Having your home ready to sell quickly is mostly about aesthetics, and it’s part of that kit using tested staging techniques. Your home has to talk to potential buyers from the inside out as a place they might imagine staying. If they can get a good idea of how their life fits in with your house, it’s more likely to sell faster.
Here are some staging techniques for sellers in warm areas such as Sugarland.
START WITH A ONCE-OVER
Begin the stageing cycle with a fine-toothed comb across the inside and outside of your house. Look for anything, like chipped paint, filthy baseboards, and unkempt hedges, that you would find as a buyer.
Begin the stageing cycle with a fine-toothed comb across the inside and outside of your house. Look for anything, like chipped paint, filthy baseboards, and unkempt hedges, that you would find as a buyer.
Make a list of items to be repaired, replaced, or otherwise addressed and take care of as quickly as possible.
FOCUS ON THE OUTDOORS
Living in a warmer climate like Sugarland means that your lawn is more likely to be green and need maintenance throughout the year.
No matter how you decide to sell your home in the year, it is incredibly important to get the first impression of the exterior. You must ensure that any shrubbery is properly trimmed, that your lawn is well-cared for, and that any mulch or other landscaping looks fine.
It’s time-consuming and frustrating to sell your home –and buy another home. That can mean that in the chaos of scheduled events, jobs, and other life commitments things get missed.
Consider hiring a lawn care service to make regular trips to your home for lawn maintenance in order to keep your lawn in the best possible shape at all times. You’re going to get a home with great curb appeal without having to worry about spending time mowing the lawn.
TAKE CARE OF SMELLS
A home in a warm area can get a musty smell, particularly if the outside weather is hot, if it is not properly controlled by temperature. If you don’t live in the home and don’t modify the thermostat as the temperature changes, this will most likely happen.
When you’re trying to sell your home, musty smells can be a deal-breaker for potential buyers.
Next, make sure you have the thermostat set at a temperature that can keep cool and dry indoors. Depending on the time of day, invest in a programmable thermostat that can adjust the temperature up and down.
In any rooms that appear to get a little damper in warm weather, add a dehumidifier if appropriate. Find any residual humidity and do your best to get rid of it and any odors that come with it.
HIRE A PROFESSIONAL
All of the world’s internet research can’t give you all the foolproof staging strategies a real estate agent or staging specialist might have in their back pocket.
Spending a little extra money on finding someone who can use all the best staging strategies on your home will save you time and pressure, and in the long run you can save – or make – money.