You have two options for staging a home: do it yourself, or hire a professional home stager. As a Realtor® with Coldwell Banker Realty, we also ofter staging through a program we are affiliated with call RealVitalize®. This is a program that allows you make the needed improvements and repairs to prep your home for sale. RealVitalize® pay the up-front cost, and you don't pay them back until closing, with no hidden fees, charges or markups. If you are considering hiring someone, we can discuss this program in detail.
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 well show the vacant homes out of convenience. In many situations, they don’t have to call and make an appointment but can simply 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’re someone who might struggle to keep your home in turnkey condition for showing purposes — for example, if you have young children — consider vacating before
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