Staging Your Home

Hi I'm Linda Smith, CEO of the Linda Smith Real Estate Team, in Rehoboth Beach Delaware, servicing all of Sussex County.

Over the last few days we have covered that selling your house is NOT personal, it's a business, and we discussed the importance of pricing your home correctly. Now let's talk about staging your home to sell quickly. The first thing in staging a home is to "check your emotions at the door", meaning that the emotional investment that you have in decorating your home will not be appreciated by others. The gorgeous paint colors you used to tie your vision of a beautifully decorated room may be offensive to others. The best thing you can do to make your home appeal to everyone is to give it a fresh coat of white paint. White paint makes a home feel bigger, cleaner, and smelling fresh. Next, remove family pictures. I know you have heard this one a thousand times, but it really works. You want your buyer to imagine their family living in the house. They do not do that when they are reminded by your family in every corner. Remove family photos! Hide the pet beds, feeding bowls, and pet toys. Even if your home is the freshest smelling house in the world, buyers who see evidence of pets WILL smell pet odors and assume that there is hidden pet damage. Out of sight, out of mind. Put the pet paraphernalia away. Part two of "staging your home" will continue tomorrow. See you then!

Linda Smith, Realtor
302-430-6161