Staging For Purchasers Dreaming About A $3,699,000 5-bedroom Craftsman-style House In Fairfax County

Do you need some ideas about how for you to stage a $3,699,000 Craftsman-style abode like 9430 Cornwell Farm Dr in Great Falls, Virginia? As a Realtor, I like showing staged properties, because they often sell in less time. What do professionals think you should do to make website clicks turn into visits and visits turn into buyer clients? Photo of 9430 Cornwell Farm Dr It's no secret that a home that is stuffed with personal chattels is a home that will be harder to sell. Get rid of the floor lamps and table lamps. Unless a lamp is critical for showing the home, it should be prepped for moving day and hidden in your storage. You can hide a lot of clutter using organization solutions, but in the end boxes, containers and racks are tools that can advise, but they aren't magic. Some stuff will just have to go into storage. New windows are expensive. Window treatments by comparison are relatively affordable. It's time to lose those out-of-style window treatments. Bare windows are preferable to drapes or curtains that don't look great. Photo of 9430 Cornwell Farm Dr When you're selling your house in Great Falls, do you need to paint your Craftsman? When my client asks for my input, I in turn rely on painting and staging professionals. They often tell me that an accent color repeated throughout the home can make the typical neutral colors more visually interesting. If your home was a movie, you'd want it to be a blockbuster. A big part of that movie's success is the background music in your movie. The paint is the background music that sets the stage for your home to shine. Photo of 9430 Cornwell Farm Dr It's time to sell. That means it's time to erase your personal touches. When you buy a home the first thing you'll want to do is personalize it. When you sell a home in Fairfax County, the first thing you'll want to do is de-personalize it. What do stagers mean by depersonalizing to your home to sell it? Photo of 9430 Cornwell Farm Dr Consider these suggestions:
  • Switch plates, cabinet handles, and small pieces of housing hardware are an inexpensive and effective update.
  • Furniture can leave an imprint in the carpet. When this happens you can put medium-sized ice cubes in the tracks. When the ice melts, the compacted carpet will expand and erase those imprints.
  • If you have a room that is snug remove superfluous furnishings. For example, remove nightstands in a smaller bedroom. Remove end-tables from a smaller living room.
  • Leave the corners of a room open. We do this because empty corners extend a shopper’s view of a room. This makes the space feel larger.
Have you looked at the competition? I can show you what's for sale today in 22066. How does your house measure up against other houses for sale in 22066? Buyers have access to a lot of information about real estate in Fairfax County. And most of the time most of the home buyers will follow the path of least resistance and most reward. I'm Will Nesbitt and I'm an expert in Fairfax County real estate. I'm ready to work for you if you want to market your real estate. I can provide you a detailed report on your real estates value, and I can give you an objective opinion about your home's condition and how it compares to others in Great Falls. I’ve been doing this for a while and it shows.  I know my business and would love to put my experience to work for you.  

Will Nesbitt

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Will is the principal broker of Nesbitt Realty and Condo Alexandria. He is licensed in anywhere in the Commonwealth of Virginia, but focuses on those communities found in and around Alexandria, Arlington, Mount Vernon and Springfield/Franconia. Will has been involved in real estate management, sales and investment for more than twenty years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army. While in the army, he studied Russian at Monterey's Defense Language Institute. He is also a "veteran of the dotcom wars" and built most of the sites associated with NesbittRealty.com Will currently resides in Belle Haven Estates just outside Old Town, overlooking New Alexandria. He is a former president of the Mount Vernon Youth Athletic Association and founded the Alexandria Fun with Friends Group. Will is the author of BattlestorM, a tabletop fantasy game, which was published by Ral Partha Publishing in the late '90's, and Arthur's Realm, a boardgame available at the Gamecrafter.