Holding
on to outdated styles is never a good thing when selling a home! An outdated
home reminiscent of bygone era’s can drastically reduce the value. Without
making the necessary updates to fixtures, finishes, appliances or furniture the
home may stay on the market longer than those with updated and desirable
features.
In
this home its pink wall-to-wall carpeting, outdated and monotone furnishings,
antiquated fixtures and appliances, and lack of style had no appeal nor
garnered interest from potential buyers.
In an attempt to sell the home for
three years, this homeowner, unaware that his home and its contents were
keeping buyers away, enlisted the help of a home staging professional. Trained to identify the key selling features buyers
look for in a home and staging it for maximum appeal for a targeted
demographic is one of many bonuses in hiring a home stager. Looking at the home from a ‘buyers perspective’ the seller was
ready to make the necessary upgrades to sell his home competitively in today’s real
estate market.
Suggestions
included replacing the carpeting with hard wood flooring, fresh coat of paint,
new furnishings, appliances and fixtures, plus the designing a stacked
fireplace in the living room as the focal point in the room. The results were
astonishing. The seller admitted the home was unrecognizable with the updates
and remarked the transformation went from a “sow’s ear into a silk purse”.
Eager to put his home on the market he has more confidence that it will sell
quickly.
When
preparing your home to sell, consider enlisting the assistance of a
professional home stager. They can show you where your home may hold you back
from getting top dollar and selling your home quickly.
