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Time To Show, Are You Finished Staging?
So, the time has finally come. It feels like the quiet before the storm. This is the one moment you’ve been excited about for so long.The price is right, the advertising is working, and you watch with enthusiasm at the responses! Showing your home well is a critical part of the marketing plan. How are you preparing for it? The property looks like a model home, it’s clean, comfortable and ready. Both the inside or and outside of your home are in shape, everythings been put away, and you’re wondering why it didn’t always look this nice. Showings are, after all, the chance to impress the home buyers by flaunting everything your house has.
Now, please, feel free to relax and get centered again. Selling your home can be very exciting with a good real estate agent. Get into some detail if appropriate, it’s time to stand-out. As you move throughout the house, pay special attention to objects that created some memories during your stay. Things like “My father does this beautiful carving when he was 18” will add some personal note to your home. Kids, husbands and wives can all have fun pitching in. Assign jobs for them in advance for emergencies or short-notice showings. You want the home buyer’s full attention on your house. But at the same time you want some elements on your house to be insignificant enough to provide a comfortable environment. Try to get as much natural light into each room as possible and turn on all the available lights and lamps. Larger properties can really benefit from lots of extra lighting of all kinds. If it’s the winter months and you have had to close everything to keep the heat in, make sure the air inside your house is in fresh and clean. Some homeowners will bake cookies to keep that “fresh” air hanging, but if you’re not keen on taking it that far, just be sure to wipe out any pet / bathroom odors or smoke. The air should be nice and clean, and very lightly scented if at all. Having a pet around is highly discouraged. Even if your pets are great, let buyers have a look at your beautiful yard uninterrupted. In general, animals can be a difficult to predict, so it’s probably best to be on the safe side and let them go elsewhere for the day!Lastly, it’s a good idea to get everyone out of the house for the open house – your Realtor will do the work for you. It can be a good idea to get out of the house while it’s showing. Happy home selling!. Here is a link in the event that you are interested in a South Reno Realtor for Northern Nevada.