Why and How to Stage a Property
These days most of us move on a regular basis. The majority of people end up moving regularly throughout their life. For example, the average American moves 11.4 times in their lifetime. Putting a property up for sale is something many people need to get used to do doing.
If you are in the process of selling your home, or are thinking of doing so in the near future this page is for you. It is all about home staging. Below, I explain, what it is, why you should do it, and give you a few pointers to help you to do it the right way.
What is home staging
Simply put, staging a home is simply making it look as appealing as possible to prospective buyers.
Why stage a property
The reason it is important to take the time to stage a property that you are selling, or planning to let out, is that doing so will help you to get more for it. How much more you will get depends on the market and the price or property in your area. But, we are talking about being paid thousands of dollars, or pounds, more. Add in the fact that well staged properties sell far faster, and you can see why it makes sense to do it. If you are still not convinced, I suggest you click this link to read the actual statistics.
How to stage a property
Fortunately, dressing a property is not that difficult. In all likelihood you will be able to do most of the work yourself. Here are some easy steps:
De-clutter
Studies show that people find it hard to see the full potential of a space when it is cluttered. Small rooms look smaller, and even large rooms can be overwhelmed if there is too much furniture, and many other items scattered around.
Getting ahead of your packing and boxing up everything you are not using makes a lot of sense. It is also a good opportunity to throw away anything that you do not want to take with you when you move.
If there is too much furniture in a room it can seem smaller that it is, and look tatty to a prospective buyer. Therefore, you really should get rid of any items that you do not really need. If you do decide that you want to keep everything consider putting some of it into storage, or asking a friend to keep it in their garage.
A deep clean
Once you have de-cluttered, you should go round and thoroughly clean your home inside and out. Doing so, will make your home look its best and uncover any work that needs doing.
Carry out obvious repairs
The last job to do is repairing anything that is obviously broken. Little things like broken gutters are enough to put off many buyers. This is because people tend to see the fact that basic repairs have not been carried out in a negative light. They tend to wonder what else is wrong, which is the last thing you need when you are trying to sell a property, for a good price.
