Looking for a quick sale or perhaps hoping to sell your home at a higher price? These are not impossible, if you know exactly what to do with your home especially BEFORE potential buyers drop in to see your place!

Seeking help from a real estate expert with your best interest in mind, he or she will tell you that there is more to just selling your home. You need to make it real pretty to your buyer’s eyes; they should be able to see the beauty of the house you’ve been holding on to for years and be able to downplay its “not-so-pretty” side. In an agent’s lingo, it is called as “staging”.

Home staging is a common practice in real estate. Basically, it aims to put emphasis on your home’s best features making it easier to sell it to interested buyers. Here are some home staging tips you can do in preparation to selling your home:

•    Go for an overall appearance instead of highlighting technical improvements of your home. It is important for your buyers to see the house as a whole, not the improvements that may or may not come with the sale. In other words, keep your personal belongings.. well, personal.
•    Never assume that your favorite spot would be the same spot your buyer will fall in love with too. While it feels you’re selling memories, bear in mind that the buyer is merely buying a house.
•    Move unnecessary clutter out of the house. As much as possible, keep your things to minimum. Remove personal objects such as family pictures and albums so your buyer won’t get distracted when viewing the house. This will also help you detach yourself from the house even before the sale.
•    Clean every nook and cranny of your home. That includes crawlspaces, cupboards and sheds. Your potential buyer will surely be interested on how much space is available for his belongings so these things should be kept clean.
•    Do some home repairs. Nothing grand, just your simple house troubleshooting such as fixing a leaky faucet or replacing a broken window.
•    Get your home as squeaky clean as possible! Wax the floors if you need to, dust your tabletops, bring out the nice china..anything that will enhance the look and feel of your home!
•    Inspect your house lighting. It should be in neutral tones and never in dark ones. As much as possible, use natural light as it makes a room look bigger and spacious.
•    Look at your home through your buyer’s eyes. They may see what your eyes couldn’t see. If this is a little bit difficult for you, then ask someone you trust to point out bad points of your home.