How Fast You Sell Depends Upon How Well You Stage Your Home

To most individual sellers in India, the concept of staging might sound foreign. Are not we the proud owner of a property? By virtue of that, we think we will have an upper hand as a seller as we negotiate the deal. The claims that real estate is a buyers' market does not seem to deter us from sticking with our pre-conceived notions. A crude shock awaited people with that mindset if we analyse the movements of India's real estate markets in the past three years. Passive buyers forced the sector to sink into a slump while developers made attempts after attempts to get them back by offering attractive doles.

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But, let's not get deeper into that. Let us try to focus here on the fact that being a seller is not an easy job ― you can ask people around. It is not solely a monetary issue. Your pride, too, will be hurt when you will have to wait year after year to sell your property for a price of your choice. It would be even more painful to see prospective buyers finding fault in a property that is so dear to you.

One way to ensure that you do not end up in a situation like that is to stage your home in a way that the best parts of it are highlighted, the weak ones stay subdued and the buyer can gauge the possibilities lying in front of him. Mind you ― a buyer will first try to spot the defects in a property. Too many loopholes will force him to walk away; certain defects will give him an opportunity to negotiate the deal in his favour. Your staging tricks will have a contrary effect of dazzling him.

How you stage your property also presents in front of the buyers the possibilities available. Leaving it to a buyer's sole imagination may not be a good idea if you attempting to strike a deal in your favour.

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While you are at it, keep these points in mind:

• An unclean house, even if grand, will make a bad impression. Before a prospective buyer arrives, the place should be cleaned thoroughly.

• A cluttered home will again block the vision of a buyer. This is precisely why unduly large articles of furniture should not be a part of your staging technique.

• It is the nooks and corners of the house that we forget while carrying out the cleaning work. Make sure no corner remains unattended.

• Try to figure out what is popular among home buyers. Make popular themes part of your staging process. It would only be better not to enforce your personal taste here. Going by the popular choice would mean selling of the property faster.

• Try not to take the comments of a visitor personally. You have a distinct taste and not everyone is likely to understand it. However, you will find plenty of people out there who will appreciate your style.