Want Your House to Sell? Put it on a Fitness Plan

How Much? When you get ready to sell your home often the first criteria you think of is "how much"? How much can we sell it for to make a profit or pay off our mortgage and move on to the next phase of our lives?

Price ranks highest when buyers search for a new home. When you are a seller you are considering one home - yours. As a buyer you are looking at many homes and buyers get very good at looking at the ratio of location to price to condition. All of these attributes are determined in a split second online. You set the price, location is non-negotiable.

That leaves condition. Condition determines how your potential buyers are going to value your home. Excellent condition means you have a chance at a full price offer if location and price are in line with other properties they've seen. If your home is priced right, the best way to improve your chance of getting a better offer is something you have complete control over - the condition of your home.

Home staging is a proven way to increase buyer's interest in your home because it focuses on adding value by highlighting the condition of your home. A clean, organized simply furnished home allows the home's highlights to shine through, accentuates its character and defines for your target buyer how they will use the space.

Placement of furniture and accessories is the final touch of staging.

The foundation of good home staging is a home that is in the best condition possible. Buyers respond to cleanliness and feeling a home has been well cared for and maintained. Putting your home on the market without some cleaning and simple maintenance leaves the door open to buyers making reduced offers. Subconsciously they deduct value for any repairs or maintenance they see need attention.

Hire a home stager who will give you an honest evaluation of your home's interior and exterior condition. Find out if the staging company you're considering has experience with real estate, the local market and understands what adds value in your neighborhood. Are they knowledgeable about what buyers expect in a move in ready home? Do they know what to do with the front entry to make a great first impression? Will they be willing to get their hands dirty painting or planting if needed? Staging a home is much more than furniture placement and flower arrangements.

Staging a home is not about covering up or hiding defects in condition, but about enhancing your homes character and creating a space where buyers can envision how they will live in your home. The first step in putting your home on the market should be an honest evaluation of its condition. An experienced home stager should be able to provide you with a complete checklist of all the steps needed to improve the condition and appearance of your home before it goes on the market.

Once your home is clean and freshly painted, then add the finishing touches with some well placed furniture and accessories. Take some great photos, put them online and watch buyers respond! Buyers love clean, well maintained homes they can see themselves proud to live in.

When your home is in great shape, you can take on the competition and move up to the top of your buyer's must-see list!

For more information contact Fort Worth Home Staging

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