Home Sale

Home Staging

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:14:59 +0000

Home staging is the very best proven real estate strategy used by successful home sellers and realtors across North America – it is the art of preparing a home for the real estate market. Home staging is about creating an environment where the home buyer sees themselves in the home. It is the key that unlocks buyer’s emotions and helps them connect to your house. Home staging is much more than just helping sellers decorate their homes. It is proven way to get top dollar for your home as you prepare it for sale regardless of the home’s price, location, or condition. It’s merchandising your product to its’ fullest potential.

Home staging is an art beyond decorating, fluffing, interior design or redesign. Decorating is a way of personalizing your home for your needs; home staging is exactly the opposite. It is detailing, decluttering, depersonalizing and preparing a seller’s home to give it a showroom appeal. It is accomplished by not having to purchase new furnishings, but rather, rearranging, removing and refreshing the existing furniture. Home staging is a tool to transform both the interior and the exterior of a house to present it as fresh, clean, uncluttered, well-cared for and welcoming - home staging is “curb appeal” for the whole home.

Home staging is the most effective marketing tool used in today’s changing market. The concept dramatically reduces the days homes are on the market and is bringing in significantly higher sales prices and profits to sellers.

Make no mistake, home staging is an investment not an expense. It is a proven technique that has lead to selling thousands of homes for top dollar. Home staging is about letting a home’s best features shine through, by setting the stage for the buyers to walk in the front door and immediately envision themselves living in the space. It is not hiding serious problems that need to be addressed in any way.

Home staging is the smartest investment a homeowner can make to maximize the value of their home at the time of sale. Home staging is quick, easy and affordable. In a slow real estate market, home staging is a must - it is good news for the seller; good news for the buyer; and good news for the Realtor.

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Quick Home Sale

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:05:24 +0000

You have heard before that the first impression is a lasting impression - it s true. Statistics show that potential buyers decide in about 10 seconds of seeing the outside of a house whether they want to see the inside. This is one of the single most important things you can do to attract buyers initially. So, the first thing for a quick home sale is to create a curb appeal. Great curb appeal gets your selling opportunity off to a flying start. If you can create the wow factor from the outset, right from the moment potential buyers first drive up to your home they will be hooked. Selling your home then becomes a lot easier as buyers tend to overlook small things - their emotions start to take over and resolve minor niggles.

The good news is that creating curb appeal is not all that hard.

First off, make sure your yard is kept well manicured and appears tidy, clean and cared for. Trim shrubs, grass and clean up flower beds.

Typically the buyers will be checking out the exterior walls and whether or not the place looks in good order. Therefore you need to ensure that the exterior walls, at least, have been power washed and if necessary given a fresh coat of paint. In fact color is high on the list of key emotional triggers and a major factor in creating great curb appeal. Choose colors with care for any repainting as it can make or break the curb appeal of your home. You can repaint the front door to add color and definition.

Remember that you will be repainting for the future buyers, not for you or your family. You will have to set aside your own personal taste and think in terms of what will appeal to a buyer. However, since you don t know what any one prospect will like it is safest to choose what is known as a universal color . The color should blend well with the other homes in the neighborhood. It may be that the color that appealed to you when you bought the home was just perfect (it may even have been the trigger that led YOU to buy!). If you have been a bit indulgent with any repaint in the interim, be prepared to go back to safe, sound, basic, light and simple colors that harmonize with the surroundings rather than fight against it, for a more certain positive appeal.

It is critical to maximize the curb appeal of your home as it is the first emotional trigger. Getting this right, will start to get your buyer panting for more, and if the interior of your property also continues to tickle-their-fancy in the right way, you could soon be en route to achieving a quick home sale.

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Staging to Sell

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:12:59 +0000

When you buy a home, it’s the visuals that count. To sell your home faster you may want to stage your furniture and belongings to help give your home more personality. Generally, a less cluttered space is more appealing when you’re selling a home.

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What are the fees when selling your house?

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:12:59 +0000

I am looking at selling my house. Do we pay the realtor before we sell it or do they get a % of the sale when the house sells? What other fees do you need to pay when you put your house up for sale?

The Realtor get’s paid at closing. What they are paid is negotiated up front and written into the listing agreement. While there is no set commission rate, fee’s range from 5% to 10% depending on the property and what it will cost the agent to market it for quick sale.

Unclutter Your House

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:12:59 +0000

When you’re getting ready to sell your home, one of the most important things you can do is to stage it. You may love your collectibles and your family photos, but uncluttering is the best way to a quicker sale and bigger profit.

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How can I sell my house quickly?

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:12:59 +0000

Any way to sell our house more quickly?

If your going thru an agent you should be asking them the following: (check out this checklist - you should have at least 10 yes’)

1. List below retail

2. Owner financing 2a. Below market down payment 2b. Below market interest rate

3. Seller to pay closing costs

4. Postdated price reduction

5. Odd sale price

6. Full term listing agreement

7. Above market commission

8. Easy access

9. Yard sign

10. redecorated

11. Immediate possession

12. Trade terms available

13. Extras included (appliances)

14.Preorder appraisal

15. Preorder inspection

16. Home protection plan/warranty

17. Avoid contingencies

18. Available for first caravan or tour

19. Completed obvious repairs

20. Agent evaluation

First Impressions Matter

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:12:59 +0000

Staging will leave buyers with a lasting impression of your home and will allow it to stand out above the competition. The results are proven: homes staged correctly will sell faster and will sell for more! http://www.firstimpressionshomedesign.com/

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Would it be a turn off to buyers if the garage is filled with the stuff removed from our home for “staging”?

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:13:59 +0000

We (3 adults & 4 small children) will be living in our 1800 sq ft home while we try to sell it. I plan to remove a ton of stuff for “staging” to make the home show better and look larger. If the attached garage is used as storage for all the boxes and extra furniture will buyers be scared away or turned off? Do we need to rent a storage unit? The laundry area is also in the garage so they will definitely see it in a walk through with their agent.

Put all the stuff that you intend to use after selling your house in a storage unit. Discard those things you don’t need anymore, by either donating them or bringing them in the dumpsite. Buyers always check out the garage and you don’t want to show them a cluttered garage.

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Home Staging: Before & After Photos

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:13:59 +0000

Before and After Staging photos. If you want to SELL your house quickly and for TOP DOLLAR you must stage the property. Visit www.AlldecorHS.com for more info.

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Home Staging: A Full-Service Renovation Process

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:13:59 +0000

In order to SELL a house for TOP DOLLAR and QUICKLY, the owners of this property contracted a home staging company. The video shows the renovation process to prepare for Staging. Visit http://www.AlldecorHS.com for info & to view before and after photos.

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