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Answers (8)
- Kelly Erickson, "Kelly M. Erickson"
- Contributions:32
Our Team has a staging expert go into all listings both commercial and residential no matter the listing price...most recently a listing for $50k.
If you are leaving the home vacant and want to ward off low ball offers, make sure the home is dusted through and maintained regularly, keep up with the cob webs and make sure it is and appears to be cared for. Make sure the house is light and bright, resist the urge to shut all the blinds because it is vacant...light light light!
If you are in a winter weather state, remember that if the house is at 50 degrees, no one will want to stay for long. Keep the heat at a temperature that invites a longer stay and a closer look.
....check to make sure tub, light switches and doors are spotless!
Wish you the best!
Kelly
If you are leaving the home vacant and want to ward off low ball offers, make sure the home is dusted through and maintained regularly, keep up with the cob webs and make sure it is and appears to be cared for. Make sure the house is light and bright, resist the urge to shut all the blinds because it is vacant...light light light!
If you are in a winter weather state, remember that if the house is at 50 degrees, no one will want to stay for long. Keep the heat at a temperature that invites a longer stay and a closer look.
....check to make sure tub, light switches and doors are spotless!
Wish you the best!
Kelly
- Gary May, "RealtorTampaBay"
- Contributions:56
It depends on the floor plan. If the home is open and easy to feel, furniture is not necessary. If it's a home with lots of difficult angles, light staging will be beneficial. The main thing to be concerned with is the condition of the home, make sure it's move in ready and priced to sell. Best wishes!!
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26804
I put the call out to two or three friends about spare furniture, and ended up with a great selection to lightly stage. The cost? Nothing but my time and taking the friends out to dinner in my new kitchen.
- Michael Emery, "MikeEmery"
- Contributions:7296
There are some tricks that agents use to give a home a lived in looks with very little furniture.
If you can, scrounge up a couple of decent looking occasional chairs along with a side table and lamp. Check with friends to see if they have some furniture they're not using that you could use to stage even a portion of the home. I needed some floor lamps for a listing (room was too dark) and I got two for $15.00 @ Target. They also have end tables for less than $20.00
To stage a bedroom (you need just one staged), you can use the old staging trick of using an air mattress sitting atop some bins or cardboard boxes. Then cover the bed with a comforter. Just make sure you tell folks not to sit on the bed.
If you can, scrounge up a couple of decent looking occasional chairs along with a side table and lamp. Check with friends to see if they have some furniture they're not using that you could use to stage even a portion of the home. I needed some floor lamps for a listing (room was too dark) and I got two for $15.00 @ Target. They also have end tables for less than $20.00
To stage a bedroom (you need just one staged), you can use the old staging trick of using an air mattress sitting atop some bins or cardboard boxes. Then cover the bed with a comforter. Just make sure you tell folks not to sit on the bed.
- Wes Black
- Contributions:509
My personal opinion is that you will be ok with little or no furniture. Take the time though to be sure your inside looks great. Paint rooms if you need to and be sure inside is squeaky clean. Next be sure yard and especially outside front looks fantastic. Curb appeal is going to be what gets attention. People really want move in ready residences. Good luck!
- Carol McAlister, "affiliatebrk"
- Contributions:17
Unless you have odd shaped rooms or areas that are hard to picture furnished I wouldn't worry.. Otherwise, towels in baths, small lamps, a few pictures here and there, I always put a nice vertical mirror over the F/P if you have one. Just little touches will look great. Nothing major. GOOD LUCK SELLING:)
I'm always taking things off my walls etc. to put in vacant homes and always does the trick.
- Cheryl Talbot Real Estate, "Virginia Beach Homes"
- Contributions:674
Well there are companies who will allow you to rent a small amount of furniture to stage the home but that can add up over time. I have listings that are vacant and I use staging things like towels in the baths, faux plants on countertops etc. It makes the home appear less stark...less plain. I don't think in some cases that a vacant home is a big thing though. It gives buyer a chance to see how their things will fit and flow in the home. You would just want to be sure there aren't a lot of imperfections that they see like peeling paint or dirty carpets. Things that buyers see when coming in a home should be more fresh and appealing. To sell in this market condition plays a huge role so the crisper the home looks the better. That's what we say about staging!
- Jill Banks, "Happily Better After"
- Contributions:35
When a property is vacant, it's often difficult for potential buyers to get a sense of the home's spaciousness, and to highlight the architectural features of each room. And, if the home has an open floor plan, it's hard to imagine the layout and how their furniture will fit in a room that has nothing in it.
Renting furniture and accessories is an extra expense, but professional stager often work with several different furniture rental companies and can negotiate the best rates for you. Many stagers have their own inventory available for rent, too. They will only recommend pieces that are absolutely necessary to stage a room, so the amount of furnishings needed may be less than you think. My advice would be to contact a local stager in your area and get their opinion. It may be worth a few hundred dollars in rental fees to have your home sell quickly, rather than languish on the market for months.
Good luck!
Renting furniture and accessories is an extra expense, but professional stager often work with several different furniture rental companies and can negotiate the best rates for you. Many stagers have their own inventory available for rent, too. They will only recommend pieces that are absolutely necessary to stage a room, so the amount of furnishings needed may be less than you think. My advice would be to contact a local stager in your area and get their opinion. It may be worth a few hundred dollars in rental fees to have your home sell quickly, rather than languish on the market for months.
Good luck!
Empty Home and Low Balling Offers.
I moved into another home and dont have "extra" furniture to leave in the vacated one. What can be done?
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