If you want tips on how to sell a house quickly and maximise your return, then you might be interested to know a bit more about home staging. In a buoyant property market vendors have high expectations. Despite the boom, there’s always the chance you will encounter difficulties.
It’s seemingly easier for the estate agent to drop the asking price. But if you do this to expedite a quick sale, it doesn’t mean you’ll get one. Homebuyers are looking for their dream property, so if they fall in love with your home, they will make an offer regardless. More property owners are tempted to put their homes on the market after seeing
what the neighbouring homes go for.
Looking to sell, but not sure what your property is worth? Maybe you are just wondering what competing properties are being marketed at?
Presentation has never been so important as it gives owners a competitive advantage. It’s more cost effective to invest in a facelift and ‘sell’ a lifestyle to the buyer, rather than having to drop the asking price, The aim is to visually sell the lifestyle that the property can offer and create living spaces that are strong in symmetry and rich in accents to create warm and inviting spaces.
Here are some top tips to prepare your property for sale.
First impressions
First impressions really count so spend time on the presentation of your home, keep things fresh and light and clear the clutter. If you’re really struggling, hire a professional home stager to help. bB Design House also offers a furniture rental service that can transform spaces into a dream home and significantly help to clinch that sale at the asking price or beyond.
Think about your furniture
Buyers are purchasing their dream space, so don’t let them think it’s too cramped or small. Consider how the furniture is being displayed, if it’s too big for the space or there’s too much of it, remove it or move it around.
De-clutter
Remove unnecessary clutter that you’ve become accustomed to on a daily basis to create the illusion of space. It can distract a potential buyer from seeing the space and make the room feel cramped.
Don’t make it personal
Depersonalise rooms by removing personal belongings such as photographs and clothes and make sure you clean every surface to create an inviting space.
Set the mood
Choose calming, neutral colours to create a natural, inviting and relaxed feel.
Finishing touches
Use furniture that’s of low height so it doesn’t dominate the room and display fresh flowers to breathe some life into the space.
bB Design House recently staged a property in London that had an asking price of £3.3million. It wasn't attracting offers, despite being on the market for months and attracting a large amount of viewings. After effectively staging the property, within just three weeks there were three buyers in a bidding war and the house sold for £240,000 above the asking price.
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