Homes For Sale By Owner In Belleville Illinois

In any real estate market it is important to show the most positive aspects of a home for sale. The process of staging a home, or decorating to sell, helps. Unlike regular interior decorating, the focus on staging is to de-personalize and neutralize a space to make it appear move in ready for the buyers.

The Value of Staging

In a recent survey done by the Accredited Staging Professional® organization, 94.6% of the 1,000 homes surveyed sold in approximately one month or less. Homes that were not staged took up to 196 days to sell. 196 days is a long time to wait if you need to sell your house quickly.

Staging Importance: Clutter Leaks Cash

It’s a simple fact. If the kitchen counters are strewn with boxes of food, toasters, papers, or bread, and there are lots of pictures on the refrigerator, a home is less likely to sell quickly. Despite the thought that the space ‘feels like home’ with all that stuff lying around, the exact opposite happens. Sure, it feels like home, but it feels like someone else’s home. The key to a quicker sale is to make a space feel clean and un-cluttered, ready for a new owner to start a fresh life.