Perfecting Your Home for an Open House in Sherman Oaks

Expert home staging is a proven strategy used to sell a home here in Sherman Oaks. Some positive aspects of home staging include less time on the market and better offers. If your goal is to sell your home quickly, consider a thoroughly thought out approach to home staging.

Look at staging your house as creating a "style" for your house similar to what a publicist would do for a famous politician. Just like creating an image garners more popularity for a public figure, staging makes your house look better when it's on the market.

Preparing your house for an Open House doesn't have to be a nerve-racking experience. At times, it's a fun and inventive task. Together, we'll work to get a high offer for your house. Use these home staging tips to get you started:

Curb Appeal Checklist

First, look at the outside of your house, better known as your curb appeal. Inspect the outside of your home from a street view. What do you notice first? What wonderful features seem hidden?Acknowledging this helps us to decide what actions we can take to invite buyers from the street and into your house. If your home's exterior isn't as neat as possible with touched up paint and bright garden plants we'll need to address those issues. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and boost your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Does your home seem to say, "Hello From Your New Welcome Home" to a buyer? Touring your house from a buyer's view, I'll advise you of fixes that enhance market appeal. I'll tell you take away items that give the appearance of clutter. Table and counter tops should be cleared off. Knickknacks, sentimental items, family photos, and refrigerator artwork should get stored away too. I can help you simplify the decor of house. Disheveled or dirty spots make your home feel less spacious and buyers have a more difficult time picturing themselves living there.

Every area gets a once-over. I'll point out the pieces of furniture that should be put in storage, rooms that need a fresh coat of paint, carpet needing to be changed, fixtures that need polishing, and any other improvement that can easily be made to positively affect the sale.

With me by your side, you'll know that your home has mass appeal and that it's welcoming, steering clear of "offensive" or "personalized" shades on the walls and furniture. And if none of your belongings are there, you can think about renting furnishings. The goal is for your home to look homey as opposed to vacated.

Setting the Stage

I'll tell you when to show your home, because everything comes together to set the stage for what buyers can expect after they choose to buy your house. Dark living areas can really dampen a buyer's spirits, so we'll do things like part the curtains and reduce shadows where needed to show off your property. Together we'll enhance the air of the house with enjoyable music playing lightly and ensure a delightful fragrance flows from every area. We'll make use of cozy-looking blankets, and place pillows on your chairs and bed. Buyers should feel like your house is their future home.