Tips for Staging Your Home to Sell

1. Declutter~When it comes to selling a home "less is always more." If you haven't used it in a year or so, you probably don't need it! Keep in mind that nothing eats the equity in your home more than clutter!

2. Lighten Up~Leave the lights on during a showing and remove uneeded blinds wherever possible to let the natural light pour in!

3. Repairs~A dripping faucet will send equity down the drain and send the wrong message to home buyers! Getting the repairs done before putting your home on the market gives your home the impression of being well cared for.

4. Be a Neat Freak~When staging your home to sell, it must be immaculate~beyond the way you would normally keep your home for day to day living. Keep in mind, you only have one chance to make a first impression!

5. Execute Neutral~Staging your home involves packaging your home so that it appeals to a larger number of potential home buyers. If a home buyer has an aversion to the wall color of your home, for example, it may be difficult for that buyer to imagine your home as their own.

6. Make it Current!~A home with dated furniture and fixtures can be a turnoff to potential home buyers. Remember that home buyers usually narrow their home search to about 4 or 5 homes before deciding on just one. A professional home stager can help your home outshine the competition by trumping up your home's decor to give it the "WOW" factor that home buyers crave!