Tips for Presenting Your Home During Showings
By Kayla Beirne
During home showings, you'll need to sell your home to your potential buyers. You drew them in with your amazing staged photos, but now they can truly see your house up close. At this point, you need to take an active role in preparing your home beforehand and being deliberate with your staging. Your goal is to maintain that positive initial impression and, to do that, you need to consider some tips for presenting your home during showings.
Start With the Outside
Before you start showing potential buyers your home's interior, you'll need to wow them with the exterior. Since your home's curb appeal will be the first thing buyers look for, this is their first impression of the property. The inside of the house may be beautiful, but a lackluster exterior will have buyers walking into it with a feeling of doubt.
Every aspect of maintaining your exterior will play a role in first impressions, whether that's keeping your grass trimmed, your driveway clean and coated, or your walkway washed and free of debris. Take the time to make your exterior look fresh.
Make Prospective Buyers Feel Welcome
Once you have your exterior in order, focus on the potential buyers' experience as they walk through your home. Showcasing a comforting environment begins as soon as they step through the door. Make sure they are walking into a house with a pleasant scent something you can easily achieve using scented candles or diffusers.
Give prospective buyers some distance and time so that they don't feel as though you're escorting them. Try not to pressure them to move faster; this can give the impression that you want them out as soon as possible.
Your home's temperature plays an essential role in welcoming your guests as well. Heat or cool your home appropriately, depending on the season. You don't want buyers walking away freezing in the middle of winter or sweating at the height of summer.
Brighten Your Home With Lights
Lastly, one of the most important aspects that many people forget is the home's lighting. Homeowners often don't realize the difference between incandescent and LED bulbs, but this element can make or break a good showing. Consider upgrading your lights to LEDs to make your home stand out for the showing.Maintain Your Home
You cannot know when your house will sell, and it can be easy to neglect maintaining your home's look over time. But knowing how to present your home during showings also means knowing how to keep it looking that way until you hand the keys over, whether that's weeks or months down the road.
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