Staging Your Home This Summer

Summer is the peak home selling season and the weather is great too!

Here are some useful tips to help you present your home with an eye to the season you’re selling in:

Optimize your outdoor areas – Even more than in other seasons, you cannot afford to ignore the condition of your front and back yards. Make any necessary repairs including siding, windows and touching up paintwork as needed. Decks and porch areas should be as pristine as you can possibly make them. If you have an outdoor kitchen, make sure it is fully functional.

Landscaping is a good investment – Tidy lawns are the very least buyers will expect to see. Summer is also the best time to enhance your home’s appearance with flowers and colorful potted plants. Ensure that your lawn sprinkler system is fully functional to keep lawns in tip top condition.

A cool pool? – Pools must be completely clean and well maintained. Make the area around the pool as inviting as possible with good quality outdoor furniture. Don’t put off essential pool maintenance because you won’t be using it in future. Prospective buyers will expect to see it in ready to enjoy condition.

Lighten up – Make sure there is plenty of natural sunlight in your rooms for daytime viewings – avoid the dreaded dark home interior. Remember also that some buyers can only visit at night, or may want to pass by the home in the evening, so your indoor and outdoor artificial lighting must be fully functional.

Keep rooms cool – An efficient air conditioning system is a summer home staging necessity. Get your annual service now, if it hasn’t been carried out already, as the last thing you want is some kind of failure just before a viewing. Make sure the home is at a comfortable temperature at viewing time – not too hot and not too cold.

Refreshments – Even though you’ll be leaving the viewing in the capable hands of your realtor, setting out a pitcher of lemonade and some glasses, for example, encourages buyers to stay longer in the home, really take in its biggest plus points, and relax for a moment as they ponder it’s potential.

If you follow these simple hints, you should be well set for a successful summer home sale. Call us today for more specific advice – 415-492-0100.