Need to Sell Your Home For More: Home Staging Can Help
Home Sellers needing to realize more on their home sale can be reassured as many housing markets are showing symptoms of revitalization. For one, homes in the Denver, Colorado market in the $100,000-$300,000 price range are selling rapidly and at a price higher than anticipated. Nevertheless, homeowners are still wary in spite of these positive reports, because of the high amount of home inventory on the market, particularly foreclosed homes.
One way to maintain the competitive edge, increase the desirability of your home and set it up for a quick sale is to have your home professionally staged. The main idea behind staging is that it depersonalizes the style of the home so it appeals to a more broad range of buyers. You want a prospective buyer to picture himself living in the home.
Studies show that homes that have been professionally staged are sold more quickly and for more money than homes that have not been staged. However, home owners are still reluctant to use this sales strategy, for a number of reasons.
1. It is too expensive. The cost to professionally stage a home can fluctuate. As the objective of home staging is to emphasize its positive features and downplay the negatives, a house that is already in terrific condition will have a lower bill to professionally stage it. Most professional stagers will meet with you and provide a cost estimate, and many are even allowing creative payment options to meet your particular needs.
2. It will be too involved. Home staging can be as simple as getting rid of your junk and moving the furniture around. On the other hand, it might demand a complete overhaul of every room in the house. The good news is that drastic of a tactic is rarely necessary, and focusing on a few main rooms such as the kitchen, baths and master bedroom will often give outstanding results. A major factor is to get rid of all your junk, so that the unique qualities of your home will be best displayed.
3. It will be too time consuming. The truth is that even the most complicated staging projects rarely takes more than a week, and the average time spent is one to three days.
The home selling market is still very troubling, and homes up against cut rate bank owned homes need all the help they can get. A professional staging job could be the extra frosting your home needs to get a great price fast.