How to Stage Your Candlewood Lake Home for Sale

How to Stage Your Candlewood Lake Home for Sale

One of the keys to a quick sale is proper staging. Successful staging can boost your Candlewood Lake home’s appeal and increase your chances of selling. 

The most important thing to remember when staging is to help potential buyers visualize themselves living in your home, and not picture you living in it. It is important to remove any personal touches and effects in the home. 

The two areas that need the most staging are the bedrooms and bathrooms.

Here are some important tips for staging your property.

Bedrooms                                                    

• Stage your bedroom to convey a feeling of comfort and relaxation. Stage your bedrooms to look spacious.

• Use soft, neutral tones for the paint, bedding, and window treatments

• Make the closets appear larger and more spacious, remove half your wardrobe. Don’t leave it empty, though.

• Minimize furniture. Leave the bed, a dresser, a bedside table, and lamp.

• Remove family and personal photos, clutter, and reading material

• Use new linens and throw pillows to make the room appear fresher

• Clean the windows, steam clean the carpets, and dust the shades

Bathrooms 

Buyers don’t usually spend a lot of time in bathrooms, so make sure your bathroom creates a great first impression. Your bathrooms should be clean, fresh, and modern. 

• Replace bathroom fixtures like faucets, towel rods, and light fixtures with new and modern-looking ones.

• Buy new and luxurious-looking towels that match your bathroom’s color scheme.

• Layer the smaller towels over larger towels on the towel rack.

• Clean the mold and dirt from shower doors and tiles. You can also add fresh grout to make the floor look new and fresh.

• Put a bouquet of fresh flowers in the bathroom before an open house.

• Add some candles, scented soaps, and other spa-related accessories in glass containers or baskets for extra appeal.

Another practical guideline for staging is to always think like a buyer. You can ask your real estate agent to walk through your Candlewood Lake home and give you suggestions on what to improve. Don’t rely on your own taste and judgment. A different set of eyes can give you a fresh perspective on your home.

Call me, Deborah Laemmerhirtnow at 203-994-4297 and let me assist you with everything you need to know about selling Candlewood Lake homes. My years of experience as a preeminent real estate professional in Ridgefield, Redding, Wilton, New Fairfield, Brookfield, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Washington, Weston, Westport, Southbury, Kent, Sherman, Easton, and Bethel, CT, combined with my dedication to providing the finest service will make it easier for you to find your dream home in Connecticut.

 

 

 

How to Choose the Best Real Estate Agent for Your Candlewood Lake Home

How to Choose the Best Real Estate Agent for Your Candlewood Lake Home

Choosing the right real estate agent to sell your Candlewood Lake home is the first and most important step for a successful home sale. The right agent will help you throughout the selling process, minimize your stress and help you focus on the more important things.

What should you look for in an agent?

·         Positive feedback from previous clients

·         Extensive knowledge of the local Candlewood Lake Danbury CT real estate market

·         Professional license

·         Able to communicate regularly and openly

·         Commitment to meeting your best interests

                                                                                                                         

How can you make sure you are hiring the right agent with all these skills and qualities? Look for several candidates and interview each one of them.

Here are some of the questions to ask a real estate agent:

1. Are you a full time or part time real estate agent?

2. How long have you been working in the Candlewood Lake Danbury CT   area?

3. How many Candlewood Lake homes did you sell last year?

4. Do you represent buyers or sellers?

5. How many listings are you currently working on?

6. What are your strengths as a real estate agent?

7. What marketing strategies will you be using to sell my Candlewood Lake home?

Your real estate agent should be able to provide:

·       A comparative market analysis (CMA) based on recent comparable Candlewood Lake home sales

·       Advice and strategies on how to best market and stage your Candlewood Lake home

·       Contact with a large pool of buyers

·       Screening these buyers for qualified leads

·       Negotiation services with buyers on your behalf

·       Constant communication and updates on the status of the listing

·       Effective administration of all the financial and legal requirements for the sale of the home

Once you have decided on a real estate agent, have the agent sign a written agreement which includes the estimate of total charges, fees, and expenses you are expected to pay once your Candlewood Lake property is sold.

Make sure you carefully read and understood the written agreement before signing anything. If there is anything that is unclear to you, obtain legal advice before signing.

The successful sale of your Candlewood Lake home depends largely on choosing the right real estate agent who looks out for your best interest and has the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to sell your home in the soonest amount of time possible.

Call me, Deborah Laemmerhirtnow at 203-994-4297 and let me assist you with everything you need to know about selling Candlewood Lake homes. My years of experience as a preeminent real estate professional in Ridgefield, Redding, Wilton, New Fairfield, Brookfield, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Washington, Weston, Westport, Southbury, Kent, Sherman, Easton, and Bethel, CT, combined with my dedication to providing the finest service will make it easier for you to find your dream home in Connecticut.