Make Your Home the Star of the Neighborhood - Stage It!
I’ve written before about many of the things you need to do to get your New Orleans West Bank home ready to sell:
Spring Home Selling Tip #1 - Curb Appeal
Spring Home Selling Tip #2 - Clean, Clean, Clean
Spring Home Selling Tip #3 - Clear the Clutter
Spring Selling Tip #4 - Neutralize
With so many competing homes on the market today, how do you make yours stand out? Have you considered staging your West Bank home to sell? From the Staged Homes website:
Staging sets the scene throughout the house to create immediate buyer interest in your property….Remember, "The way you live in your home, and the way you market and sell your house are two different things."
Staging your home can be as simple as a low-cost consultation with a professional stager who can provide you with a list of things to do on your own to make your home shine. Or, it can be as extensive as furnishing a vacant home to give it a lived-in and warm atmosphere. No matter which route you take, home staging can pay off in the form of a quicker sale.
Of course, no amount of staging will overcome deferred maintenance or an over-priced home - repairs should be addressed before placing your home on the market and heeding the pricing advice of your professional West Bank REALTOR® is critical. Staging is yet another tool to help you present your home in the best light to potential buyers and help them picture themselves at home.
Like all good REALTORS®, I keep a handy list of folks who can help me get my job of selling your home done. Do you need a referral to a local home stager? Feel free to contact me or give me a call at (504) 616-6262.
Related Reading:
What Buyers Are Saying About Your House
5 Dos and Don’ts for Home Sellers
When buying or selling a home on the West Bank of New Orleans or relocating to the New Orleans West Bank, you deserve local expertise and advice. Lisa Heindel provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers and military transferees in Algiers, Algiers Point, Belle Chasse, Gretna, Terrytown, Harvey, Marrero, Westwego and more.
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[...] Based on the June 2008 sales, there is a 6 month supply of homes for sale in Westwego, Avondale and Bridge City. This indicates a balanced real estate market for the region, which is great news for sellers who have been patiently waiting. If your Westwego home is still on the market, maybe you need to make it the star of the neighborhood. [...]