|
|
|
Home Staging For Dummies
By Christine Rae, Janice Saunders Maresh 
Want to have homebuyers knocking down your door? This no-nonsense, practical guide shows you how to make improvements room by room and generate a higher profit in the most cost- and time-effective way. You'll see how — and why — to eliminate clutter, make repairs, arrange furnishings, pave the way for buyers to make an emotional connection to your house, and much more8 full-color pages of before-and-after photos
Make your home stand out, sell faster, and bring in more money! Discover how to:
Make the improvements that buyers want
Clear out the clutter
Show off your home's best features
Woo buyers with curb appeal
Depersonalize and neutralize each room
Get rooms photo ready
Part I: Preparing Your Property for Sale.
Chapter 1: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me an Offer.
Chapter 2: Discovering What Buyers Want.
Chapter 3: Finding the Fixes You Can’t Ignore.
Chapter 4: Color Me Sold: Using Color and Light to Sell Your House.
Chapter 5: It’s Not What You Have; It’s Where You Place It.
Part II: Three Staging Steps Toward Hitting a Home Run.
Chapter 6: First Base: The Staging Consultation.
Chapter 7: Second Base: Earning Equity with Elbow Grease.
Chapter 8: Third Base: Showcasing Makes Your House Photo-Ready.
Chapter 9: Home: Opening Your House to Buyers and Agents.
Part III: Working Through Your House, Room by Room.
Chapter 10: Curb Appeal: Making a Winning First Impression.
Chapter 11: You Had Me at Hello: Entrances, Exits, and Special Places.
Chapter 12: A Whole Lot of Living to Do: Living, Family, and Rec Rooms.
Chapter 13: A Feast of Dining Room Staging Ideas.
Chapter 14: Cashing In on Kitchens and Baths.
Chapter 15: Inviting Sweet Dreams with Beautifully Staged Bedrooms.
Chapter 16: Office Affair: Stage ’em Something to Talk About.
Chapter 17: Behind Closed Doors: Staging Closets and Other Hidden Places.
Part IV: Addressing Special Staging Considerations.
Chapter 18: Dealing with Sensitive Issues.
Chapter 19: Staging When You’re Building, Rehabbing, or Flipping.
Chapter 20: Staging Your House the Feng Shui Way.
Chapter 21: It’s Not Easy Being Green: EcoStaging.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: (Almost) Ten Mistakes Sellers Often Make.
Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Hire a Staging Professional.
Chapter 24: Ten Tricks of the Trade That Help You Sell Your House.
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Prepare Your House (and Yourself) for the Sale.
Chapter 26: Ten Reasons Sellers Don’t Stage Their Properties (But Should).
Index.
|
|
|
