Can Every House Benefit from Home Staging?

Every house can benefit from home staging, even houses that are “fixers”. Your home does not need to be perfect or in model home condition to show better. A few basic home staging steps can get your home to show better and to maximize its appeal to more buyers, no matter if it needs a little work or a lot.

If you are on a tight or no budget and are placing your home on the market, consider these basic tips and get your home in its best showing condition:

• Keep the grass trimmed and the yard neat.  A tidy yard is far more inviting to buyers than one that looks deserted and unkempt.
• Keep the trash cans put away and that the driveway and paths to the door are clear.
• Keep driveway, walkways, porches, patios and decks swept.
• Wash all the windows.
• Clean, clean, clean.  All properties show better when they are clean, even if they are “major fixers”.
• Keep the lights on, inside and out.  Buyers need to see the house and you want to encourage them to come in.

“Vignette Staging” is perfect for vacant homes that need to be updated.  It is an easy and affordable way to add lighting and create a mood in a home without incurring a large expense.

(From GetStaged2Sell.com)