Stage Your Home – Sell It Faster

So you’ve decided to sell your home?  Now its time to increase its value by following these proven tips to maximize your profit:

• Start by focusing on cleaning and de-cluttering the most visible areas of your home.  These include the front entrance and foyer, living room, kitchen, family room and master bedroom
• Remove all personal items like family photos, awards, personalized stationary and related stuff.  Potental buyers find it more difficult to visualize themselves owning your home if its filled with your own personal items and mementos.
• Clean out your closets and get rid of the clutter.  Buyers don’t look kindly upon a messy or cluttered home and it can prove to be a real turn off when deciding whether to buy
• Freshen the air with scented candles or bake some cookies before an open house or showing.  A clean and fresh smelling home can be very pleasing to a potential buyer
• Open your curtains and blinds and let the light shine in.  It gives your home a more open and airy feeling
• Remove some extra pieces of furniture to create a more open and inviting space in any room.  The extra sense of size scores big points with home buyers
• Paint the inside of your home with a light bright colour.  A fresh coat of paint can revive the look and feel of any home particularly if the decor is quite dated.  Remember that even though dark purple may be your favourite kitchen colour a more neutral and light colour is more appealing to multiple buyers who may not share your design tastes
• Place flowers in key areas like your dining room, kitchen and living room coffee table.  The smell and fresh look adds to the warmth of your home
• Invite friends and family over to provide an objective opinion on what else you can do to improve the look and feel of your home
• Lastly, always remember to keep your place clean and fresh at all times while its on the market….and it won’t be on the market for long!