The Insider's Guide To Selling Your Home By Owner- Rocio Fausto I | Page 74

And I want to also state the obvious here. It’s ok to put your
best foot forward. Your goal here is to get the buyers interested.
This method that I’m talking about is called “staging”.
Staging is important because it can conceal the blemishes that
may turn a buyer off.
It also highlights the great features of your home. Every
problem that a potential buyer sees, you can guarantee that they
will deduct its cost from their offering price.
If they see too many problems, they will just pass on your
home altogether. This is another reason why it’s so important to
properly stage your home.
Make it clean; especially in the kitchen! Potential buyers
love to see clean appliances in the kitchen. If you don’t have new
appliances, make the one’s that you have spotless.
Make sure there’s not splattered spaghetti sauce, crumbs, or
films of grease in their potential new home. The clean method is
the same for the bathroom.
Put away knickknacks and anything else that causes
your house to have clutter.

Clutter will really distract your buyer from your home’s nice
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