Prepping Your Home for Prospective Buyers in Punta Gorda, Florida

Before you put your home on the market, consider a surefire way to sell your house: professional home staging. Home staging benefits include fewer days on the market and higher selling prices. And you should definitely think about professional home staging if you need a quick home sale.

Think of staging your house as creating an "image" for your property similar to what a PR firm would do for a high profile entertainer. Just like creating an image garners the spotlight to a public figure, staging makes your home more attractive on the market.

Preparing your home for an Open House doesn't have to be a nerve-racking experience. It can turn into a fun and creative project. Together, we'll work to get a high bid for your home. Begin with these home staging tips and you'll see that your home spends fewer days on the market :

Curb Appeal Checklist

Curb appeal is your first chance to create a positive impact on buyers before they walk into your house. The good and bad features that jump out at buyers create their first opinion of your home and how you keep up your house's regular maintenance.Understanding this helps us to choose what we can do to attract buyers from the street and into your house. If your house isn't attractive on the outside with touched up paint and bright garden plants it's time to get those things done. Follow the Curb Appeal Checklist and boost your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Could a buyer picture themselves watching a movie in your living space, relaxing in your master bedroom or getting work done in your home office? I want your house to welcome buyers and give them a sense of easy living. I'll help you accomplish this by suggesting changes that enhance your home's features. I'll tell you reduce the effect of anything that gives the illusion of clutter. Table and counter tops should be free and clear. Arts and crafts, souvenirs, family photos, and kids' artwork should get stored away too. You need to "de-personalize" the home so buyers can picture it as their new home.

I know exactly what a room's best features are and how to show them off. Improvements that directly affect your bottom line include easy-to-fix items like pieces of furniture that should be removed, rooms that need new paint, carpet that needs to be steamed, fixtures that need replacing, and windows that need cleaning.

With me by your side, you'll know that your house has mass appeal and that it's friendly, avoiding "loud" or "too-bright" hues on the walls and furniture. And if none of your belongings are there, you can try temporary furniture. The goal is for your home to look homey as opposed to abandoned.

Setting the Stage

You'll know when to show your home, because all of the improvements mesh together to set the stage for what buyers can expect after they choose to buy your house. Dark living areas can be a real mood killer, so we'll do things like open curtains and change light bulbs where needed to show off your house. Together we'll enhance the ambiance with enjoyable music playing lightly and ensure a nice scent circulates room-to-room. We'll add cozy-looking throws, and pillows on your sofa and bed. We want buyers to feel like your current house has the potential to be.