Monday, April 28, 2008

Staging a vacant home.

Everyone knows vacant homes don't sell well.
Here are just a few thoughts potential buyers can have when they walk into a vacant home:

What is this room for?
Wonder if my furniture will fit?
Oh, it's vacant they must need to sell so will probably take less money.
Why is it vacant? What's wrong with it?

Only 10% of potential buyers can visulize the potential of a vacant home.

So in answer to that problem, some owners or realtors think "we''ll just rent some furniture and that will take care of the problem"

But filling space doesn't make a cold and sterile environment less cold and sterile. It's the warmth of a room and the emotional connection points that make buyers think "ahh, I could live here"

Here is a visual example:


vacant


with rental furniture

fully staged

Smart Move Design is a Home Staging and Redesign company located near Syracuse, NY and serves the Central and Northern New York areas.