As buyers become more and more choosy about the homes that they view and purchase, its becoming more and more important to prepare your home for sale 

Home staging, the process improving the visual impact of a home has become more important than ever.

The first principle of preparing your home for sale is de-cluttering and cleaning which can be done easily by the home owner without the expense of a professional home stager.

Cleaning is self-explanatory. Clean your home from top to bottom, every room, every corner, every closet. Surfaces should shine like they never have before. Try to think about your home being featured in a home magazine, how would you want it to look? That is essentially what is going to happen, the only difference being is that your home will be appearing online where it is available to seen by far more than the average readership of any magazine.

Clutter is the number one enemy of good home shows. Buyers do not want to see piles of your stuff lying around. This kind of thing gets in the way of buyers getting a feel for the home. Your home should be an entity unto itself without the encumbrance of your personal clutter getting in the way.

Each room in your home likely has a few things that could get in the way of a proper showing. When preparing your home for viewing it is good to pursue a minimalist concept but not to the point of making the rooms look sparse or cold. It is a delicate balance that can be difficult to achieve but don’t let that get in the way of taking the project on yourself

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