There are many things that you can do to prepare your home for sale such as tidying the garden, decluttering, spring cleaning, and carrying out repairs and maintenance.
However, these days the expectations of buyers are very high and if you want to sell your home quickly and for the maximum price, you need to make sure that your home looks great and appeals to the right buyers – remember you only get one chance to do it right!
Home Staging can help to prepare and showcase your home properly for sale, and it is not just for the high-end properties, any property can benefit from quality staging.
So, what exactly does a home stager do, and how can home staging help to sell your home?
WHAT DOES A HOME STAGER DO?
Home stagers are similar to interior decorators, except they are not focused on creating a home that suits your personal taste, instead they are skilled at creating the right first impression of your home.
They will work out the right look for your house as a whole, as well as room by room, so that your home appeals to a broad range of tastes, and is perfectly positioned for the type of buyer that will be most attracted to your property.
They may suggest a full staging of your home or simply to replace the odd piece of furniture, and to rearrange the layout, with the focus more on decluttering and assessing what works and doesn’t work.
They may even recommend repairs and help add finishing touches before photos are taken or for open home showings.
Some of the reasons why you should consider home staging when selling your home include:
MAKE YOUR HOME EASIER TO SELL
Home Stagers will help make your home look its best in photos, and photos are the best way to market a home!
Whether the photos are online, in print, or on TV, if your property looks great in the photos, it will attract more buyers to ask for information, and come along to the open homes.
MAKE YOUR HOME STAND OUT FROM THE COMPETITION
Home Staging will help differentiate your home from other homes for sale in your local area or within a similar price range.
When a staged home looks great and is move in ready, home buyers will be impressed and competing homes will pale by comparison.
HELP SELL YOUR HOME FASTER AND FOR A HIGHER PRICE
Presenting your home at its very best will attract more viewers to your open homes. The more people through the door and the greater the buzz, the more likely you are to get an offer and a higher price.
SAVE YOU MONEY
Yes, a home staged right could help save you money on expensive renovations like removing walls, painting rooms or installing new carpet. A staged home, using artwork and floor coverings can freshen up a tired space, and by putting in the right scale furniture you can maximize space and demarcate specific areas.
Your Real Estate agent will help to guide you. If you do decide to hire a home stager, make sure that you shop around and get quotes, as there are plenty of companies providing this service and they all have different options available. It is also important to check out their portfolio of work beforehand, as every home stager has a different style and different furniture available for hire.
A partial stage could cost as little as $1,000, but the average tends to be around $3,000 to $4,000.