How Does Staging Improve Your Home’s Marketability?

Chicago Real Estate Podcast with Dave Auffarth

What's the number one way to make your home more marketable and sell quicker? Staging. Today, I'll explain how.

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As a seller, how can you make your home more marketable and sell it faster? I always recommend staging, so today, I have three staging tips I wanted to offer. The purpose of staging is to create the illusion of more space, and these three tips will do just that: 1. Clean and declutter the home. Having the home professionally cleaned will make for a nice, fresh look. Clear all the clutter from areas like the countertops, bookshelves, coffee tables, and corners of the room to open up areas that suck up space. You want buyers to walk in and feel all the extra space. You're moving anyway, so think of it as pre-packing before you list your home on the market.

2. Paint. Add a fresh coat of paint to neutralize the home's colors. I'd be happy to tell you about the latest hot designer colors on the market that will make your home appeal to more buyers and help your home sell faster and for more money.

3. Buy modern kitchen appliances. Statistics show time and time again that buyers always get excited about new appliances in the kitchen. They make the room pop, which is what buyers look for.

You want buyers to walk in and feel extra space.

If you have any specific questions about staging your home or about buying and selling in general, don't hesitate to reach out to me. I'd be glad to help!