Home Presentation

PREPARE THE OPEN HOME

Turn lights on in dark areas and hallways

Open Curtains, Blinds, Nets UNLESS the view needs to be hidden

You may need to sweep flies off windowsills and dust the bench

Does the house smell Try NIL ODOUR (a concentrate) Or air out the house prior

Light the fire

Remove personal photos from the wall

Hide or remove valuable jewellery or trinkets

Cook bread or roast. Don't let it burn!

Flowers - Flowers - Flowers

Perfumes and nice smells

Gentle "Weekend Morning" background music

Remove dog droppings from garden

Home staging Preparing the home for sale

Making the home more appealing and inviting to the potential buyers
Who are the buyers 
Are you living in a 1950's home that you built yourself. You may need to present it for a 2005 30 year old Buyer to live in Or:-
Do you have a typical kiwi cottage garden and the "modernizations with the tiles in the bathroom and Formica tops just don't cut the mustard"
It may look best as a bachelors pad full; with bar, spa and dance floor , but a family is probably going to buy it.
Or do you simply want to Maximize the price that you can get

Home setting

Part with clutter
Freshen dull walls
Flowers
Remove the owners belongings

A higher price can be demanded once the property is "set"

Many TV shows highlight this very thing
All you need is a sense of Style !!
Don't worry about themes
Tasteful and minimalist
Areas need to be functional, Useful areas
Creating an atmosphere of beauty and tranquility
Today we need indoor and outdoor areas. Courtyards are good for small areas
Emotionally what can we do here , does it give me a good feeling.

The cost . Rather the cost not to !!

Home setting Fees are above the sales commission, Usually $ per hour
There could be storage fees for furnishings that " don't work "
Tradesman's fees
Gardeners and landscapers fees
Hiring furnishings, art and plants or flowers

Creating an atmosphere of beauty and tranquility

People buy houses on emotions . As a seller , you want to be certain your home will arouse emotions the second a prospective home buyer walks in the front door.
If is not the front t door , come in another one !
Ttasteful and Minimalistic
Sometimes just moving the furniture around can be all the difference
A lot of beautiful furniture and art in the lounge maybe moved to the bedrooms, relieving clutter and using this furniture to enhance other areas
Areas need to be functional
If there is not a dinning room . Make one !

Space for reading

Wining

Dinning
Relaxing at the end of the day. This could be a couch in the master bedroom

Feng-Shui Experts

The art of arranging inanimate objects and walls to generate positive energy flow.

Interior design experts

Landscaping design experts

If we do this what will happen to our Price
Homes sell quickly
Multiple offers
Above the price that would have usually been expected

Car dealers have this art down pact, try and sell an unperfected car for the same price as a presented one !!!!!!!!!!! Even adding on the fees .

The basics . What can you do, the Owner

Remove personal photos , This will be someone else's home , We do not want them to think of it as yours . We want them to think of it as theirs. We need to cultivate a sense of them imagining it as their home! And it is hard to do with someone else's personal photos on the walls. That is an emotional attachment, Price comes easier then. Create an atmosphere

First Impressions count

Fix letter box
Grass removed from gutters
Mould and lichen removed
Fix Windows
Tidy garage to create space
If you are moving anyway pack half or your clothes , Linen , Cutlery , pantry in boxes, it makes cupboards look bigger and saves a job for later on

Small improvements add up

People look at window frames and will determine the soundness of the whole house from this . PAINT THEM.
Kitchens and bathrooms
Polish bathroom and Kitchen , wipe dry
People will open your cupboards , hide you know what and make sure nothing falls out.
Draws do they open
Trim Hedges, Mow lawns , Clean carpets