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After you have done the initial staging of your home and prepared it for photos the next step is to get ready for the showings. Once people are in your home they will be opening the closets, opening your refrigerator, opening the microwave and opening the oven.

See this great post on the National Association of Realtors blog, Styled Staged and Sold, by Melissa Dittman Tracey about staging your refrigerator.

It’s especially important if you are leaving the appliances with the home to have them very clean and well presented. Even if you aren’t leaving the appliances their condition will leave a general impression of how a home has been maintained and cared for. (more…)

Wondering what you can do to prepare your home for sale in the winter?

The spring home selling season is already upon us. It starts very quickly after the holidays and the Sunday after the Super Bowl is a very busy open house day. Even so, it certainly doesn’t look or feel like spring and you may be concerned about how your home will be presented with it so cold outside, very little happening in the garden and it getting so dark so early. There is a lot you can do and  it will really make a difference. Remember staging your home is very important. Below are just a few suggestions that can make your home inviting. (more…)

Once you have organized your belongings and staged your home you are not preparing your home to go on the market. It’s important to take extra care preparing for the photos. Many things are often neglected and compromise the quality of the photos and your homes presentation. We have prepared a short list of often overlooked items. Your home needs to be prepared more for the photos than you would for a showing. A coat over the arm of a chair or a box of tissues on a night stand may be fine when you are showing your home, but not for the photos. The photos will go far and wide and they will usually keep reappearing throughout the time you have the home listed. Once you loose the attention of a buyer you may not be able to get it back.

We often hear how first impressions are important when a buyer comes to see your home. But often the first impression is with the photos that are presented online. It may be the difference between a showing and a sale and having your home immediately cut from the list of potential properties with no showing….. without a second thought. (more…)