‘For Sale by Owner’ Home Staging Tips

There is lots of work to be done if you are selling your home on your own. The old ‘sign in in the front yard’ is only the beginning! Here are a few reminders.

#1. Show a SQUEAKY CLEAN house - this includes cabinets and closets.

#2. Get ready to LIVE squeaky clean every day your house is on the market! Everyday, Remember to make your bed, take a small sack and go through the house and collect clutter (just takes 3 minutes), empty kitchen sink, etc. Buyers love well kept homes!

#3. Stage your home to sell. Refresh your home with new sofa pillows, new fireplace screen, new neutral comforter sets and fresh towels. New furnishings will give a house a ‘well cared for’ feeling. Is there too much furniture in the house? This will it make seem cramped and look small. Are your window treatments open? Bright and airy sells homes.

Are your furnishings dated? pack them away, they are presenting your house to buyers with an ‘I’m an old house’ look – this is a very negative effect. Just take them out! This will also give your home the ‘less crowded’ feel that you want.

#4. The outside of your home is as important as the inside. EVEN in the winter months. Don’t skimp, use a great mulch and use plenty of it. Keep your front entrance swept – every day. This area is the buyer’s first impression – make it a great one.

#5. Market you home well! Home Staging IS marketing.

These home staging tips for your ‘for sale by owner’ home will get you off to a great beginning…

oh, and still put the sign in the front yard ;)

Good Luck!