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Staging Your Home For A Successful Sale
“Get Ready To Move — Start Packing”
Try
looking at your house “THROUGH THE BUYER’S EYES” as though
you’ve never seen it or been there before. Any time or money
invested on the following will bring back more money in return,
and hopefully a faster sale.
INSIDE:
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Clear all
unnecessary objects from furniture throughout the house.
Keep decorative objects on the furniture restricted to
groups of 1, 3, or 5 items.
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Clear all
unnecessary objects from the kitchen countertops. If it
hasn’t been used for three months... put it away! Clear
refrigerator fronts of messages, pictures, etc. (A sparse
kitchen helps the buyer mentally move their own things into
your kitchen.)
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In the
bathroom, remove any unnecessary items from countertops,
tubs, shower stalls and commode tops. Keep only your most
needed cosmetics, brushes, perfumes etc., in one small group
on the counter. Coordinate towels to one or two colors only.
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Rearrange
or remove some of the furniture if necessary. As owners,
many times we have too much furniture in a room. This is
wonderful for our own personal enjoyment, but when it comes
to selling we need to thin out as much as possible to make
rooms appear larger.
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Take down
or rearrange certain pictures or objects on walls. Patch and
paint if necessary.
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Review the
inside of the house room by room, and
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Paint
any room needing paint.
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Clean
carpets or drapes that need it.
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Clean
windows.
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If you need
room to store extra possessions use the garage or rent a
storage unit.
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Leave on
certain lights during the day. During “showings” turn on all
lights and lamps.
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Have stereo
FM on during the day for all viewings.
OUTSIDE:
1.
Go around the perimeter of the house and move all garbage
cans, discarded wood scraps, extra building materials, etc.,
into the garage.
2.
Check gutters for roof moss and dry rot. Make sure they are
swept and cleaned.
3.
Look at all plants... prune bushes and trees. Keep plants
from blocking windows. “YOU CAN’T SELL A HOUSE IF YOU CAN’T SEE
IT.” Plants are like children — they grow so fast!!
4.
Weed and then mulch all planting areas. Keep lawn freshly
cut and fertilized. Remove and dead plants or shrubs.
5.
Clear patios or decks of all small items. such as small
planters, flower pots, charcoal, barbecues, toys. etc. (Put them
in the garage or a storage unit.)
6.
Check paint condition of the house — especially the front
door and trim. “CURB APPEAL REALLY WORKS!”
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