can make a significant impact on the final sale price of a home.
You have two home staging options: do it yourself or hire a professional home stager. If you are considering hiring someone, I can provide recommendations.
TO STAY OR NOT TO STAY?
Home sellers often ask whether they should stay in their home while it is on the market or move out. There are pros and cons to both and factors that can tip the scale to one side.
Pros of Moving Out
If the seller has engaged a real estate agent, the burden of showing a vacant home is virtually eliminated. The agent will field all calls, set appointments, and show the home. Buyers’ real estate agents are also more likely to want to show vacant homes. If agents have 20 home options and 15 are occupied, they may offer the empty houses out of convenience. They don’t have to call and make an appointment and can go over and use the lockbox. Further, the continual pressure to keep daily life from affecting the home’s pristine staging presentation is eliminated. The seller is not under constant pressure to keep the home in immaculate showing condition. If you might struggle to keep your house in turnkey condition for showing purposes — for example, if you have young children — consider vacating before putting the home on the market.
Cons of Moving Out
A vacant home can signal that the homeowner is a “motivated seller” who needs to sell quickly. Consider this example found
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