When you’re trying to sell your Possum Kingdom Lake house, it’s important that it looks its best for potential purchasers who come through the door. That’s where home staging comes in handy.
When you stage your PK Lake home for sale, you’re creating a vision for buyers moving in and living there by accentuating your home’s most outstanding features and assisting them to imagine themselves living there.
According to the National Association of Realtors, 47% of real estate agents believe that home staging has an impact on how a buyer views a property, with 82% claiming it makes it simpler for buyers to picture themselves living in the house. On the sellers’ side, 31% of real estate agents believe that home staging raises a property’s value by 6% to 10%, and 39% of them feel it reduces the time on the market significantly.
10 Staging Tips to Remember
With so much to gain, it’s only natural for sellers to put time and energy into staging their property, and fortunately, there are many inexpensive staging suggestions. Here are ten home staging tips that can help your Possum Kingdom home sell faster and for more money.
Stage The Right Rooms
When it comes to residential staging, not all rooms are treated the same. You should concentrate your efforts on the rooms that have the most potential to influence purchasers’ decisions while minimizing time and effort on those that will make little difference. The rooms that are the most important to buyers are the living room, master bedroom, and kitchen.
Depersonalizing the House
The main goal of home staging is to help prospective buyers visualize the space as their own. This is difficult if personal touches, like family photos and other meaningful artifacts, are still on display. Remove any personal photographs, as well as anything that’s hanging from your fridge. Minimize the amount of clothes in your closets and keep your bathroom counters clear of personal items. Remove anything that may appear controversial. It’s true that depersonalizing your house makes it a little strange to live in, but it is quite advantageous for buyers in terms of connecting with the property.
Get Rid of Clutter
Clutter takes up space, and acquiring more space is key in selling your home. Make your house appear larger and more attractive by eliminating anything that isn’t necessary. You don’t have to get rid of everything at once, but now is a great time to figure out what will follow you to the next house, what items should be sold or donated, and what items can be thrown away.
Deep Clean Everything
When it comes to cleaning your house before putting it on the market, you’ll want to clean like you’ve never cleaned before. From the baseboards to the corners of your ceilings and every other space in between, you’ll want everything to be as clean as possible. After doing a once over yourself, consider bringing in a professional service.
Patch and Repair Holes
Home staging is a fantastic opportunity to fix any little nicks, scratches, gaps, and other flaws that hint at neglect to potential buyers. By taking the time to patch and repair impurities on the walls, you’re demonstrating to potential buyers that you’ve invested time and effort into maintaining the property.
Make the Home Neutral
Colorful walls are popular among homeowners, but the colors you choose may be off-putting to potential buyers. One of the most effective things you can do when staging your house to sell is cover any bright or bold colors with neutrals, such as gray, white, and taupe.
First Impressions are Everything
If you want your home to make an excellent first impression, then it’s important to remember that curb appeal is everything. Keep the grass cut, trim the shrubs, and clean out the flower beds. You should also remove any kind of seasonal decorations because they may date property in both photographs and during inspections.
Freshen Up the Space
A few fresh and well-chosen plants and flowers can breathe new life into an area. In the center of your kitchen table, place a big vase of bright flowers, a tiny potted plant or some succulents in the living room, and maybe a bigger potted plant in the corner of the living room. Do you lack the time or green thumb to keep live plants alive? Fake plants will provide the same feel without requiring as much effort.
Brighten Up Your Home
Make the house as bright as possible by allowing as much light to enter it. Open the blinds on all of the windows, which will help rooms appear larger while also admitting more light. For viewings, turn on all of the lights in your home, including lamps and closet lights. The brighter, the better.
Arranging Furniture
You want as much available, walkable surface area as feasible. This aids purchasers in determining the layout and visualizing their own furnishings in each space. To get rid of the clutter, remove any unnecessary items from the room, focusing on eliminating any oversized components, damaged goods, and mismatched furnishings. Once you’ve got the unnecessary items out of the way, arrange your remaining furniture in such a way that the room appears and feels as large as possible.
Home Staging for Success
Staging a house to sell does not need to be expensive; it’s about making sensible choices. As your Possum Kingdom Realtor, my job is to assist and guide you in making specific improvements that will add value to your property while also enticing potential buyers. After you’ve done everything possible to portray your property in the best light, it’s easy to relax and wait for the right buyer to come by.