The Australian Guide to Home Staging

Home Staging is a relatively new concept in Australia. But it is one that has been proven overseas to provide a massive advantage over other properties for sale. Author Katrina Maes has been home-staging for years. She helps clients work within a budget and a timeframe to best prepare their home for sale. Her experience shows that if you home-stage a property for sale you will reduce the time it is on the market and significantly increase the sale price.Home-staging involves:- Working out your return on investment - how much time and money you spend to achieve the desired financial return.- Cleaning, de-cluttering and fixing up - from undertaking a thorough clean to renovating key areas of your property (kitchen, bathroom, landscaping) to increase your sales price.- Taking YOUR personality out of your home - buyers want to immediately see themselves in their new home, they don't want to see the old owners.- Creating the lifestyle story - if it's a bush property, leave the walking boots by the back door; somewhere on the surf coast, hang the wetsuits in the laundry. It's not just home-owners who can benefit from learning about home-staging - investors, developers and deceased estate trustees - anyone looking to SELL FAST FOR MORE. Throughout the book there are interesting real life case-studies supported by actual financial results. There is an eight page colour section show-casing the dramatic contrast between 'before' and 'after' home-staging.