Home Staging Your Vacant House - without Moving in Truckloads of Furniture

If you moved before selling your home, you might bepresentation, without over doing it to make the rooms
left with a vacant house costing you double mortgageseem crowded or small.
payments. Here are some home staging tips to helpYou don't need to add as much furniture to your
you.vacant home to encourage buyers to visualize their
Home staging has proven to sell houses in less timeown furniture in the home. That's the key to your selling
and for more money.strategy--to make your home FEEL like the buyer's
According to a report by the Christian Science Monitor,dream home.
March 2006, staged homes sell for 7.4 percent moreUse a few props to dress up your vacant house. This
and twice as fast. Many home staging services willhelps you sell quickly for more money in many ways:
furnish your vacant house with their furniture and- Props chosen with your target buyer in mind help
charge you a monthly fee, with prices ranging fromreinforce the desired emotions.
$1,000 to $10,000 per month.- Props add perspective with visual depth -- vacant
These high fees may be worth the investment.rooms look flat.
However, if you don't have the extra cash, there are- Props, especially fabric cover round tables, soften the
simple was to get the staged home advantagehollow, echo sound.
without spending a lot of money.- Props help to keep property in the mind of buyers
New marketing and interior design psychology ideaswho view many houses in a row.
help you stage homes for sale to motivate buyers and- Props create focal points for buyers to imagine their
generate top-dollar offers. Instead of leavingown furnishings in the home and get them thinking
investment houses vacant, add a few props toabout living in the space.
increase your profits.Learn how to take advantage of interior design
To gather interior design ideas, visit nearby modelpsychology home staging. Find out how to profile your
homes and take a close look at the way the interiortarget buyer and use interior design details proven to
designers dressed the homes to sell. Notice how theturn houses into buyers' dream homes.
designers under-furnished the model homes by usingCopyright © 2006 Jeanette J.
just enough accessories to make a superb marketing