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Staging Your Home for Showing

“Staging” is the process of preparing a home to highlight its strengths and minimize any weak areas. A professional real estate agent will offer tips for your particular home. Listen to what your agent says. They know what buyers want.

You may live in your house one way, but you may have to sell your house another way. Staging helps you create an environment in your home that appeals to the largest number of buyers. The goal is to “depersonalizing” so potential buyers find the home attractive and inviting. Staging makes it easy for buyers to imagine living happily under your roof.

Here are a few basic staging items you can do on any home:

General ongoing staging items

Use natural air fresheners or potpourri in bathrooms – heavy and artificial smells will not “show” well

Don’t smoke indoors

Keep the yard mowed, trimmed and edged

Don’t fry foods or cook foods with strong or lingering odors

Remove children’s toys in the living areas (keep them in the bedrooms)

Arrange your furniture to “open up” rooms – remove unessential pieces if necessary

Keep fresh flowers (select those without a strong smell) and/or potted plants in the home

Immediately before the showing

Open curtains in all rooms with a nice view and let the sun shine in

Close curtains in rooms with less-than-desirable views

Play non-offensive (non vocal) “mood” music lightly in the background

If you are using a real estate agent, you should not be in the house when the showing occurs

If you have any pets, the pets and all evidence of pets should be removed from the home

Make sure all lights are on – dark spaces are not inviting, light creates the impression of space

Bake a loaf of bread – (use a bread machine to time it so it can’t be forgotten and burn)

Make sure the doors to all rooms are open and inviting

Make sure dishes are clean and put away and that dish drains are not on the counter

Ensure all personal items are put away

Toilet seat should be down and the shower curtain should be closed

Make sure all surfaces are dusted and all floors are clean

Sweep entry area and any steps and clean welcome mat

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Staging Your Home for Showing “Staging” is the process of preparing a home to highlight its strengths and minimize any weak areas. A professional real estate agent will offer tips for your particular home. Listen to what your agent says. They know what buyers want. You may live in your house one way, but you may have to sell your house another way. Staging helps you create an environment in your home that appeals to the largest number of buyers. The goal is to “depersonalizing” so potential buyers find the home attractive and inviting. Staging makes it easy for buyers to imagine living happily under your roof. Here are a few basic staging items you can do on any home: General ongoing staging items Use natural air fresheners or potpourri in bathrooms – heavy and artificial smells will not “show” well Don’t smoke indoors Keep the yard mowed, trimmed and edged Don’t fry foods or cook foods with strong or lingering odors Remove children’s toys in the living areas (keep them in the bedrooms) Arrange your furniture to “open up” rooms – remove unessential pieces if necessary Keep fresh flowers (select those without a strong smell) and/or potted plants in the home Immediately before the showing Open curtains in all rooms with a nice view and let the sun shine in Close curtains in rooms with less-than-desirable views Play non-offensive (non vocal) “mood” music lightly in the background If you are using a real estate agent, you should not be in the house when the showing occurs If you have any pets, the pets and all evidence of pets should be removed from the home Make sure all lights are on – dark spaces are not inviting, light creates the impression of space Bake a loaf of bread – (use a bread machine to time it so it can’t be forgotten and burn) Make sure the doors to all rooms are open and inviting Make sure dishes are clean and put away and that dish drains are not on the counter Ensure all personal items are put away Toilet seat should be down and the shower curtain should be closed Make sure all surfaces are dusted and all floors are clean Sweep entry area and any steps and clean welcome mat AlphaHomes.com is offering this information as a service to our visitors. It is provided on an “as is” basis and AlphaHomes.com does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, processes, or services. Some of the AlphaHomes.com Web pages may provide links to other Internet sites for the convenience of users. AlphaHomes.com does not endorse the products, services, or information contained on these other Internet sites, nor is AlphaHomes.com responsible for the availability or content of these external sites. Users may not assume that the external sites will abide by the same Privacy Policy to which AlphaHomes.com adheres.
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