Staging your home is universally acknowledged as one of the most important things you can do to make it appeal to potential buyers. Few expect a home occupied by children to be perfect; that said, it should still adhere to some of the basics of staging, by being clean, inviting, and depersonalized.
It’s psychological. A dirty-feeling house implies nothing is well-maintained—not your appliances, or even the wooden floor concealed by a large area rug.
Find out what’s absolutely essential to normalizing the day to day for the children, and get a storage space to put any overflow. Remove larger toys that might otherwise dominate the room, like play sets, dollhouses, or that 4,000-piece Lego Death Star set.
The toys you keep are the ones kids play with every day. Rather than leave them out, get containers and shelving. To maintain organization, it’s important to place the toys back in a manner where it’s easy for the kids to help in the cleanup process.
Labeling the containers, baskets, and bins gives the look a finishing touch but makes it easy for everyone to identify where things go back. If your kids are too young to read, use pictures instead.
Now isn’t the time for art projects. Pack up tempting supplies like paint, markers, crayons, and glitter.
Another good point is to watch what you cook on showing days. Here’s a tip: Skip the waffles and maple syrup for breakfast. In fact, keep any sticky, high-spatter foods off the menu for those days.
Clean [off] fingerprints and sticky handles that people may open, like closet doors, appliances, doorknobs, mirrors, and glass.
It may be a challenge to sell a home with young children living there. For more details on how to stage and sell a home With Kids go to bmre.us/hint9
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