WHAT IS HOME STAGING?
Successful
staging is using a professional home stager who is
experienced at marketing and decorating techniques to create
an environment that buyers want. When your house is on the
market, it becomes a commodity or product. For a product to
sell, it has to be successfully marketed and packaged. The
“packaging” element is where Home Staged to Sell comes in.
We want to
create emotional connection points throughout the house so
that buyers feel at home. We want them to think, “This is
it! This is the one.” So, what does feeling at home look
like? It’s a combination of many things we are specially
trained at incorporating in your home…
1. First Impressions – Room by room we will walk through and
take note of our first impressions. What grabs us, what
glares at us, and what gives to us a feeling of home?
2. Eliminating Clutter – We will start packing things away in
order to create a more open and spacious feel. People buy
square footage.
3. Emphasizing the Positives and Downplaying the Negatives –
Finding the natural focal points, we will emphasize what we
love about the room and hide or detract from the negative
aspects.
4. Lighten Up – Focusing on lighting and color, we make each
room into a bright, warm, and inviting space that buyers can
respond to.
5. Home Buyers Appeal – In order for a buyer to feel at home,
they need not be reminded of this being someone else’s
home. We’ll therefore “de-personalize” the space while
retaining its warmth.
6. Odors/Cleaning/Repairs – The “dirty work” is sometimes
overlooked because you’ve lived here for so long. Let’s get
rid of the buyers’ mental “repair list” by doing it
ourselves.
7. Modernizing – We will update the style so the buyers feel
they are getting the latest and greatest.
8. Emotional Connection Points – We want to create the “WOW”
factor. This is a huge focus for our strategy. We build
these connection points so the buyers subconsciously desire
this house.
Notice
– The term “Staging” is NOT a federally registered trademark
and is commonly used in
the
industry to describe the practice of preparing homes for
sale.
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