Staging Your Lehigh Valley Home

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August 2009
Right now the real estate market is full of slow moving properties, foreclosures, and lots of available homes. If you have a property on the market or thinking about it, you have to do everything you can to make your property stand out over another piece of property. You want to stage your home so it looks welcoming and attractive to all possible buyers.

This is called ‘home staging’. First impressions are VERY important.
Buyers usually purchase through emotion and make their decision sometimes within minutes of walking in the door, so making a property feel like a home is key! You want the person to envision themselves living in the property; in every room. This means grooming from the outside in. Trim bushes, put down fresh sod, and make the yard look open and clean. On the inside, decorate well, get rid of clutter, and have good traffic flow. Sit and make a list of the positive aspects of your home, then highlight them. Remember, less is more. Get rid of magnets on refrigerators, heavy window treatments, and poorly looking rugs. Have fresh flowers on hand the day a buyer comes. And get rid of the pets that day. Leave room in your budget for making invaluable improvements before putting your house on the market and you have a better chance of selling. .

Written by Shoshana Gosselin
Interior Decorator, Designs by Shoshana