First Impressions – Stage your Home for the Best Sale Possible!
You only have 8 seconds to make a good first-impression, and first impressions will determine whether the buyer ranks your home in their top 3.
Learn how to stage your home to sell in Sun Lakes, AZ with these tips.
With this in mind, your first concern in your home is your own comfort. But, when you list a home to sell, your first concern should be how the buyers view your home. First impressions are critical as you want your home to appeal to as many buyers as possible.
And preparation is the key in making a dramatic difference in how quickly you sell your home and what price you obtain.
If you want to maximize the potential of your home, we’ve partnered with top design specialists and staging professionals to help you develop a plan to stage your home.
Here’s what we recommend…
The initial plan in home staging is to look around and consider the following:
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- Clean, stain or paint the front door.
This is especially true in Sun Lakes where the sun is harsh on wood. It is important to make that front door fresh and bold. If weather has been harsh on the door’s hardware, consider replacing or polishing it, if possible. You want it to sparkle and that is an inexpensive project that makes a great impression.
- Clean, stain or paint the front door.
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- Trim the trees and shrubs in the front and backyard.
Check sidewalks and the driveway for trip hazards, and correct before you list. Talk to professionals for help with concrete issues.
- Trim the trees and shrubs in the front and backyard.
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- Remove personal items.
Remove anything attached to the refrigerator and personal photos on walls of the home. Store bathroom necessities in a drawer or cabinet. You want buyers to picture themselves living in the home; you don’t want them gazing at your family pictures and personal things.
- Remove personal items.
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- Use high-watt light bulbs to provide great lighting.
Turn on all lights and lamps prior to a showing. Open the shutters or blinds to allow maximum light and warmth. One of the biggest negatives you’ll hear from buyers is that the house is “too dark.”
- Use high-watt light bulbs to provide great lighting.
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- Brighten interiors with a fresh coat of light-toned paint.
Consider painting the baseboards, where dust often collects. Sometimes, just a coat of paint on baseboards brightens the entire room.
- Brighten interiors with a fresh coat of light-toned paint.
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- Clean and polish kitchen cabinets, hardware and the pantry.
Buyers will look inside so make them look neat and spacious.
- Clean and polish kitchen cabinets, hardware and the pantry.
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- Clear kitchen counters as much as possible.
Small appliances should be stored away when your house is listed for sale.
- Clear kitchen counters as much as possible.
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- Polish tubs, showers, sinks, mirrors, and toilets to make them sparkle.
Dirty bathrooms do not sell.
- Polish tubs, showers, sinks, mirrors, and toilets to make them sparkle.
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- Make Your Home Smell Good.
This is huge. Evoke a warm feeling with buyers by having a pot of soup cooking on the stove, a roast in the oven or just a fresh, light scent in the air.
- Make Your Home Smell Good.
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- Remain show ready.
Keep the home swept, mopped, vacuumed, and clean so that when an agent calls to schedule, you only need a few minutes to freshen up.
- Remain show ready.
Everyday will present an opportunity for a showing to a prospective buyer.
Before leaving the home, turn your sound system to an easy-listening station, open all window coverings, turn on all lights, and ask yourself, “Is my home in model shape for the showing?”
If you are ready to talk with The Kolb Team about selling your Sun Lakes AZ home, we are ready to help you market and stage your home to sell for the highest possible price. Contact us at 480-809-5759 or here.
Sauderama says
Thankyou so much ! It’s not difficult to get a good picture in such a pretty place! Xx