Staging your home to sell

What is staging?  Staging a home means redecorating it to sell. 
Staging gives your home the selling edge by preparing your property before you list it on the market.  Homes that are Staged by an Accredited Staging Professional look better than other homes on the market by being clean, clutter-free and ready to show to potential buyers.  Therefore, these homes typically sell faster and for more money in today´s real estate market. 
Staging is one way for a home to stand out in an average real estate market. Before putting a home on the market, homebuyers should ask, "How can you make your home look better than the one with a 'for sale' sign down the street?" 

A Staged Home will look better than a competing home for sale, assisting you to sell faster and for more money.

Buyers perceive Staged Homes as houses that have been well taken care of.

Real Estate Agents recognize Staged Homes as properties that are ready to sell, and are therefore more eager to show a property  

Staging of vacant homes provide a more inviting atmosphere and helps buyers to
envision greater possibilities.  A vacant home always takes longer to sell because people can not envision furniture and the home in a lived in state.

Staged Homes highlight the strengths and architectural features of a property, and help bring out the best qualities and attributes of a home.

"IF A BUYER CANNOT
ENVISION LIVING IN
YOUR HOME, INSTEAD
OF MOVING IN, THEY
MOVE ON."
Staging your home involves more than just de-cluttering a space, it includes proper design & positioning of furniture and decor items throughout the home, that will showcase your homes existing assets & features, having maximum impact on Buyers.

Selling your home requires the old "get the buyer in the door" sales strategy. First, get the prospective buyer through the front door, then "wow" them with your beautiful home. Essentially, your house must sell itself.

That is where real estate staging comes into play - especially in today's real estate market.

"The average buyer's first reaction to a home happens in less than 10 seconds," says professional home stagers. "It's all about appealing to the masses. Buyers need to visualize themselves in the home.
Professional real estate stagers suggest that sellers "de-personalize" their homes by removing as many of their personal items as possible - everything from family photos and trophies to toothbrushes hanging in a holder.

Why should you Stage a Home?
A Staged Home will look better than competing homes for sale in your market, allowing you to sell
faster and/or for more money.
Staged Homes are recognized by other real Estate agents as properties ready to sell. They will be more
likely to show your home to potential buyers.
Staged Homes are recognized by buyers as the best properties to see.
More buyers want to see Staged Homes, increasing your visibility and showings.
Home Staging is a non-regulated industry. Keeping this in mind; Professional Home Stagers DO NOT require licensing and there is no legally recognized certification or accreditation. If a Home Staging professional claims to be accredited, it is simply a use
of words that means they have gone through one schools training.  Ask for references, and pictures of past work.

Staging your Wayne County Home or Oakland County home doesn't guarantee that it will sell.  It is just one more tool in your arsenal to help sell your house.