Selling a home can be an emotionally taxing experience, even in the best circumstances. You’re packing up your entire life and taking it somewhere new, after all. When preparing your home for a sale, your real estate agent will be with you every step of the way to ensure that the process is as seamless as possible. That said, there are some general things you can do to prepare your home in a way that screams to potential buyers, ‘I’m the one! I’m your dream home!’.
Don’t Get Personal
When people are looking to purchase a property, they want to feel as though they can call it home. If your house is decked out with family photos, personal effects, and other unique-to-you objects, it will detract from a prospective buyer’s ability to envision themselves living there. If you want people to walk into your home and start mentally moving in, you’ll have to make it as blank a canvas as possible.
Decluttering is Your Best Friend
Some people are naturally minimalistic, while others like to showcase their lives with momentos they’ve picked up along the way. Regardless of how decluttered you think your space is, it could always use a little extra attention because even a little clutter will cause people to focus too heavily on that instead of the beauty your home has to offer.
Decluttering is especially important in small spaces because the more stuff you have in a room, the smaller it will look. Staging and size are both important factors when selling a home, and they can only do so much in a clutter-filled property. Everything you don’t need should be put away somewhere until the selling process is done.
Check for Minor Repairs
People want to know that everything in your house is in good working order. So, before you go to market, check your property for any minor repairs that could deter buyers from considering an offer and have them fixed.
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Nature
When staging your home, you want to focus on removing anything that could deter buyers, such as personal items or clutter. But one thing that you should consider adding to help up the appeal is fresh flowers or greenery. Nature has this way of making a home appear more inviting. Choose colours that match what’s left of your décor, and it’ll create a vibrant and lively space people can’t wait to move into.
Focus on Curb Appeal
The first thing people will notice about your home is how it presents to the outside world. That’s why curb appeal is so important during the selling process. To ensure you’re making the best first impression possible, you can up your curb appeal with various quick fixes.
Things like pressure washing your siding, painting the front door or shutters, replacing old lighting and house numbers, and getting a new welcome mat are all inexpensive ways to improve the outward appearance of your home. While these all seem inconsequential, when put together, they create a welcoming entrance to your property, ensuring that potential buyers can’t wait to see what’s inside.
Preparing your home for the market may seem like a daunting task, but with the right staging tips—and the right REALTOR®️—you’ll be more than ready.