sellers need only a consultation of one to two hours. Ask the stager what you should keep and what should be moved out
before you start showing the home. Also, get recommendations for furniture and artwork arrangement. The way you live in your
house is not necessarily the best way to show it off to prospective buyers.
For example, many homeowners
place their sofa across from the fireplace, which can mean that a buyer is greeted by the back of the sofa when they walk
into the room. It stops them in their tracks. If the sofa is moved to one side and two chairs are placed opposite the sofa,
the room will appear more open and the traffic flow won't be obstructed.
Sometimes the scale
of your furniture isn't right for showing your home to its best advantage. Recently, buyers who had been looking for more
than a year for the right house saw one that they thought could be it. However, they were concerned that the bedrooms were
too small.
They had the good sense to go home and get a tape measure. They came back to the house
and measured the rooms they were concerned about. It turns out they were larger than they appeared. The house was furnished
with beautiful pieces, but they were large and made some rooms appear smaller than they actually were.
Today's
buyers have a lot to think about when they buy a home. Are they buying at the right price and time? Will the house work for
the long term? Can they qualify for and afford the financing they need? It helps the process along if you can create an ambiance
that enables a buyer to fall in love on the first visit.
THE CLOSING:
You need to create "wow" factor so that when buyers walk in they say, "I'd better act quickly. This house
won't be on the market for long."
