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Basic Staging Tips for Real Estate

January 26th, 2010


The Basic Staging Tips for Real Estate

Don't panic! Here are a few staging tips for selling your home, which has been on the market for a while and you still don't have a serious buyer. On top of that, the few potential buyers that have come around all wanted to pay less than what you were asking!

The first thing to remember when selling your home is that you have to be objective. You have to look at it as selling a house, not your home, and this means seeing it from the buyers

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If you take a good look around your home, you will see many things that could probably be improved by using a few staging tips, and if you don't have a clue where to begin, just go to your local library or book store and you will find dozens of books on staging tips for selling homes, staging tips for
real estateor staging tips for selling house and home.

Your goal is to impress the buyer, get as many offers as you can and in the process, get top dollar for your home... maybe even more than what you're asking. So I will start with the most important tip first.

Decluttering Staging Tips

This is very important, and the easiest thing to do! I can't stress how important it is to remove all clutter! And this means all the toys, pet items, boxes, storage bins, old unused items and anything else that is taking up space in the corners, on the shelves, under the beds, on the kitchen counters, on your refrigerator, or in the closets. It also means packing away personal items like photos, figurines, what-nots, any pictures on the walls that aren't needed and any other dusk collectors that aren't necessary.

You need to do this in each and every room in your home, including the garage. And don't forget to clean out and organize all the closets, cabinets and drawers. Throw away everything you don't need, and if you think you do need it, then pack it and put it in storage. Believe it or not, when potential buyers view a home, they have a tendency to open up everything and look inside.


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