Staging Your Home for a Quick Sale

Staging your home for a quick sale
Before that first potential buyer enters your home make sure it is in "show condition"! You will not get a second chance! If a buyer isn't immediately impressed with your home, beginning at the door, you do not stand a chance of selling to them. Preparation is the key and it's as easy as 1,2,3.
1. Imagine that you have never seen your home. Drive up to it with a critical eye. Pay attention to the neighborhood, the neighbor's homes, your home's appearance. Are there cracks in your driveway, toys in the yard, peeling paint on the windows, dead flowers in a pot or garden, dirt in the foundation of your home? OR is your garden freshly mulched, new paint on the front door, newly sealed driveway and sparkling clean windows? Now that's the house a buyer will wants to see.
2. Get ready to move NOW! Before the house goes on the market, be sure you really intend to sell. You would be surprised how many people put their homes on the market simply to see if they can get an offer. They really don't care if it sells! As a Realtor, I try very hard NOT to list those homes. I want motivated sellers. They are reasonable about the market value of their home, and they are willing to take the steps necessary to make it sell quickly... that may mean packing up many of their possessions to make the house show off it's best qualities.
3. Clean like you've never cleaned before! Here are some of the things a buyer is thinking as they walk through your home: "What do I need to do to let my child crawl around on this floor?" , "Would I feel comfortable sitting on this toilet or in this tub?", Would I want to cook in this oven?". Walk around your home like a critical in-law...what do you see? Make it sparkle, from the windows to the base of the toilet!
Properly preparing to put your house on the market is the way to sell quickly, for the most money, in the shortest amount of time! If you need help preparing your home, contact me at http://www.thechristopherteam.com/. It's my specialty.