{"id":992,"date":"2022-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legacy.showhomes.com\/jacksonville\/jacksonville-area-housing-market-may-be-sizzling-but-home-staging-can-add-thousands-to-sale-price\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T23:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T23:53:22","slug":"jacksonville-area-housing-market-may-be-sizzling-but-home-staging-can-add-thousands-to-sale-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacy.showhomes.com\/jacksonville\/jacksonville-area-housing-market-may-be-sizzling-but-home-staging-can-add-thousands-to-sale-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville-area housing market may be sizzling, but &#8216;home staging&#8217; can add thousands to sale price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/franman_franchiseimages\/local_media\/61d480975c1bf-Bibys 2022.jpg\" width=\"660\"><span style=\"color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-family: \" georgia=\"\" pro\",=\"\" serif;=\"\" font-size:=\"\" 13.5pt;\"=\"\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-family: \" georgia=\"\" pro\",=\"\" serif;=\"\" font-size:=\"\" 13.5pt;\"=\"\">While the housing market across the First<br \/>\nCoast and Florida is sizzling, those seeking to sell their homes probably<br \/>\nshouldn&#8217;t forget to properly stage their dwelling before they put it up for<br \/>\nsale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Home staging is usually a professional service that<br \/>\nhelps&nbsp;sellers design the furniture and accessories&nbsp;so the home<br \/>\nis&nbsp;more attractive to potential buyers. While houses are selling perhaps<br \/>\nat their most rapid pace in recent memory, some say homeowners could be missing<br \/>\nout on tens of thousands of dollars in additional revenue if their homes aren&#8217;t<br \/>\nstaged properly, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;It probably helped to the tune of $25,000,&#8221; said Joshua<br \/>\nDowning, who recently sold his home in the Royal Palms neighborhood of Atlantic<br \/>\nBeach after having it professionally staged.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\n\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">There were peculiar modifications to the<br \/>\nsingle-story ranch house that was originally built in 1960. So Downing said he<br \/>\nand his wife hired a professional stager.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;This house had the kitchen taken out and moved to an extension<br \/>\non the back of it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Where the carport had been, they<br \/>\nenclosed that area and made that into their living room and added an extra<br \/>\nbedroom.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-family: \" georgia=\"\" pro\",=\"\" serif;=\"\" font-size:=\"\" 13.5pt;\"=\"\">The house sold within a month of going on<br \/>\nthe market, and staging it no doubt made a big difference, Downing said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/franman_franchiseimages\/local_media\/61d480f0ada0c-Bibys 2.jpg\" width=\"624\"><span style=\"color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-family: \" georgia=\"\" pro\",=\"\" serif;=\"\" font-size:=\"\" 13.5pt;\"=\"\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-family: \" georgia=\"\" pro\",=\"\" serif;=\"\" font-size:=\"\" 13.5pt;\"=\"\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;The house next door&#8230; was for sale at the same time,&#8221; he<br \/>\nsaid. &#8220;Our house sold for $560,000, their house sold for $485,000.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Downing hired the contractor Showhomes Home Staging, a<br \/>\nJacksonville franchise for a larger national company that has about three dozen<br \/>\nsites across the country.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 21pt 0in 13.5pt; line-height: 19.5pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family:\" arial=\"\" nova\",sans-serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">The proof is in the pictures<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Kaye Biby, owner of the local Showhomes&nbsp;franchise, said<br \/>\nmany&nbsp;sellers are eager to forgo professional staging in such a hot housing<br \/>\nmarket. But that&#8217;s a mistake, she said from her office off Philips Highway,<br \/>\nwhere her company has a warehouse to store the furniture and goods they use to<br \/>\nstage homes and offices.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">A vacant home will cost&nbsp;$2,000 to $6,500 to stage and that<br \/>\nincludes supplied furniture for a period of 60 days. If a home is furnished,<br \/>\nthe staging costs will run $500 to $2,000, she said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\n\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">Staging for camera images has become one of<br \/>\nthe most important facets of selling a home because the&nbsp;pandemic weighs<br \/>\nheavy on buyers who may not want to physically visit.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;Ninety-something percent of people initially look for homes<br \/>\nonline,&#8221; Biby said. &#8220;Those pictures need to show the home in the best<br \/>\nlight. For that to happen, the home needs to be staged, whether the homeowner<br \/>\nlives there or if it&#8217;s a vacant property.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\n\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">She acknowledged many people trying to sell<br \/>\ntheir homes simply never consider staging. Biby said the proof is in the<br \/>\npictures.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;To be honest, all you have to do is look at some of the<br \/>\npictures of homes for sale online,&#8221; she said, chuckling nervously. &#8220;It&#8217;s amazing<br \/>\nthat there are still people who don&#8217;t understand the importance of staging.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;They think that it&#8217;s a hot market and they don&#8217;t need to stage<br \/>\ntheir home and they&#8217;ll get all these offers. Granted, they will. But staging<br \/>\nhas proven over and over again that they will get a quicker offer for more<br \/>\nmoney and the buyers will be happier,&#8221; Biby said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/franman_franchiseimages\/local_media\/61d4811fbd7f1-Bibys 3.jpg\" width=\"624\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\n\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">The house sold within a month of going on<br \/>\nthe market, and staging it no doubt made a big difference, Downing said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;The house next door&#8230; was for sale at the same time,&#8221; he<br \/>\nsaid. &#8220;Our house sold for $560,000, their house sold for $485,000.