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ASK ALLISON & CINDY

Don’t Underestimate the Benefits of Staging

Dear Allison and of Home Staging, 44 percent items, including family arrangements. Place your first impression. So add eye-
Cindy, My husband of buyer’s agents said that photos and keepsakes, and sofas, loveseats, and chairs catching touches that make
Q and I are selling staging a home increases completing a deep cleaning. in welcoming positions. You your home look appealing
our home, and we the dollar value offered. So A clean, tidy home is crucial want potential buyers to view and inviting. Mow the lawn,
want to make sure that we do staging your home is highly because it shows that you the spaces as comfortable and pressure wash, repaint fences,
everything possible to attract beneficial—helping you sell it have meticulously cared for relaxing, so they can easily plant flowers, or update your
potential buyers. So we have quicker and at a higher price and maintained the property. envision spending time there patio furniture.
decided to stage our home to than a non-staged home. Once you’ve finished with their family and friends.
showcase its wonderful features One of the reasons why these steps, you can begin If you have any questions
and really make it stand out staging is so advantageous is incorporating creative staging Repair or update finishes. about staging your home,
from the other houses on the because it allows potential ideas that will really grab the Minor maintenance issues feel free to call me. I would
market. We don’t want to hire buyers to envision the attention of potential buyers. may not seem like a deal be happy to answer any
a professional home stager and space as their own. If they breaker, but potential buyers questions or schedule a
plan to complete the work feel comfortable and can The following are some of will definitely notice them. So, time to meet to discuss your
by ourselves. What DIY tips visualize themselves living the top tips I recommend to if necessary, repaint rooms, particular needs. n
can you offer to help us stage in the home, they’re much stage your home before you apply new wallpaper, or
our home and make a big more likely to make an offer. put it on the market: replace outdated hardware.
impact—with the overriding Unlike an empty house, a Place brand new towels in the
goals of selling quickly and staged home offers a better Maximize the lighting master bath. Even little touches
receiving a major return on our sense of the size of the living throughout your entire make a huge difference.
investment? spaces and may even help home. Well-lit spaces are
Amber. generate ideas about how to warm and inviting, so make Set the dining room table.
decorate them. Plus, photos sure that your home is bathed A stylish table that is adorned
A Dear Amber: Staging of staged homes look much in natural light and that there with place settings and candles
home
your
is better than those of non- is also ample artificial lighting. creates an inviting atmosphere.
definitely a wise staged homes, so you’re more
investment. According to likely to receive requests from Choose a neutral color Stage all of the rooms. If
the Real Estate Staging potential buyers to tour your scheme. While bright colors you have an empty room, be Allison Van Wig
Association (RESA), homes home. add interest and can really creative and stage it as a home (CA DRE #00985700) and
that are staged sell 73 percent Before getting started, make a space “pop,” it’s best office, a reading nook, or a Cindy Hinderberger
faster (on average) than non- it’s important to complete to use neutral colors that sitting area to show different (CA DRE #01902607)
staged homes. Furthermore, a few essential tasks, such complement any décor. Plus, ways to use the space. are Real Estate experts with
based on data compiled in as decluttering all of the remember to keep all spaces Van Wig & Associates.
a report by the National rooms and eliminating any gender neutral. Don’t overlook the You can call or email them at:
Association of REALTORS® “junk” you’ve accumulated, exterior. Curb appeal is the 562-754-8802 or
(NAR) entitled 2019 Profile removing any personal Create cozy furniture best way to make a great Allison@superbroker.com

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