Inside Redesign, LLC: What is Real Estate Home Staging?

Home Staging is huge right now. Home Staging is in the news. Home Staging helps sell your home faster. That's what you're hearing right? Here's a recent article I wrote published in the Paducah Parenting and Family magazine that might help you understand better.

If you redesign your home to sell, they will buy!

Do you know the three things that sell a home the most? Location, location, location, right? Wrong. In real estate, the three (3) factors that affect the sale of a home are price, location and appearance. If you really look at it, appearance is the only thing you have control over, that is unless you have the perfect home, in the perfect neighborhood and with the perfect interior and exterior. Do you have a home like that? To sell your home at its best you need to understand how the market works. Here is why:

· In a Buyers market the available listings exceed demand. Higher inventory of homes mean that houses for sale tend to sit for longer periods. House hunters take their time and become more demanding about what they want. The house that shows the best sells more quickly.

· In a Sellers market, the available listings are lower with less buyers chasing down homes. Buyers cannot afford to take time to make a decision as homes sell faster and often with multiple offers. A home that shows the best sells more quickly.

Therefore, in either market, appearance is vital to a profitable sale. Since the early 90’s, professionals, trained in the art of redesign, have been helping homeowners bring out the best, their home has to offer. Therefore, it you are going to sell your home this year, here are a few 1Redesigned to Sell™ Quick Tips for you.

· Create the right look from the street. Walk out to the street and see how others see your home.

You can call it whatever you like, but what you see from the street is the biggest part of what sells your home. 1Seventy-eight percent (78%) of prospective buyers drive-by or log onto the internet before even viewing a home. Be responsible with the picture that you or your agent takes and make sure it is up-to-date and the best it can be. Get an opinion from a Certified Interior Staging Specialist.

· Distractions. Stand at your front door and open it. What is the first thing you see? A prospective buyer can get distracted within the first 60 seconds of walking into a house for sale. If there are too many "things" in the way, they begin to lose interest. Editing your space is essential and if you can’t do it, call a Certified Interior Staging Specialist to help you through the process.

· Room Arrangement. Prospective buyers have a hard time seeing themselves in your space. Why? Their furniture or style is different from yours. You are selling square footage not your family photos. Good flow and arrangement of furniture is essential when selling a home. Call a Certified Interior Staging Specialist.

· Interior Appeal. When was the last time you painted, patched, cleaned the carpet or floors or just cleaned the house? Houses have to be spotless and if they are not, prospective buyers see it. Clean your house like your going into surgery! A clean home that is properly set up by a Certified Interior Staging Specialist will show the best.

Your time and money are valuable and when you want your home to be sought after instead of never thought of™, consider hiring a Real Estate Staging Specialist to help when selling your next home.

1. Information from an Internet Survey published in 2004.