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[Staging] Prepping for Listing Photos

3/26/2014

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You have decided to sell and your real estate agent has suggested that you declutter.  You decide to start in the living room.  When you walk in, you look around and notice that you have "things" out, but they are useful and used every day.  You decide to start in another room...

Realtors and stagers do not have any emotional attachment to your things, and it is easier for them to point out the obvious "clutter."  Be realistic about what it means to have your home on the market.  You want others to picture living there, and their lifestyle may be very different than yours.  

It is very important to make sure your home is ready for it's closeup!  
Buyers will most likely have their first impression based on photos they will see online.  This is where I suggest the staging start!  Take a camera and stand at the curb, entrance to each room, and furthest corner from the door in each room.  Snap a photo from each one of those locations.  Then, upload them on your computer, and take a look, a real close look.  Consider having someone such as a friend, family member, or neighbor help with this process and ask for their brutal honesty.  What do you want potential buyers to notice about each room?  What is the first thing you notice about each photograph?  Is it what you want buyers to notice?

Many times, the answer to that question in…NO!
Make a list of things that need to be done BEFORE you have the pictures taken for your listing.  Dedicate the time to get as many of those tasks done.  All the time you put into making your house the bast it can possibly show, will help sell it faster.  Buyers do not want to have to rehang doors, touchup paint, and clean before they move in.  All of those things that you take care of for them, means a larger selling price.  

Once listing pictures go online, and buyers see them, it is hard to undo the damage.  Consider learning a little about living a minimalist lifestyle temporarily…who knows, you might even like it!
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