While doing a staging consultation this week, the Home Owner asked me how they were going to be able to live in their home after it's staged? I've been asked this before, and my explanation is always the same…..
Staging a home is similar to selling a car. Before you sell the car, you declutter it and clean it inside and out. It may not be the way you usually "live" in your car, but you keep it clean until it's sold. You don't leave items on the floor or seats…..it becomes habit to have it look like it just came off the showroom floor.
Once your home is decluttered, cleaned and prepared for sale, it needs to stay that way for showing purposes. That doesn't mean you can't live.
As an example, once staged, you will probably have new towels on display……just use your regular towels and when it's time for a showing (or you're leaving for work) put your towels away and put the new towels back out. It's probably a little hassle, but it's so worth it!
It's very important to keep the house as clean as possible. Some Clients actually like to live in a staged home because it feels so much better.
I try to leave my Clients a checklist of items to do before a showing….and really, that's all it takes!
Once you declutter and depersonalize, just remember that you are selling a piece of property that will sell faster in this condition!
Jeri Pischke
www.TenderHeartTransitions.com
