You definitely need to stage your home in order to get top dollar in McAllen. Some people think that staging their house will cost a lot, but there are many ways to do this on a budget. With a little time and effort, you can make your home stand out and look beautiful. We’ve put together some of the best staging tips to help you sell fast!
With a little time and effort, you can make your home stand out and look truly beautiful.
We’ve put together some of the best staging tips to help you sell fast!
Declutter.
When you are selling your house, you want it to look clean, spacious, and ready for a potential new homeowner. You need to put away family photos, diplomas, and other personal items and consider taking some furniture pieces out to make the house look larger. You want it to feel like “home” but people don’t want to see your laundry in the washer or dirty dishes. In addition, too many personal items can make prospective buyers feel as if they are intruding your space.
Instead of your personal items put out some books, flowers or some accent pieces. Help visitors imagine that it could be their home the moment they walk in. You want them to feel immediately comfortable and imagine to be living there.
Appeal To Their Senses.
When someone schedules a visit to check out your house, it’s not only what they can see with their eyes. Ambience is a key factor.
The house needs to give good vibes . It should be inviting, cozy, neat. Maybe you can bake some cookies or play some soft music on the background. Try to open the shades to get more light in.
Doing these things will make your home feel cozy, and encourage buyers to stick around for awhile. Possibly making you an offer!
Define spaces.
You need to give each room a purpose. Do you have a space that is used for many things? Clean it up, and make it appear as if it only has one focus, so people don’t get confused.
For example, a guest room/office can subconsciously make the homebuyer feel as if the home is cramped and lacking enough space.
Instead, make it very clear that the room is a guest bedroom OR a home office. If you have an unutilized space, consider making it something fun like a game room or library. Even if it’s not really how you use the home, creating the definition of spaces will make the buyer feel less confused about the spaces they are woking with and allow them to more easily imagine themselves living there. If people see unutilized space they may think there is something wrong with the house layout.
Spend at least a Day Cleaning and Making Small Repairs.
Is there any broken closet door? Or a dirty window? Perhaps a leaky faucet? Missing handle? Need new light bulbs? You might have small fixes you can make by yourself for a reasonable cost.
Some small touch-ups to paint, crayon marks or holes in the wall or a power wash to the driveway can really change the appearance of the home to your prospective buyers.
Now is also the time to clean up the garage door, pick up the garbage, and get rid of those stains out of the carpet. Remember, they potential buyers will be checking every corner of your house as they walk through.
Don’t let them get so caught up looking at a wobbly fan, that they miss the beauty of your breakfast nook. You will probably find things to repair you didn’t even noticed before!