| Every home seller is looking for two things: a quick | | | | keep all garbage receptacles are out of sight. Also |
| sale and a good price. That's a given. However, there | | | | make sure there are no smells coming from garbage |
| are ways to help insure that you'll meet both of | | | | cans under the sink. Offensive odors are often the |
| those goals, both of which involve staging your home | | | | very first impression buyers get from a room, so |
| before you put it on the market. | | | | make sure none of your rooms, whether it's the |
| In short, staging your home simply means to get it | | | | bathroom, kitchen, or laundry room, give buyers a |
| ready to make as positive an impact on potential | | | | reason to turn up their noses. |
| buyers as possible. There are ways to accomplish | | | | When the home is being shown at night, all lights |
| that goal without spending a great deal of money. | | | | should be on to show off your home to its best |
| Here are a few simple tips: | | | | advantage. During the day, drapes should be open to |
| In the bedrooms, always make sure every bed is | | | | give each room a light and sunny feel. The idea is |
| made, since you never know when buyers may want | | | | always to give buyers the impression that your home |
| to visit. Encourage everyone in the house to make | | | | is spacious and homey feeling, and flooding rooms |
| their beds before they leave in the morning. That will | | | | with light, whether real or artificial, is a good step in |
| eliminate the need for a mad rush to make beds | | | | that direction. |
| when a real estate agent calls to make an | | | | Regardless of which room buyers may be viewing, |
| appointment to show your home. | | | | it's important to remember that you'll only have a |
| In the bathroom, keep all toilet seats in the down | | | | few minutes to make an impression on them. And as |
| position, pick up all dirty clothes, keep the counter | | | | the old saying goes, you only get one chance to |
| free of brushes, toothpaste containers, and the 101 | | | | make a good first impression. Doing your homework |
| other things that often get put there and not picked | | | | to stage your home to its best advantage can pay |
| up. Make sure there are fresh towel hung neatly on | | | | big dividends--in both a quicker sale and higher sales |
| the towel racks, as well. | | | | price. |
| In the kitchen, keep all surfaces clear of clutter and | | | | Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. |
| pristinely clean. don't let dishes pile up in the sink, and | | | | |