How You Can Get More Money Quickly for Your Home with Staging

When someone is searching for (and ready to buy) their dream home, they need to be able to envision themselves living their life in that space for years to come. When they can see themselves in the perfect home, they want to move quickly on the purchase and are often willing to offer more money to secure their vision. Home staging helps potential homebuyers imagine themselves in your home and will help you get more money quickly during the transaction. Here are five ways that you will be able to get more money sooner with home staging.

When you are ready to list your house among other houses for sale in Aspen, Colorado, you will need to make some additional considerations before actually listing. Home staging is one such important consideration when you want to get the most out of your sale and as quickly as possible. Potential home buyers want to be able to see themselves living and potentially growing their family in your home. Home staging helps prepare your home to be viewed in the best light by potential buyers.

You want each of your rooms to be seen as functional, and you want potential buyers to be able to visualize how they will use those spaces once they move in. Make sure you stage at least the most important rooms – the living room, master bedroom, and kitchen. A well-staged home will look the best for in-person viewings, but it still does the job in photographs often viewed by more people online than the amount that will actually come to look at the home in person.

You can stage your home yourself, often using the items you already own with a few additional purchases to spruce the place up. You may also want to consider hiring a professional home stager. They will know exactly how to stage your home to properly catch the eyes of buyers in your specific area and what items you will need to remove or add to your home to present it in the best light.

Once you decide to take on staging your home, either on your own or with a professional, the first place you will want to start with is an improvement of your curb appeal. The outside of your home offers the first impression that potential buyers will get of your Aspen real estate. Some of these improvements to the exterior of your home will cost you more time and effort than they will money. Start by renting a pressure washer to remove the dirt from your siding and roof. Ensure your gutters are in good repair and keep water flowing away from your foundation. Replace old housing numbers, mailboxes, welcome mats, or lighting fixtures. Trim any trees and shrubbery, and make sure the edging around any flowerbeds is filled in and tidy. If you need to add a pop of color to the front of your home, consider planting some seasonal flowers. If you have a large porch, consider adding additional seating to expand your outdoor living space.

The next step you will want to take to stage your home for sale is decluttering and depersonalizing the inside. Consider renting a storage unit or asking a friend if they can temporarily store some items for you. Take down any personal photos or artwork and anything that speaks to your unique style. Now is not the time to show off your personality in your decor. You want any potential buyers to be able to envision themselves living in the home, and your style may not match theirs.

While you want to make sure to declutter anything in sight, you won’t want to forget about storage areas either. Potential buyers looking at houses for sale in Aspen, Colorado, like having a good idea of the amount of storage they are getting in their new home. That openness can be hard to envision when looking at a closet cluttered with clothes or a garage filled to the brim with storage boxes.

Now is the time for you to clean like you’ve never cleaned before, and while you may clean regularly, you’ll want to clean thoroughly. Potential homebuyers will be looking at every detail of your piece of Aspen real estate, so you want to focus on every nook and cranny in your home.

Fill in any nail holes you have made over the years, and consider adding a fresh coat of paint to the walls to keep them looking fresh and new. Shampoo your carpets, clean your hardwood, and consider replacing either if they appear to be beyond easy repair. Make sure your plumbing fixtures are spotless and in good working order, or consider replacing them. Check every corner and crevice for dust and dirt. After you think you have sufficiently cleaned your home, invite a friend over to take a look, just to make sure there isn’t anything you have missed.

After you declutter, depersonalize, and clean every space in your home, you will have to move around furniture to make sure that each room looks like it is being fully utilized. After making those significant changes across your home, you won’t want to forget about the small details. Open up curtains and blinds, letting as much natural lighting into your house as possible. Make sure your outlets and light switch plates match and look brand new throughout your home. Wash the inside and outside of your windows and make sure all screens are intact. If you have a dark corner or hallway in the middle of your home, consider adding a piece of accent lighting to brighten it up.

If you have a pet, make sure your house doesn’t smell like it. The smell of a new home can be just as impactful to a potential homebuyer as the sights. Consider adding some candles and waxes, or bake some cookies on the day of a showing, to create a complete experience for potential homebuyers’ senses when they step into your Aspen real estate.

Now that you understand how to successfully stage your home, you are ready to work with an agent to list your home with other houses for sale in Aspen, Colorado. You will want an agent capable of analyzing the market and employing their wealth of knowledge to get you the most out of your home sale. Ksenia Tyutrina spent more than a decade in finance and international business before transitioning into her love of real estate. She is continually growing her knowledge of the industry and the Aspen area, ensuring that she will help you make the most of your real estate transaction. Reach out to Ksenia directly when you are ready to list your home for sale in the Aspen area.