Home Staging Tip #1

Home and Real Estate Tips and Advice ~

For people selling their biggest investment and need a little help from expert Home Stagers from All In One Staging, Inc. Chicago suburbs fastest growing Staging company located in Bartlett IL (a North West community of Chicago).

Your home is probably your most valuable investment and right now we are in a buyers market which means you will have to work harder to set your home above the competition in your neighborhood. Buyers are expecting more for their buck then just a year ago this time.

We at All In One Staging will walk you through a series of Tips you can do to help sell your house for top dollar!

Step # 1, it might seem to be very simple but it is very important ~ CLEANING. You have to start the selling preparation from the bottom and work your way up. Cleaning and decluttering is always the first thing you should concentrate on when deciding to sell your home; this means getting on your hands and knees and scrubbing every inch of the house, because the potential buyer will see it as a kept home and that is very important.

Think of this example: when you sell your car, you clean it inside and out so it shows well. If you were to go looking for a car and seen it looking all dirty and unkept you would probably pass it right up or offer a lower asking price. The same goes for your home, so get those rubber gloves on and start cleaning.

Home Staging Tip #2

Adding Curb Appeal: 6 Ways to Spruce Up the Yard
By Jaret & Cohn Real Estate - Rockland

KNOX COUNTY (Aug 3): When a house for sale looks good outside, buyers are more likely to want to come inside, says Barb Schwarz, founder of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals.

Here are some of Schwarz’s suggestions for tidying up the yard.

Make it neat and clutter-free. Get rid of children’s toys and limit the number of hanging flower baskets and yard art. "It's far better to have fewer bigger pots than the clutter of smaller hanging pots," Schwarz says. "They just weigh down the house."
Mow, weed and edge. “If the yard doesn't look well-manicured, then [potential buyers] feel the home hasn't been well maintained," Schwarz says. If the dog urinated on the yard and killed a portion of it, Schwarz recommends painting it.
Trim the greenery. Trim trees from the bottom so they create a canopy but don’t block the view. Trim foundation plantings from the top, so they don’t impede views of the windows.
Add color. If there’s no color in the yard, plant something like brightly blooming impatiens along the walkway.
In winter, place two small potted evergreen trees on either side of the door to brighten up the entrance. Also, make sure the walkways are clear of ice and snow.
Buy a new welcome doormat to dress up the front door.

Source: Newsday