Perfecting Your House for Sale in San Jose, California

Expert home staging is a proven strategy applied to sell a house here in San Jose, California. Some positive aspects of home staging include less time on the market and higher offers. If you want to sell your house quickly, go for a well-planned home staging strategy.

Home staging is part of preparing your home for an Open House. Staging centers on on your home's presentation to buyers and buyers' agents while showing off the details of your home with thoughtfully placed furniture and pictures so that your home looks more spacious and buyers can envision their lives in your home.

Staging your home for an Open House shouldn't be thought of as a problem. It can actually be enjoyable. Together, we'll strive for a premium bid for your property. Start with this home staging advice and you'll notice that your house spends fewer days on the market after listing:

Curb Appeal Checklist

Start with the outside of your house, also called your curb appeal. Examine the outside of your house from the view of a passerby. What do you notice first? What great characteristics seem waiting to be noticed?Knowing this assists us in deciding what steps we can take to invite buyers from the street and into your house. If your house isn't at its best on the outside with retouched paint and colorful garden plants it's time to get those things done. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and boost your house's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Can buyers picture themselves enjoying game night in your living area, reading a good book in your master bedroom or studying in your home office? I want your home to welcome buyers and give them a sense of comfort. I'll help you do this by recommending small improvements that enhance your house's features. I'll tell you get rid of anything that gives the illusion of clutter. Counter tops should be cleared off. Brick-a-brack, souvenirs, family photos, and refrigerator drawings should get stored away too. I can help you de-clutter your house. Ugly or dirty spaces make your home seem less spacious and buyers have a harder time imagining themselves calling your property "home".

Every area gets a once-over. I'll point out the pieces of furniture that should be removed, rooms that need new paint, carpet needing to get changed, fixtures that need polishing, and any other improvement that can easily be made to positively affect the sale.

Potential buyers expect a house that brings them inside. Items that could be "loud" should go into storage so that your home will impress buyers while on the market.

Setting the Stage

In the short time that your house will be on the market, we want to engage the buyer's senses. Dark rooms can be a real mood killer, so we'll do things like part the curtains and change light bulbs where needed to invite the buyer inside. Together we'll enhance the ambiance with enjoyable music to listen to while guests look at your home and make sure a pleasing aroma circulates throughout your home. We'll incorporate cozy-looking throws, and pillows on your love seat and bed. We want buyers to feel like your current house is their future home.