Number one tip for selling your home:

Detach yourself emotionally from your home, try to think of it as becoming the buyers home, and see it through their eyes. Remove excess accent decor and family photos, you want buyers to focus on the features of your home.

Here are a few more essential tips for selling your home:

1. Super clean. Make the house shine from top to bottom. Don’t forget about cleaning the carpet, draperies, and windows, too.

2. Clear the clutter and unload some furniture. Remove unnecessary items from countertops, bathtubs, and shower stalls—areas that often attract the most clutter. Keep only the necessities. A de-cluttered home helps buyers mentally “move in” with their own things. You may need to rearrange or remove some furniture. Pieces that crowd a space can make it look smaller than it really is.

3. Prep your landscaping. Check gutters and roof for dry rot and moss, and ensure they are clean. Examine all plants: Prune bushes and trees, make sure no plants are blocking windows, remove any dead plants, and keep the lawn freshly mowed.

4. Add nice touches. Coordinate towels in the bathroom in one or two colors only. Keep accessories restricted to groups of one, three, or five items. Make sure all lights and lamps are on for showings, and set an inviting mood: Have soft background music turned on (such as light FM music).

Article Adapted from: http://realtormag.realtor.org/home-and-design/feature/article/2012/01/put-your-best-features-forward-simple-staging-solutions

JASON PINKSTON
ERA Great American Realty
10300 W. Central, Wichita, KS, 67212
316.992.6220
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