1. Professional staging brings an interior designer to your space and turns your home into a showroom that creates a unique story to the buyer how they can live in that luxury in the beautiful home they’re walking into. Staging elevates how buyers see your home which affects price and desirability.

2. Professional photography shows off the story the staging creates so buyers swiping through Zillow late at night “Stop the Scroll” and show their spouse “look honey, we need to go see this one in the morning!” Your home staged like a magazine needs to be photographed like one. Paint the picture for buyers and put your home in the best light it can be shown at.

3. A clean home free of your personal photos, knickknacks, personal style, and oddities helps create a visual for buyer’s trying to imagine themselves as residents in the home. They need a clean and minimalist design so they can mentally move in and see how they feel when they do. Hire professional cleaners before your first showing or open house as well.

4. Don’t stop at steps 1-3 and then let buyers walk into a disaster zone, cluster fudge of a garage where you just crammed all your junk. Get a storage unit, have a garage sale, trash, recycle, donate, and give away whatever you can. It makes moving day easier too.

5. Put aside money at escrow from the sale proceeds to entice buyers to come see your home and give them extra reason to choose your property over the others they saw. The monthly mortgage savings for two years might encourage them yours is a better deal and help them decide overall.

6. From the get go, your agent should be calling every potential buyer and brokers office they know getting people in the door for feedback, marketing, buyers, and attention physically in your home and deciding if the house is best for them. A broker can see it and help share it, as well as know who else to call from their buyers and schedule showings with you. This is how you get more showings and offers.

7. Don’t price high or you will sit on the market forever and ultimately not sell or not until you do a couple of price reductions. Buyers schedule first the homes that are priced right or a little lower because they’ll be the best deal for them and want to get in before others do. You’re far more likely to get multiple offers at list price or better when your home shows well and feels like an excellent value.

8. If the home is almost ready, call your agent and get them talking to people right away. When a good listing is about to hit the market, I tell all of the agents and clients in our office and they do the same. We try to schedule showings first to beat the competition and get our offers accepted before everyone else. The first offers are usually the best!

For more information, text Jennifer Larson to schedule a call or ask questions. 760-625-6836