De-clutter & Depersonalize: As a seller, you want your potential buyers to envision their belongings in the space, so the first step is to get rid of all of the personal items throughout your space. Take down your family photos, grocery lists on the fridge and anything else you wouldn’t find decorating an upscale hotel. De-cluttering and cleaning is a common chore that many sellers overlook. Clutter only makes your room look smaller and a dirty house entices no one. So clean away the grime in your house as well as remove excess clutter to give a room a bigger look and feel.

Layout & Condition: To help create the look of a bigger room and better flow throughout your home, remove bulky furniture and rearrange the layout if necessary. If you are faced with an awkward or unused space, get creative and create a purpose for it so buyers can see there is potential in every square inch of the home. Fix any minor problems around the house, a leaky faucet or a damaged wall, so the buyer can only remember positive points about your place.

Color & Style: Think of all of your rooms through the eyes of a buyer. Would everyone like your style? You may find that your decorating techniques are not exactly main stream. Giving rooms a fresh coat of neutral paint and removing some unique décor is a simple way to freshen up a room and allow it to appeal to many more buyers.

Stage Every Room: You may think that you can de-clutter your home for staging by putting everything into boxes and stowing them away in closets or your basement. However, potential buyers will be interested in closet sizes and bonus rooms, such as attics and basements. By shoving your belongings in there, you lose an opportunity to showcase another feature of your home.

A Little Help: Following all of these steps and still not having any luck with getting your home sold? Maybe it’s time to seek help of professional home stagers and real estate agents. Both professions are trained to know about the market that you are in and what buyers are looking for in your area. They could be the key to getting offers on the table.

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