Sell Your 3-BR Townhouse Using These Staging Tips

As soon as a buyer steps into a home, the buyer will make a decision on the townhouse. That's why staging is so critical. Sometimes, painting means just the front door. Your front door really is your home's first impression. For whatever reason, gray and navy front doors seem to fetch more money! If you want to sell your house with minimum hassle and at a maximum price, it's critical that the home presents a good first impression. No decor or design choice is more important than your paint scheme. Are your blinds and curtains going to help your townhouse sell? If your windows are hiding behind cumbersome drapes and other coverings, now's the time to take them down. Leave your windows bare, or hang sheer linen curtains. Your home is a personal statement about who you are. But when you put your home on the market, it's no longer your home. It's a product for sale. If you're going to sell your property, you'll going to want to make it easy for a buyer to imagine a future in the home. Depersonalizing is a good idea when you decide to sell.

Real Estate Photography Tips

Exterior of House

• Move cars away from front and / or rear of house and close garage doors.
• Move trash cans and recycling bins inside or away from house.

  

• Remove newspapers from driveway and sweep leaves.
• Open deck furniture umbrellas, remove grill covers and put any deck cushions on furniture.
• Hide toys and sporting equipment in garage or storage containers.

Interior of House

• Turn on all interior lights and open all blinds. Make sure any burned out light bulbs have been replaced.
• Clean vertical surfaces that reflect light such as mirrors, refrigerators, windows, television screens, etc.
• Hide all pet beds, toys, bowls, etc. in a closet or storage container.
• Remove items other than non-religious framed art or decor hanging from walls.
• Keep in mind that items being moved from room to room will show in photos of other rooms, so please hide items in closets and / or storage areas that will not be photographed

Kitchen

• Clear off countertops
• Remove hanging dish towels and small area rugs.
• Hide garbage can along with pet food bowls, mats and other items.

Bedroom

• Make beds and be sure the mattress or any objects under the bed are not showing
• Hide all personal items such as books, phones, remotes, etc. (Tip: You can hide them under the pillows!)
• We suggest that personalized decor be removed from children’s rooms so their names and pictures don’t show in the photos which will go on the internet.

Foyer

• Make it look as large as p0ssible by removing shoes, coats, throw rugs, etc.

  

Dining Areas

• If dining area is small, remove extra leaves from tables to make the room look larger.
• Show off the woodwork on the table by removing protector, tablecloths or placemats.
• Remove extra dining chairs from the room so it doesn’t look overcrowded and smaller than it really is.

Living Areas

• Keep the floors as clear as possible to emphasize the beauty of any wood floors
• Make sure all televisions and computer monitors are turned off, and if portable hide from view
• Clear surfaces such as end tables and coffee tables of items that are not decorative, and hide all magazines, books, remotes,  tissue boxes, etc.

Bathrooms / Powder Rooms

• Wash all mirrors. Even the smallest splatter mark is magnified in photos.
• Hide the trash can, toilet brush, bathmats and plunger.
• Remove family bath and hand towels. (Tip: Don’t forget to remove the robe hanging on the back of the door.) You can keep a clean decorative / nice towels hung neatly.
• Remove All toiletries from the counter and the shower/tub area, such as shampoo bottles, razors, toothbrushes, etc.
• Make sure the toilet paper roll isn’t empty or hanging down off the roll.

 

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