In my opinion it really depends. Staging can make a huge difference in the first impression of your home to potential buyers. Staging allows the home’s best features to be highlighted and can help minimize less desirable ones.
There varying degrees to staging and finding the one that best fits your needs as the seller is important. Staging can include remodeling a kitchen or a bathroom as well as furnishing the home to a consultation to determine which pieces of your own can be used, how to best arrange furniture and what can be done to help with the visual impact of the home with various accessories. Utilizing this technique can help keep the costs down, while still having the impact of staging.
De-cluttering, de-personalizing and cleaning your home is very important. You want buyers to walk in and be able to envision themselves living there. If the home looks cluttered, or there are a lot of family pictures around it will be hard for a buyer to look past these things.
Many times the impact of staging can be under estimated. What is a really good idea to do is to visit homes in your area that are currently on the market. What are your first impressions of the home? Where any of them staged? Looking to see what the norm in your area is can help you determine what makes sense. If the competition is staging, you may really want to seriously consider staging yourself. You want to ensure that your home looks as good if not better than the other comparable homes to draw buyers to your home.
Staging is a great tool in helping to sell your home. The level of staging you do will depend on your budget, the competition in the area and your timeframe, but I do think it is worth considering in helping to market your home.
