When it comes time to sell your home, you want to attract a buyer who loves it as much as you have for all the years you’ve lived there. But, you need to give your space a new, fresh feel that allows anyone to walk in and see the potential of the property. This is where home staging enters the selling process and we can help you stage your home to sell.

What Exactly is Staging a Home?

Simply put, staging means preparing the home for a potential buyer — or “setting the stage,” if you will. It involves redecorating, rearranging furniture, cleaning and other aesthetic strategies to present the home in the best possible light. Think clutter free with extra throw pillows with the goal being to make the home as appealing as possible to the most potential buyers.

Sell Your Home Faster

You might ask, why you should stage your home? Well, according to RESA (Real Estate Staging Association), staged properties sell 73% faster. The report took a look at 174 properties that were listed on the market for 156 days. These properties went through the staging process, which reduced their time spent on the market by  73%. In other words, staging works-it took only an average of 42 days for these properties once staged to sell.

This study tells us that staged homes sells, on average, in 42 days. It is not worth, therefore, listing the property on the market first to see if it sells and then do the home staging. If owners opt to stage the property first, they will sell 73% faster.

Add Up To 20% Of Your Home’s Value.

According to the Real Estate Staging Association, 63% of people are willing to pay more for a home move-in ready.

Also, by presenting a home in its best condition, with a beautiful interior design, stagers help sellers get better offers for their property.

Depending on the what steps you take to home stage, the value of your property can increase up to 20%. That doesn’t mean you have to invest a large amount of money, typically 1% of the value of the property is what it takes to have an increase in 10% on the price. At Southwest Florida Real Estate-Kevin Bartlett we’ll let you know what needs to happen to get that home value increased.

Stand Out Against The Competition

We want your home to stand out against the completion, did you know 90% of people use the internet to begin their home search? Most of these buyers judge whether or not to walk through a property by first seeing the listing photo on the internet. The combination of a staged home and the added bonus of our professional photographs definitely speaks to potential home buyers online.

Proper home staging takes that into consideration. It is not only about making a good first impression to buyers who visit the property, but also preparing the home for professional photographs so the property can be marketed well on all our online platforms.

Why Have Us Help You Stage Your Home

You might think you are able to stage your property on your own, and there is nothing wrong with that. But remember, you are hiring us to sell your home- that’s what we do. We are in the business of selling homes and that means we will take the questions out of the process and stage your home to sell.

 

If you are thinking that your home needs staged before you sell, give us a call/text at 239.977.5642 or email us at Kevin@knowledgebasefl.com for more information on what we can do to get your home to sell.