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Home Staging For Dummies

Christine Rae (Author), Jan Saunders Maresh (Author)

9780470260289, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 30 May 2008

368 pages
22.9 x 18.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.522 kg

Want to have homebuyers knocking down your door? Home Staging For Dummies delivers all the secrets to making your home stand out, sell faster, and bring in more money! It shows you how to make improvements room by room and generate a higher profit in the most cost- and time-effective way.

Featuring eight full-color pages of instructive before-and-after photos, this completely practical guide demonstrates how and why to eliminate clutter, make repairs, arrange furnishings, and pave the way for buyers to make an emotional connection to your house. You’ll get a handle on what buyers want and how to show it to them, find plenty of do-it-yourself tasks that add real value to your home, and get tips on producing photos of your home that will have buyers craving to see more! Discover how to:

  • See your home as prospective buyers will see it
  • Know what needs doing and what doesn’t
  • Master the three-step home staging process
  • Add real value to your home without breaking the bank
  • Decide whether to DIY or call in the pros
  • Create curb appeal
  • Make a great first impression with a beautiful entryway
  • Spruce up your kitchen, bathroom, living, and dining rooms
  • Turn your bedrooms into a buyer’s dream
  • Whip your mechanicals into top shape
  • Avoid staging nightmares

Get top dollar for your home — all you need is a little help from Home Staging For Dummies!

Introduction 1

Part I: Preparing Your Property for Sale 5

Chapter 1: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me an Offer 7

Chapter 2: Discovering What Buyers Want 23

Chapter 3: Finding the Fixes You Can’t Ignore 37

Chapter 4: Color Me Sold: Using Color and Light to Sell Your House 49

Chapter 5: It’s Not What You Have; It’s Where You Place It 57

Part II: Three Staging Steps Toward Hitting a Home Run 73

Chapter 6: First Base: The Staging Consultation 75

Chapter 7: Second Base: Earning Equity with Elbow Grease 87

Chapter 8: Third Base: Showcasing Makes Your House Photo-Ready 105

Chapter 9: Home: Opening Your House to Buyers and Agents 125

Part III: Working Through Your House, Room by Room 135

Chapter 10: Curb Appeal: Making a Winning First Impression 137

Chapter 11: You Had Me at Hello: Entrances, Exits, and Special Places 149

Chapter 12: A Whole Lot of Living to Do: Living, Family, and Rec Rooms 161

Chapter 13: A Feast of Dining Room Staging Ideas 177

Chapter 14: Cashing In on Kitchens and Baths 191

Chapter 15: Inviting Sweet Dreams with Beautifully Staged Bedrooms 207

Chapter 16: Office Affair: Stage ’em Something to Talk About 223

Chapter 17: Behind Closed Doors: Staging Closets and Other Hidden Places 233

Part IV: Addressing Special Staging Considerations 249

Chapter 18: Dealing with Sensitive Issues 251

Chapter 19: Staging When You’re Building, Rehabbing, or Flipping 261

Chapter 20: Staging Your House the Feng Shui Way 279

Chapter 21: It’s Not Easy Being Green: EcoStaging 287

Part V: The Part of Tens 295

Chapter 22: (Almost) Ten Mistakes Sellers Often Make 297

Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Hire a Staging Professional 303

Chapter 24: Ten Tricks of the Trade That Help You Sell Your House 309

Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Prepare Your House (and Yourself) for the Sale 313

Chapter 26: Ten Reasons Sellers Don’t Stage Their Properties (But Should) 317

Index 323

Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
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