If you want to sell your
house, you need to stage it. Staging a house may sound like something sinister,
but it is actually making your house attractive for the prospective buyer. To
stage a house you need to:
Take care of exteriors:
The exteriors of a house
need to be taken care of first. The buyer will make his impression based on the
exterior of the house. So get a coat of paint if required for the exterior
walls. If you have a lawn make sure that it is neat and clean and it is not
dumped with machinery and tools etc. If you have a garage, store the machinery
and tools there in a neat manner. Next check the windows and doors and apply
caulk so that there are no gaps in between. If you have sash windows then check
the cord and the lead sash
weights so that they function smoothly. Also paint the doors and windows if
required. Make sure the driveway is also neat and if possible make it better by
placing plants every few feet. If you have a mailbox, paint it or you can even
get a new mailbox, there are many new versions of mailboxes available online,
you can check them.
Take care of interiors:
Every buyer likes a house
that is not full of clutter. Furniture which is essential for you may seem like
clutter for others, so make sure that most if not all of the furniture is
neatly packed away in storage units. Open the windows and doors and let fresh
light and air to waft in. This will make the room seem larger than it actually
is. Ensure the kitchen is neat and clean, do not forget the faucet, if it is
dripping you may not close the sale. Similarly with the bathroom, ensure that
the faucets work, the tiles are not chipped etc. The bedroom should also
provide a sense of relaxation to the buyer, so ensure that the colours of the
room are in pastel
colours. The garage should also be neat and clean, ensure it is so.
Related source: How to use pastel colors in graphic design
Once the exteriors and
interiors are taken care of you can be sure that the prospective buyer will be
impressed and you can easily get the price you are hoping for. However, if you
do not stage the house as mentioned above, you potentially risk closing the
deal. With each problem that the buyer sees the asking price will go down. If
the kitchen appliances need repairs the buyer will quote very high repair fees
and ask you to bring down your price, similarly with the other rooms too. The
aim of staging is to get the buyer to buy at the asking price. The buyer should
not feel like bargaining, once the bargaining starts it is usually a downward
spiral and you will not get what you want and the buyer will be happy at
getting a good home at a very low price.
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