I know from over a decade of experience that staging your home can have a huge impact on its saleability. Homes that sit on the market for months at a time have been sold within weeks of staging. It’s one of the fastest growing techniques in real estate because it honestly works.

Staging is all about putting a home’s absolute best face forward and making it more desirable to buyers. With the amount of inventory out there, it’s crucial that your home stand out among the rest. Just like product designers that investment time and money into the right packaging to attract buyers, the same concept works with selling a home.

This round-up is all about getting your home sold faster and for top dollar. I have so many great tips and tricks for home staging that I’ve split the round-up into two posts. Here are the first five posts full of some of my best staging tips and open house ideas.

Staging Tips Round-Up: Part I

5 Staging Tips That Will Help Buyers Imagine Themselves Living There
Evoking a sense of home is a great asset to selling a home. Staging goes beyond just adding furniture, some artwork and a rug. There are details that go the extra mile to make buyers feel at home. These tips can  give your home a competitive edge over others on the market.

Staging Tips for MLS Photographs
With the right photography, you can increase your home’s desirability. I always recommend investing in a professional photographer to do the photos. If one doesn’t fit in your budget, check out these staging tips. They will help you take better photographs of your property and get the most out of each photo.

10 Staging Tips for Vacation Rentals
In the competitive vacation rentals market, you want to do everything you can to make sure your property stands out from the rest. With some smart staging, your property can better appeal to renters and make them feel more comfortable choosing your property to spend their vacation. Here are 10 tips for staging vacation rentals.

Open House Staging Tips That Will Make Buyers Feel at Home
Once you have gone through all the steps of properly staging your home for sale, there are extra steps you can take for the day of your open house to stage it for success. If you want to make an impression, try these 10 open house staging tips that will make buyers feel right at home.

6 Unique Open House Ideas To Capture People’s Attention
In this competitive market it is a good idea to get creative with an open house to capture people’s attention and inspire them to come to your event ─ keyword: event. Hosting an event or a party makes an open house more interesting and shows the house in an entertaining mode, which gives it a great energy. Here are 6 unique open house ideas that will capture people’s attention.

Stay tuned for the next staging tips round-up!

Warm regards,
Megan