Staging to Maximize Your Profits when Selling Your Brandon, Florida Home | Brandon Real Estate Agent

Move Your Brandon, Florida Home from For Sale to Sold!

Before I worked in real estate, I had a long and incredible career in sales and service within the casino industry. 

It was quite the ride and taught me a great deal about creating appealing client experiences. When we’re trying to sell anything from casino fun to food to a home, one thing is sure – We have to show customers what can be theirs. 

If you’re considering selling your home, you must remember where most people start their home search- online. People are pouring through pages of internet listings looking for a home that doesn’t just appeal to their price points or location but to their eyes. 

They want to visualize where their families will spend the holidays, kick up their feet, and have friends over for dinner. Lackluster pictures of empty rooms won’t help them see your home as their next home.

Staging is an art that can transform an ordinary room into an inviting space, creating a warm mental picture for those viewing your home online. Have them dreaming about your home from the time their sights land on your listing.

Staging offers you an edge to move your Brandon home in the market.

If you want to get as many people into your open house as possible, having beautiful photos of your staged home will have them swiping through with anticipation that they need to get in on something others will also strongly desire. 

Staging will help you make the most of any opportunity people are online or in your home thinking about their next home.

Staging is a good step to take before dropping your asking price. 

According to HomeAdvisor, the average cost for home staging is just over $700 to almost $3,000. They also reported that staged homes spend 33% to 50% less time on average on the market. So, making a small investment to spruce up your home can certainly help you maximize your profit. 

I’ve seen it happen many times. Homes are taking a little longer than they were earlier this year to go to contract, and when sellers start feeling a little anxious that their house isn’t selling as fast as they’d hoped, they often want to cut the price immediately. 

But, by taking other steps first, like putting a little into staging efforts, you make the most on the sale of your home- much more than the cost of staging.

Here are a few quick staging tips.

1. Get a professional consultation. A professional home stager will do a consultation for a few hundred dollars typically. They’ll walk through your home and give ideas on what areas would benefit from staging. You don’t have to hire them (although it’s always a good idea to let the pro do what they do best), but you’ll at least have good ideas for creating appeal.
2. Ask a staging consultant how to use pieces of furniture and accessories you already have in the best ways. Some people get worried that staging means they’ll need to buy new things. However, a creative and resourceful stager can work wonders with many items you already have and keep costs down.
3. Before you have a professional staging or you take on staging, have a professional housekeeping service deep clean your home. You’ll want your home to be appealing from baseboards and floors to your new staged rooms. Also, it’ll make move-out a breeze when all you need to do is a light cleaning for the new homeowners. 
4. Don’t stress about staging a whole home. Instead, choose two or three spaces to give your house the most bang for the buck. For example, the living room, master bedroom, and dining area/kitchen are spaces where people will want to envision themselves and will likely spend a lot of time during an open house. So, focus on the rooms that will make the most significant impact. 

Home staging can be a cost-effective strategy to sell your Brandon, Florida home for top dollar in the present market. If you’re ready to sell, I’m ready to show you what VIP service is all about, and would love to talk to you about listing your home. So reach out today or download my complimentary seller’s guide. I’m here to help you find success and ease through your home selling process every step of the way.