Staging is an amazing and wonderfully transforming gift!
It can make small efforts turn into big payoff – literally!
When you finally make that decision to sell your home, you have to make the decision to view your home in the Eyes of the Buyer:
1) Welcome the Buyer to their new home with:
- an Attractive Porch Light
- a nice New Welcome Mat
- a cobweb-free Front Entry Door
- Fresh Annuals in your outdoor pots
- a scent of cleanliness in your home
2) See like a Buyer! Put on different glasses. Put on the glasses of a BUYER!
Closets and Cabinets: If your closets and cabinets are crammed with stuff, a Buyer thinks ”there is not enough space for my life in here.”
- Minimize what is in your closets and cabinets so a potential Buyer can see the space as their space
- Take out half of the items in EVERY closet and cabinet (pack in boxes and put them out of view)
- Your intention is to move! So start packing and make your home appeal to the future owner. This strategy will move you toward your next goal.
Evaluate your lighting
- Update your lighting – inside and out
- Use the same type of light bulbs in a ceiling light fixture
- Replace those curly unattractive light bulbs with ones that make your room look nice
- Replace dim bulbs with lighting that makes your rooms look nice and sunny!
- Make sure basement spaces are well lit
Neutralize the bedding in every bedroom
- Investing in a White/Cream Duvet Cover and Matching Pillow Cases will go a long way
3) Think like a Buyer.
Who is the potential Buyer for your home? You probably have a good idea… Is it a young family starting out just as was your story? Or is it a retiree? An empty-nester? Think of what may be important to your future Buyer and plan accordingly.
4) Smell like a Buyer.
- Hire a Professional cleaner to give your home a thorough cleaning. This includes outside and inside all kitchen and bathroom drawers and cabinets.
- Put in a new neutral shower curtain and liner.
5) Take down all personal pictures, trophies, memorabilia.
- You want the new owner to envision themselves in their new home, not your old home.
6) Hire a Professional Painter
Many Buyers get turned off quickly by old scuffed walls and colors that do not appeal to their taste.
- Invest in neutralizing your walls with colors that appeal to a variety of Buyers. Your goal is for them to envision their furniture in their new home. The cost of a professional paint application far outweighs the time a home may sit on the market because some Buyers “didn’t like the bedroom/kitchen color”.
7) Remember that the first showing of your home is the photographs viewed on the internet.
- Make sure rooms are clean and uncluttered.
- Hire a REALTOR® who is knowledgeable and invests in properly marketing your home.
a Licensed REALTOR® in Illinois and Wisconsin, and
owner of St Joseph Group powered by Keller Williams Thrive!
Contact Zina today at 847.975.9425 or Zina(at)gotoSTJOSEPH(dotted)com
for more tips on getting your home SALE READY!