Little Things You Can Do to Help Stage Your Home to Sell

When you decide it’s time to move and you need to sell your home, you want to get the best possible offer on it in order to have the money to move onto your next home. While you may be one of the few people who keeps their home truly immaculate, that’s not most of us. Selling real estate is about letting the buyer see themselves in the home. There is an emotional appeal to it. But that doesn’t mean that, as a seller, there aren’t things you can do in order to increase the emotional appeal and increase the overall value of the home through a few simple staging tips. Keep reading to learn about a handful of staging tips that can make a big impact when you go to sell your home with the help of Berkshire Hathaway.

Create a Gender Neutral Master Bedroom

One of the best things you can do is to present a gender neutral master bedroom and bathroom. If you expect couples and families to look at the home, you will want all potential buyers to see themselves at home in the space. Opt for gender neutral colors for both the paint and the comforter. Reduce the decor down to the minimum, least personal decor you have in order to decluster the space and to make it less personal as well. Make it easy for each individual to see that there is a space for them in the room, including two bedside tables and logical space for clothing.

Clean Up the Walls

When we recommend you clean up the walls of your real estate property, there are three things for you to keep in mind. The first is to literally clean the walls, especially in the bathrooms. Nothing can turn buyers away faster than dirty walls in a bathroom. In addition to making sure your walls are spotless, give them a good once over and spackle any old nail holes. Use this as an opportunity to take down very personal family photos or artwork as well. Spackle up those holes as well for a perfectly flawless looking wall. Lastly, for just a small amount of money and effort, consider painting your walls with a fresh coat of neutral colored paint if you’ve personalized the house with some of your favorite colors. Neutral colors allow buyer’s imaginations to wander and see themselves in a beautiful home all their own.

Give Your Fireplace a Facelift

In many homes, a fireplace is to be enjoyed. In fact, it’s often a centerpiece of the main living space. Over time, a fireplace can build up grime that can make it look dingy. It can also quickly become outdated, depending on the original building materials. Take the time to clean up your fireplace. Give it a good scrub with soap and water. Also, make sure to update the fireplace screen with something clean and modern. There are many other tips and tricks to making the brick look less like a sore thumb and blend into the room more, you just have to look.

Accentuate Storage Space

Storage space is a huge selling point for most homes, but it’s often hard to highlight. There are a few key things you can do prior to a showing in order to make sure that potential buyers see the available storage space. The first is to make sure that you clean your own junk out of the space. An empty space looks much larger than one crammed with all your camping equipment and Christmas decorations. Put your stored items in offsite storage and make sure the spaces are cleaned up as much as possible.

Let in Light

Lastly, one of the easiest things you can do is to let as much natural light in as possible. Open up the curtains and turn on the lamps. The light will accentuate the neutral colors and help give any space a sense of being larger than it actually may be. Light can make individuals feel at home and provide a more welcoming feel for potential buyers.

Here at Berkshire Hathaway in Santa Fe, we have professional real estate agents to help you buy or sell a home. Contact one of our specialists today for a consultation concerning your needs, and when you choose Berkshire Hathaway, you’re opting for the best in real estate. Call today!