Spend Less Time on the Market With an Open House and Home Staging Techniques
Professional home staging is a surefire approach utilized to sell a house here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Some advantages to home staging include less time on the market and more offers. And you should definitely consider professional home staging if you need a quick home sale.
Look at staging your house as creating an "image" for your property the same way a manager would do for a high profile celebrity. Just like creating an image attracts more positive publicity to a public figure, staging makes your home look better when it's on the market.
Prepping your home to sell shouldn't be thought of as a nerve-racking experience. It can actually be a great time to let your creative juices flow. Together, we'll work to get an exceptional bid for your home's sale. Start with these home staging tips and you'll notice that your house spends fewer days on the market after listing:
Curb Appeal Checklist
First, look at the outside of your house, also called your curb appeal. Look at the outside of your house from the view of a passerby. What jumps out at you? What great characteristics seem hidden?Acknowledging this assists us in deciding what we can do to invite buyers from the street and into your house. If your house isn't attractive on the outside with touched up paint and blooming garden plants it's time to get those things done. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and elevate your house's final selling price.
Welcome Home Checklist
Does your home seem to say, "This is Your New Home" to a buyer? Walking-through your home from a buyer's perspective, I'll advise you of changes that improve market appeal.
I'll tell you reduce the effect of anything that gives the appearance of clutter. Tabletops should be free and clear. Kitschy sculptures, souvenirs, family photos, and play time drawings should get moved out of sight. I can help you de-clutter your house. Unattractive or busy spots make your home feel smaller and buyers have a harder time seeing themselves living there.
Every room gets a once-over. I'll point out the pieces of furniture that should be put in storage, rooms that need new paint, carpet needing to be changed, fixtures that could use brightening, and any other improvement that can quickly be made to positively impact the sale.
Buyers' agents know that their clients want to see a residence that seems comfortable. Decor that could be "loud" should be put away in order for your home to garner mass appeal at the open house.
Setting the Stage
You'll know when for the Open House, because all of the changes come together to paint a picture of what buyers will expect after they close on your house. Dark living areas can be a real mood killer, so we'll do things like open curtains and reduce shadows where needed to welcome the buyer. Together we'll enhance the mood of the house with enjoyable music playing lightly and ensure a delightful fragrance flows room-to-room. We'll incorporate cozy-looking blankets, and place pillows on your couch and bedding. We want buyers to feel like your house is their future home.
