My father passed away in January and my mother came to live with me and my family. I am now in the process of getting her house ready to sell. I have redone the hardwood floors, repainted the inside and outside of the house, re-roofed the entire house among many other fixer upper things to detail before we put it on the market. I held an Estate Sale 2 months ago to whittle down the things she would no longer need and now the house is bare. I have been reading about "staging" a house when getting ready to sell and I was wondering if anyone out there had an experience they would be willing to share.
You can try to make the house appealing – yourself!
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The key is to showcase the best parts of the house. Keep it open, neat and clean and LIGHT.
Does it have a nice fireplace? Make sure it is clean and not blocked from view. Arrange the furniture in that room to focus on that area.
Place as little furniture as possible in each room. That exposes the walls and the floors and makes the room feel bigger.
If the furniture is old fashioned, ugly, or stained and ratty, it is sometimes better not to have it in the house at all. It will date and distract the house, and be a turn-off. Sometimes a simple modern chair with a small table in the corner is more effective than a room full of old stuff.
Take out all artificial plants and flowers, dying real plants, and family pictures, odd collections, etc. Make the rooms neutral so people can envision their own things there.
LIGHT is important. Dark rooms should have extra lighting, and windows should not be covered with blinds or old and ugly drapes. Simple blinds, open to let in the sun, are effective.
Kitchens and bathrooms are critical. Make sure they are uncluttered – bare counters show off working space.
Less is more. Give it a try!
Good luck and best wishes.
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November 16th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
used one before, they are expensive and if home don’t sell within month, can get very expensive
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November 16th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I had a house I was selling and it sat on the market for 3 months when I showed the house I heard people say where they would put this and that. So I rented some furniture not a lot and the right size as to not over take the rooms. It sold 2 days later and they rented the same furniture with option to buy. I think it is a good idea.
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November 16th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
You can try to make the house appealing – yourself!
The key is to showcase the best parts of the house. Keep it open, neat and clean and LIGHT.
Does it have a nice fireplace? Make sure it is clean and not blocked from view. Arrange the furniture in that room to focus on that area.
Place as little furniture as possible in each room. That exposes the walls and the floors and makes the room feel bigger.
If the furniture is old fashioned, ugly, or stained and ratty, it is sometimes better not to have it in the house at all. It will date and distract the house, and be a turn-off. Sometimes a simple modern chair with a small table in the corner is more effective than a room full of old stuff.
Take out all artificial plants and flowers, dying real plants, and family pictures, odd collections, etc. Make the rooms neutral so people can envision their own things there.
LIGHT is important. Dark rooms should have extra lighting, and windows should not be covered with blinds or old and ugly drapes. Simple blinds, open to let in the sun, are effective.
Kitchens and bathrooms are critical. Make sure they are uncluttered – bare counters show off working space.
Less is more. Give it a try!
Good luck and best wishes.
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November 16th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
staging is the way to go.
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