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10 (Nearly) Free Things That You Can Do To Stage Your House: Part 3

And the (nearly) free things just keep coming this week!

And the (nearly) free things just keep coming this week!

7.  Replace your light bulb duds:

Please not with those twisty florescent kind, thought!  I am on a personal crusade to banish these from people’s homes!  The light that they give off is too harsh and not flattering at all.  Honestly, though, this is an area that people overlook and it seems minor. A buyer is thinking, if they didn’t even take the time to change the light bulbs, how well did they maintain everything else in the house? You wouldn’t go out on a date knowing that you had lettuce stuck in your teeth, so don’t show your house with burned out bulbs over your bathroom sink!

8.  Clean, clean, and oh, did I mention, clean:

Scrub every inch of your house, especially your bathtubs and showers.  Whatever it takes to get those areas clean, you should do it. In a buyer’s mind, cleanliness is a reflection of how you have maintained your overall property. If you want to get the highest possible list price when you sell, you should give a thorough scrub before you have any meetings with Realtors.  

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9. Air the place out:

Now this is more for your in person showings since smells aren’t communicated in your online listing but can be a total turn off in real life.  In my own home search years ago, I wouldn’t even go past the front entry in what looked to be a lovely home because I couldn’t stand the smell of the pet odors.  Studies have shown that people respond best to citrus scents so put away the cinnamon or fresh linen and break out a lemony fresh scent! Here is a great resource for helpful tips if you are a smoker or have pet odors.

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10.  Don’t let ‘em in on your beauty secrets:

Put away all grooming supplies and toiletries in bathroom, on countertops and on tub surround. But, please, put them into storage in an organized way–with baskets or lined up neatly.  It is acceptable to leave shampoo and shower gel for your in person showings, but please, take them out for your online listing photos. It goes back to the whole idea of visual clutter.  Ya know what I mean?

Bonus Tip! Let buyers think that they are sooo organized!:

Every nook and cranny really counts when you are selling your house.  Yep, even your cupboards and closets.  I had a client once who had her house on the market 3 times without offers who did not want to spend the energy cleaning out her closets because she didn’t think she would sell and didn’t want to pack away all of her sweaters since she would need them come winter.  Guess what, I nudged her lovingly to do the work and her house had a bidding war in the first two weeks on the market!  To give you a little jump start, I did a short video about organizing your cupboards here and your linen closet here

If you would like more tips, ideas and direction to get your house ready for an amazing online listing and a fast sale, you have 2 great options to work with me right now!

  • If you prefer to work in person, schedule a Free 15 minute Staging Appraisal Preview Call to learn more about my 2-hour Staging Appraisal and how we will get you off to a fast start with your custom DIY Real Estate Success Plan here.
  • If you prefer to work together online, schedule a Free 15 minute Laser Staging Preview Call to see if we are a good fit to work remotely here.
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