How To Stage Your Home for an Open House

Expert home staging is a proven tactic applied to sell a house here in Philadelphia. Some advantages to home staging include fewer days on the market and better offers. And you should certainly try professional home staging if you need a quick home sale.

Think of staging your house as creating a "style" for your house the same way a publicist would do for a famous entertainer. Just like creating an image garners more popularity for a public figure, staging makes your real estate more attractive on the market.

Staging your house for an Open House shouldn't be thought of as a nerve-racking experience. It can actually be a blast. Together, we'll strive for a top dollar bid for your home's sale. To see less time on the market in Philadelphia, try these low-cost staging tips:

Curb Appeal Checklist

First, look at the outside of your house, better known as your curb appeal. Inspect the exterior of your house from the view of a passerby. What jumps out at you? What positive features seem hidden?Acknowledging this assists us in deciding what measures we can take to draw buyers from the street and into your house. If your home's exterior isn't inviting with retouched paint and colorful garden plants we'll need to address those as well. Follow the Curb Appeal Checklist and add dollars to your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Does your house seem to say, "This is Your Next House" to a buyer? Walking-through your home with a critical eye, I'll advise you of changes that enhance Open House appeal. I'll advise you eliminate pieces that give the appearance of clutter. Table and counter tops should be cleared off. Brick-a-brack, sentimental items, family photos, and kids' works of art should get stored away too. You need to "neutralize" the house so buyers can imagine it as their new home.

I know exactly what a room's best characteristics are and how to show them off. Improvements that directly impact your dollars include easy-to-fix items like furniture pieces that should get removed, rooms that need neutral paint, carpet that needs changing, fixtures that need polishing, and windows that need washing

Potential buyers expect a house that charms them. Anything that could be "offensive" should get moved out in order for your home to have general appeal while on the market.

Setting the Stage

In every opportunity, we want to capture buyers' attention. Brightening up each room is critical, so we'll do things like part the curtains and create light where needed to invite the buyer inside. Together we'll enhance the mood of the house with enjoyable music playing softly and assure a pleasing aroma circulates room-to-room. We'll add cozy-looking blankets, and place pillows on your love seat and bedding. We want buyers to feel like your current home has the potential to be.