Home staging steps for getting your house ready to sell.

1. HOME STAGING
HOW TO GET A HOUSE READY TO SELL

2. HOME STAGING BENEFITS EVERYONE
▪ Home sellers
▪ Real estate agents
▪ Home buyers

3. MINDSET
▪ Accumulating
celery rubber
bands—which
saves pennies.
▪ Prepping a car
for sale—which
saves hundreds.
▪ Prepping a
house for sale—
which saves
thousands.

4. LIFESTYLE
▪ What lifestyle will the buyer
experience by living in your house?
▪ TV stage designers choose
furnishings and décor to give a
certain feeling.
▪ Focus your Home Staging Plan on
helping buyers experience the
lifestyle.

5. STEP ONE: RESEARCH
▪ Other houses for sale
▪ People most likely to want your house
▪ Your house’s assets
▪ Your house’s deficits

6. STEP TWO: PREP
▪ Declutter
▪ Clean
▪ Make repairs

7. STEP THREE: UPDATE
▪ Match materials with
your target market
▪ Lighting fixtures
▪ Paint
▪ Flooring

8. STEP FOUR: DECORATE
▪ Lighten and brighten
▪ Arrange furniture for
function
▪ Use agreeable colors
and décor
▪ Emphasize the assets
▪ Evoke an emotion

9. STEP FIVE: SHOW
▪ Clean and tidy
▪ Adjust the temperature
▪ Freshen the air
▪ Setup scenes

10. FOR MORE INFORMATION:
The Home Staging Handbook
The Home Staging Handbook by Shannon Mendez.
http://www.thehomestaginghandbook.com
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Details, checklists, and worksheets to help
homeowners stage their own homes to sell.