3 Tips to Staging the Outside of Your Home Like a Pro
Are you considering putting your house up for sale, but not sure
where to start? Afraid it will take too long to sell, or that
you won't get the price you want? Think about "staging" your
home, or in other words, setting the scene for immediate buyer
interest in your property.
To be really effective, you need to look at both the outside and
the inside of your home. Here are 3 tips to get you started with
the outside of your home:
1. Go stand on the street to see what clients see when driving
up to the house. Be aware that any negative impressions they get
outside the house (landscaping not maintained or non-existent,
peeling paint, etc.) is just going to make them think that the
house itself has not been well taken care of. So even if you
have spent the time and money to fix up the interior, it would
all be wasted if the clients get a bad first impression as they
drive up to the house.
2. Next, step outside your front door and close the door; then
stand on the stoop and look around for 5 minutes. While the
realtor fumbles for keys and tries to figure out how to open the
door, the clients are standing behind and looking around. So
what are they seeing? Dead plants, old Halloween decorations in
the middle of January, cobwebs? Again, not a good
first
impression!
It's definitely worth it to take some time and clean it up. Want
to go a step further? Try a new coat of paint or some new
furniture or accessories.
3. Don't forget the backyard. While that might not be part of
the potential buyers' first impression experience, you still
should make sure it's in the best condition possible. Pull up
weeds, water plants, do some sweeping (if that's applicable in
your case) and maybe even purchase new furniture or accessories
(plant pots, bird houses, etc.)
And the biggest tip of all? Imagine yourself as a potential
buyer looking at your property for the very first time. What
impressions are you getting? Would YOU buy your house? What
would you like to see changed before you put an offer on your
house?
And don't worry about spending several thousand dollars to get
your house ready to sell - you'll get it all back when your
house sells. Proper staging helps you sell your house in a
shorter time and at the price you want.
About the author:
~~~ Kathleen Yamauchi is a long-time realtor located in
Prescott, Arizona. For more free tips and resources on buying
and selling your home and other real estate advice, visit her
web site at http://www.kathleeny.com.
Written by: Kathleen Yamauchi
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