Prepping Your House for an Open House in Stockton

Professional home staging is a proven strategy applied to sell a home here in Stockton, California. Home staging benefits include fewer days on the market and higher bids. If your goal is to sell your home quickly, think about a thoroughly thought out approach to home staging.

Staging your home in Stockton, California is all about promoting a lifestyle. You want buyers to see themselves calling your house "home". You want them to see your current house as their future house.

Staging your house for an Open House shouldn't be thought of as an annoying experience. It can actually be a great time to let your creative juices flow. Together, we'll strive for an exceptional bid for your home's sale. So, for fewer weeks on the market in Stockton, employ these interior staging tips:

Curb Appeal Checklist

First, look at the exterior of your home, also called your curb appeal. Look at the exterior of your home from the view of a passerby. What jumps out at you? What would've-been-eye-catching characteristics seem to fade into the background?Knowing this helps us to choose what plan of action we can use to draw buyers from the street and into your house. If your house isn't the best it can look on the outside with refreshed paint and colorful garden plants we'll need to address those as well. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and add dollars to your house's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Does your home seem to say, "This is Your New Home" to a buyer? Examining your home from a buyer's perspective, I'll recommend fixes that enhance sales appeal. I'll suggest that you get rid of pieces that give the illusion of clutter. Tabletops should be cleared off. Brick-a-brack, souvenirs, family photos, and play time drawings should get stored away too. You need to "neutralize" the home so buyers can perceive it as their new house.

I'll look over each room of your home. Areas that directly affect your dollars include fixable like pieces of furniture that should get rearranged, rooms that need new paint, carpet that needs to be replaced, fixtures that need replacing, and windows that need cleaning.

Buyers like to see a home that draws them in with charm. Items that could be "loud" should be put away so that your house will achieve mass appeal at the open house.

Setting the Stage

At your Open House, we're doing well if we're engaging the buyer's senses. Dark rooms can really dampen a buyer's spirits, so we'll do things like open curtains and create light where needed to show off your house. Together we'll enhance the air of the house with enjoyable music to listen to while guests look around your home and make sure a pleasing scent circulates from every room. We'll include cozy-looking blankets, and throw pillows on your sofa and bed. Buyers should feel like your home is their future home.