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Downing hired the contractor Showhomes Home Staging, a<br \/>\nJacksonville franchise for a larger national company that has about three dozen<br \/>\nsites across the country.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 21pt 0in 13.5pt; line-height: 19.5pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family:\" arial=\"\" nova\",sans-serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Don&#8217;t just count on the hot real estate market<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Missi Howell, president of the Northeast Florida Association of<br \/>\nRealtors, said home staging isn&#8217;t universal.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;It depends on the property,&#8221; Howell said. &#8220;I&#8217;ll make<br \/>\nrecommendations to the seller as to decluttering, neutralizing and<br \/>\ndepersonalizing.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Howell is not a professional home stager, though she has taken<br \/>\nseveral home staging classes to help her understand what&#8217;s necessary to help<br \/>\nmove a home sale.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\n\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;If it&#8217;s an empty house, it needs<br \/>\npersonality. If it&#8217;s a house that has dated belongings in it, then there could<br \/>\nbe some recommendations there,&#8221; Howell said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">The housing market may be the hottest it&#8217;s been on the First Coast<br \/>\nin recent memory. Home prices have reached record levels in the past year with<br \/>\nthe median cost for a home standing at $307,230 in September, a record<br \/>\naccording to the&nbsp;association&#8217;s&nbsp;data.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Even with the seller&#8217;s market, Howell said home staging should<br \/>\nnot be overlooked, though the service can get pricey.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;They hear that it&#8217;s a hot real estate market and the neighbor&#8217;s<br \/>\nhouse sold in three days. But they don&#8217;t see all that goes into that,&#8221; Howell<br \/>\nsaid. &#8220;They have no idea about negotiating. They have no idea about getting the<br \/>\nhome ready to be listed, professional photography,&nbsp;all of those things.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Downing said given the unusual layout of his Atlantic Beach<br \/>\nhome, Showhomes was able to stage it with fitting furniture that Downing<br \/>\nacknowledged he wouldn&#8217;t have been able to figure out.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/franman_franchiseimages\/local_media\/61d481584e48c-Bibys 4.jpg\" width=\"624\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\n\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;When people walked in, they could see what<br \/>\nthe bed would look like in the bedroom and what the couch would look like in<br \/>\nthe living room with the fireplace going. It made a huge difference,&#8221; said<br \/>\nDowning, who paid about $2,500 for the staging services.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">It makes a difference according to feedback from sellers, Howell<br \/>\nsaid. The National Association of Realtors produces an annual report that<br \/>\nfocuses specifically on home staging, and in 2020&nbsp;buyers would pay up to<br \/>\n20 percent&nbsp;more for a home that had been professionally staged compared to<br \/>\nother houses&nbsp;not staged and that was mostly during the pandemic.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\n\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">Another data point in the<br \/>\nnational&nbsp;report showed that 82 percent of sellers said staging helped the<br \/>\nbuyers visualize the home as being their own. &#8220;It&#8217;s an emotional connection,&#8221;<br \/>\nHowell said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">Buyers are more sophisticated when looking at a potential home.<br \/>\nBiby said media focusing on home buying have upped the ante on that<br \/>\nsophistication level.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&#8220;There are numerous [television] shows on selling a home and how<br \/>\na home needs to look,&#8221; she said. &#8220;People pay attention to that and<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s what they want to see whenever they are looking for a property for<br \/>\nsale.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 21pt 0in 13.5pt; line-height: 19.5pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-family:\" arial=\"\" nova\",sans-serif;color:#303030\"=\"\">Elements<br \/>\nto consider with staging and selling a home<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt;\nfont-family:\" arial=\"\" nova\",sans-serif;color:#303030\"=\"\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong>Curb<br \/>\nappeal is essential.<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;If they don&#8217;t like what it<br \/>\nlooks like when they drive up, a lot of them aren&#8217;t even going to come<br \/>\nin.&#8221;&nbsp;Plant flowers, paint your front door, keep up lawn maintenance,<br \/>\nconsider whetha mail box or a light needs to be changed.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong>Neutralize<br \/>\nthe interior of the house.<\/strong>&nbsp;Do not have different walls<br \/>\nwith different colors. Uniformity of colors makes potential buyers feel more<br \/>\ncomfortable.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong>Management<br \/>\nof odors.<\/strong>&nbsp;Pet smells, food or smoking can drive a<br \/>\npotential buyer right out the door. Provide air fresheners but make sure the<br \/>\nsmell is simple, clean and neutral.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong>Limit<br \/>\nthe amount of furniture and accessories.<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;They have to<br \/>\ndeclutter.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\" style=\"margin: 10.5pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:\" georgia=\"\" pro\",serif;=\"\" color:#303030\"=\"\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong>Stage<br \/>\nrooms for the purpose they were designed.<\/strong>&nbsp;A dining room<br \/>\nshould show with a dining table. 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