free tips and resources on buying
and selling your home and other real estate advice, visit her
web site at http://www.kathleeny.com.
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