How to stage your home well and inexpensively.
Many of the things you will want to stage your home with will come from items you currently posess. The others can be easily obtained from retail stores such as Target and Wal-Mart.
When potential buyers visit, they want to be able to see themselves living in your home. Now "what does each individual buyer want to see?". You don't know and I don't know either. The best thing to do is THINK NEUTRAL.
Most will want to see a place to sit. Most will want to see a place to dine. Most will want to see some type of decor including plants in vases, picture frames or art, neutral rugs on the floor, neutral paint color, and neutral window treatment.
How do you achieve this? Again, if these things are already in your home, the key might be to remove anything that screams individuality or clutter. If you are showing a vacant home, I'm assuming you are living somewhere else, so feel free to bring some big items over to the vacant home. These might include 1 sofa for the living/family room, 1 dining table with 2 chairs, 1 coffee table, 1 bed for the bedroom and 1 armoire or dresser with a mirror for the same bedroom. If you can spare, bring over a 2 plants and vases, a standing plant, hand towels for the bathroom, a few picture frames and wall art, a towel and oven mit for the kitchen and a couple of candles.
Keep in mind, if you have to buy any of these items, when the buyer falls in love with a piece of furniture or the drapes, you can work these items into negotiations!
It's a win win! Happy Selling!
About Me
- Nemi Weeks
- I am one of those Florida natives you never run into. Being born and raised here, coupled with being a member of a family of landlords, has resulted in a strong interest in real estate. I have a wonderful and supportive husband and a 2 year old who is the reason behind it all. Life is good!!
