Listing clients ask me all the time.... do I really have to do all this work to prepare my home for sale?
The short answer is yes if you want to ask top dollar and sell your home in the shortest amount of time possible.
Buyers are busy people just like you and me.
They book 5, 6 or 10 houses to look at in one day. They spend less than 5 minutes in your home if you have not given them something to capture their attention.
Give buyers what they are looking for- clean, modern decor and rooms arranged for good flow that show how you can live in a home.
Your home is a product for sale. It is up to you to market it by having it professionally staged.
Advantage Staging creates desire in the buyers mind and helps to initiate action on the part of the buyer to make an offer.
In this home staging the bedroom went from "use your imagination here" to "move right in to your new master bedroom".
Investiment, minimal.
Impact, priceless.
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Well worth the extra work when preparing to go to market. Not only did you transform the bedroom into a beautiful living space it visually feels larger. Great work Michelle!
Hi Michele, I think you are right when you say the extra work is worth it. It is near impossible for a buyer to imagine living in a space when they see a room like the first one. It is always a shock to come across belongings strewn around a room. You just don't expect to see that in a home for sale, especially a model home like this one.
Hi Michele!
You are so right...as always! Great transformation!i
So much more appealing!
Soooo pretty! Nice work.
I tell them that the more motivated they are to sell, the more they will be willing to do. It's easy to see the difference!
Hi Monica, This was a surprize to the agents who were trying to sell the condo. They couldn't believe I fit a queen size bed in the room. They were delighted with the change in the condo. Buyers have positive things to say about the condo now in regards to percieved usuable space.
Thanks Suzanne!
Hi Cathy, I dubbed this the peacock room. The bedding had peacock feathers for the design and gave the builders beige bedroom some glam.
HI Kim,It really does come down to motivation on the part of the seller. This project was cancelled the first time as the seller did think staging would make a difference. So far, the comments from buyers have been very positive. Most often, it is such a beautiful condo. It is the same condo as before but now buyers can see themselves living there and enjoying the lifestyle of condo living.
Right on, Michelle. Sellers forget that buyers are comparison shopping. And they will even make compromises on their original wish list if they get emotional hooked!
Hi Deena, Absoluely true. Most agents will tell you that buyers will have a wish list of requirements for their next house purchase and end up purchasing something that is totally different than the original wish list. I am guilty of this myself. When shopping for my present house I wanted a bungalow and a double car garage. Nothing else would do. I purchased a 4 level split with a single garage. Hmmmm...... see what staging can do? It allows buyers to see the possibilites of how to live in a space and help them make purchasing decisions.
You are so right, staging lets them see the possibilities as opposed to that ugly room with the mattress against the wall - most people don't have the imagination to see what could be!