Home staging is the act of preparing a home for sale, with a special emphasis on presentation and appearance to highlight a homes full potential. Staging a home for sale normally involves things such as design, organization and overall appearance. The goal of home staging is to improve the home's appearance in the eyes of potential buyers to sell the home in the quickest amount of time and for the highest dollar. Home staging can involve a lot of work but the benefits outweigh the time and effort that you will need to put into it. Research shows that well staged homes sell approximately 32% faster than non-staged homes. They also sell for 3 to 10% more.

 

Why Stage?

 

First impressions are critical. The way your home makes a buyer feel the second they walk into your home can easily make or break a sale. If a potential buyer walks into your house and all they see is “clutter” they will have a hard time visually moving themselves in. Research has shown that buyers initially make up their mind in less than a minute on whether they want a home or not.

 

Higher sales price. You are more likely to receive a higher offer the better your house shows because it gives off the impression of being well taken care of. Staged homes appear to be in “Ready to move-in” condition.  Buyers prefer homes where they can just move-in, they don’t want to have to worry about the long list of items that need to be fixed.

 

Buyers have many choices right now. The downside to seeing house after house is that after a while they all start to look alike. With a little work you can make your house stand out above the rest and fall high on the buyers list. To look for homes on your own please go to... http://www.getyoursummithomes.com/ for more information.