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By Jeanette Joy Fisher

Home Sellers, Home Staging Helps You Sell Faster and for Money

Home sellers who use home staging don't always need to hire a professional home stager. In fact, you can learn Design Psychology strategies to take your home staging to the next level--designing for your target home buyer.
5 Home Staging Tips to Help You Sell:

Tip #1. Remove Clutter

You might believe that your home passes the clutter inspection. However, home buyers see anything that doesn't relate to them as unnecessary clutter. Take another look around your home. Do you have family photos and vacation mementos hanging about? Also, many small pictures hanging on the walls interfere with seeing the bones of your home. Your goal: pack anything that detracts from the buyer imagining their furnishings in the house.

Tip #2. Stage the Buyer's First Glance

You must make your home stand out from the curb viewpoint. Examine your home from your car at the street and pretend you're a home shopper. Would you want to get out of your comfortable air conditioned space and walk up to the door? Drive by other homes for sale to check out your competition and come up with a plan to make your home more attractive.

Tip #3. Stage the First View Inside

Because home buyers make up their minds as soon as they cross the threshold, the first view inside influences their decision. They will either rush through your home out of politeness or stay and take a good look. Your goal: get the buyers to spend more than the typical four minutes previewing your home.

Tip #4. Stage the Living Room

Think about your buyer's profile. What activities appeal to your home buyer? Stage a lifestyle delight that makes home shoppers remember your home. You want them to say:" Remember the house with the game table in the living room? That home would be a great place to entertain!"

Tip #5. Stage the Kitchen

Buyers pay top dollar for a kitchen that feels like they can move right in and set up home. Remove as many extra cooking utensils, food, and appliances as you can do without. The more empty space, the more spacious your kitchen seems. A bowl of fresh fruit and a green plant enhance your counter appeal. However, the toaster and other appliances remind buyers of work activities.

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Tip #6. Stage the Bathrooms

Clean the counters of all grooming aids. Add fluffy towels and luxury soaps. Your goal: inspire a spa feeling like a luxury hotel. Consider your selling season and target buyer's color preferences for adding textures to the all-hard surface space.

Tip #7. Stage the Master Bedroom

Create a sexy bedroom. If a TV stands out, remove it. Use luscious fabrics that beg to be touched on the bed. Take anything out of the bedroom that takes away from concentrating on the bed. Use advertising strategies--sex sells.

Sell Your Home!

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