Selling your home in today’s market can be tricky. It’s not that the market in the Durham Region is bad, in fact statistics are showing us the the market here is really holding its own. The difference that we are seeing now is that competition is stiffer. Your home really needs to shine in order to stand out among the competition. Buyer’s realize that they are holding all the cards and they are expecting to purchase a home that really shines. So, to stage or not to stage.
There is a lot to be said by having a home stager come in to look at your home with a fresh set of eyes. Eyes that have been trained to show a space in the best possible light. Stagers will spend between two and three hours going over the smallest detail of your house and at the end of it, they will provide you with an approximately 150 point list of their recommendations. No one is expecting that you will complete all the items on the list, it is just there so you can pick and choose the changes and repairs that you feel you can complete in the time frame you have before you need to list your home. The stagers tell you what they feel are the most important changes you should make and the final decision rests with you. Of course, a short discussion with your realtor wouldn’t hurt either. Realtors can tell you how the changes you are considering will affect the sale price of your home.
In the end, staging is all about putting the clutter away (even items you don’t think are clutter) and making your home appeal to the widest array of buyers as possible. Stagers also have access to furniture, artwork and accessories that can make your home shine. Maybe you should give one a try next time you are thinking about selling your home.
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