Home Staging for Dummies

Want to have homebuyers knocking down your door? Home Staging For Dummies delivers all the secrets to making your home stand out, sell faster, and bring in more money It shows you how to make improvements room by room and generate a higher profit in the most cost- and time-effective way.

Featuring eight full-color pages of instructive before-and-after photos, this completely practical guide demonstrates how and why to eliminate clutter, make repairs, arrange furnishings, and pave the way for buyers to make an emotional connection to your house. You'll get a handle on what buyers want and how to show it to them, find plenty of do-it-yourself tasks that add real value to your home, and get tips on producing photos of your home that will have buyers craving to see more Discover how to:

• See your home as prospective buyers will see it
• Know what needs doing and what doesn't
• Master the three-step home staging process
• Add real value to your home without breaking the bank
• Decide whether to DIY or call in the pros
• Create curb appeal
• Make a great first impression with a beautiful entryway
• Spruce up your kitchen, bathroom, living, and dining rooms
• Turn your bedrooms into a buyer's dream
• Whip your mechanicals into top shape
• Avoid staging nightmares

Get top dollar for your home -- all you need is a little help from Home Staging For Dummies

Author: Christine Rae, Janice Saunders Maresh
Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.14h x 7.48w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9780470260289
ISBN10: 0470260289
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Real Estate | Buying & Selling Homes

About the Author

Christine Rae is the founder and President of Certified Staging Professionals.

Jan Saunders Maresh is a nationally known television personality and journalist, specializing in sewing and design.