Hello World! Welcome Friends! With bit of unpredictable weather in real estate these days, sellers need to try their best when putting their properties on the market. Selling a home is not that simple. You need to set the right price, but also spruce up your home a bit to make sure buyers will like it. The first step here would be staying off the subjective opinion on the house. If you’ve lived here for long, you might be sentimental and simply don’t see the property the same way a stranger would do. Home staging is the way to balance these two points of view. There are things you can do to make your beloved home more attractive to potential buyers and make the sale fast and effective. Here are the best staging tips for your Maryland house you’re about to put on the market.
Reasons to Not Skip Home Staging
When being too subjective, many homeowners feel like there’s no need to stage their home before the sale. They love it just the way it is and expect buyers to do the same. However, there’s more to home staging you should know before jumping into the market. The presentation of your home will affect how quickly buyers will decide to make a purchase, but also the offer they’ll put on the table. Proper staging can significantly increase the sale price – even up to 20 percent! Staged homes sell faster, too. The reason is that buyers can easily visualize the property as their new home, helping them decide if they like it or not. And here are the proper steps of home staging you should take to make your home stand out from the rest in the Maryland market.
A wisely staged home means a quick sale.
Begin the Home Staging Process by Clearing Out the Space
One of the most important tasks you’ll have on the home staging checklist is to clear out your home from all the excess stuff. Clutter is what makes a home look smaller, disorganized, and even dirty. Remove all the excess items that can potentially distract the buyer from all the good features of your home. There are probably a lot of items that you can recycle, give away or even sell. For all the things you don’t need at the moment but want to save, you can always put excess items in a unit and ensure they’re safe until the next time you need them. Storage is a great solution when decluttering, renovating, or moving house.
Sort out and organize your items before buyers arrive.
Deep Cleaning Goes a Long Way
When buyers come to see your home, you want to make sure they feel great from the moment they come in. It’s important for the property to be clean, and smells nice. Dirt, dust, and odors will surely make a bad impression, even if you’re selling a great property. That’s why a serious cleaning session should go hand in hand with decluttering the home you want to sell. If you don’t have time to do a deep-cleaning session, hire professionals to do that for you. Expert cleaning services are an investment that goes a long way when you’re trying to make your home more attractive.
A sparkly clean house will make the buyers fall in love with your Maryland house.
Minimum Personal Items
House-hunting shouldn’t feel like snooping through strangers’ homes. That’s why you should stage the property so it looks inviting and cozy, but without too many personal items. Remove things such as family photos, things that show your political or religious beliefs, kids’ art from the fridge, pet toys, etc. The house should feel like a home that’s ready to move into, so buyers can easily imagine themselves living at the property.
Details that Make a House a Home
The property you’re about to sell should look polished and organized. However, don’t forget to add details that make the space more welcoming. Fresh flowers in a vase, some potted plants, aromatic candles, etc. These will help warm up the atmosphere a bit, but also bring a nice smell to the space.
Give a New Look to Old Items
Certain items in your home may be good quality pieces, but still have some signs of common wear-and-tear. Such pieces would use a refreshment and give a whole new vibe to the space. Kitchen cabinets, old bookcases, a dresser, an armchair – certain pieces can look a lot better with a fresh coat of paint, new hardware, or a reupholstering session. Think of inexpensive ways to make those items look good again and ensure they grab the attention of potential buyers.
Enhance the Lighting
Everyone loves a home that has a lot of natural light. Be sure to enhance natural light by removing heavy curtains and moving heavy furniture pieces away from windows. However, if natural light is not one of the strongest features of your property, find other ways to make the space airy and bright. The position of light fixtures and lamps can make a huge difference to every space. Nowadays, smart lighting is a big advantage for buyers, so consider adding it to your home as well. Be sure to contact a professional or research ways to use light to make a certain pace in your home look bigger and more comfortable.
Remember: if any of the home staging tasks include moving heavy furniture pieces, be sure to do this right to avoid injuries and damage. Experts at beltwaymovers.com advise people to research proper lifting techniques and use the right tools, but most importantly contact a professional to help them out. Leaving risky tasks to people with experience and skill is always a better option.
Renovation of Kitchen and Bathroom
If you understand the importance of home staging, you might be in the mood for doing an extra step. Renovating the kitchen and bathroom is one of the expensive investments that pay off – big time. These rooms are one of the most important items on buyers’ lists, and If they notice there’s not much to do, they’ll opt for your home a lot faster. These renovations are certainly increasing the value of the home, and you don’t even need to spend a fortune on making the kitchen and bathroom look more attractive.
Home staging tips will certainly accelerate the sale of your Maryland house. Investing time and money for the property to look good also brings a higher offer from a prospective buyer. So, are you ready to put a ‘for sale’ sign in front of your home?
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