Enhancing Emotional Appeal

Price and condition are two of the main reasons a home sells. First, make sure your home is in good condition. Then you can “stage” the home so it will show to its best advantage. The goal is to maximize the emotional appeal of your home. When people are enchanted with your home upon walking in the door, they are more likely to buy, and at a fair price.

Here are some staging tips to enhance the emotional appeal of your home:

* Turn on the lights to create a warm glow and remove the shadows.
* Make sure the windows are clean and open the curtains or blinds.
* Keep the kitchen and baths clean and sparkling. Don’t leave dishes in the sink.
* Remove all clutter, make the beds, and pick up toys.
* Pack away items that may detract from a buyer’s ability to mentally move into your home such as family pictures or teen posters.

* Make the closets look bigger by packing up the clothes you are not using.
* Create a relaxing atmosphere with soft music.
* Make people feel at home with homey scents such as freshly baked cookies or bread or good potpourri.
* Check for pet odours and keep pets safely out of the way when your house is being shown.
* Clean out your basement and garage and neatly stack boxes you have stored there.
* Add charm and appeal with fresh flowers and plants.

Set the stage to show your home in its best light and enchant potential buyers to want to live in your home.

Please call or email me if you have any questions or if you would like additional information on optimizing your home for buyer appeal.