After having multiple conversations with an agent, you are ready to put your home up for sale. The memories in your home are filled with emotions, but you are prepared for something different, and you are ready to give another family a chance to love a home you once called home.
When someone takes the time to search for their next home, they want to visualize it as their own. The one thing stopping you from attracting that one home buyer may be the look and feel of your current property. The solution to this problem is Staging.
If you are a seller or looking to sell your home, this blog post is for you. We will go over the benefits of staging your home and how you can do this by yourself or with a company, along with some other bonuses because we are family.
As we say here, get your pen or pencil ready!
The best way to describe staging, according to Ashley Pasquale, is
"Home staging is a process to make your property more attractive to buyers. But the focus is sharper compared to just boosting your curb appeal or generally making it more inviting. In fact, home staging clearly aims to evoke a prospective buyer's imagination."
The first benefit of staging your home is the possibility of selling your home faster. The average time a home stayed on the market in 2020 was
2-3 months. If you have a specific deadline or want to sell quicker than that, having your home staged will help this process.
The second benefit of staging your home is all about the first impressions. Before coming to see your home in person, a family will usually search for a home via the web. If what they see is not appealing to the eye, you could lose out on many potential buyers. While staging can be costly, the number of potential buyers your home will attract can actually meet your asking price or even go higher. The look of your home can take you from a low asking price to a higher bid.
The third benefit of staging your home is the ability to change its appearance. Once you are in the process of setting your home for pictures and showings, you can alter your home to give future homeowners something new. The biggest mistake sellers make when trying to sell their home is not depersonalizing it. When you take that extra step in staging your home and changing its appearance, homeowners will feel more inclined to put an offer down.
The last thing to do in our current real estate market is to get comfortable posting unclear pictures or just going with the wind. Homeowners want to see sellers go the extra mile.
Let us know if we missed anything or if you have any questions.
