Things Ottawa Buyers May Notice #20 - Beds

Posted on December 1, 2008 
Filed Under Listing and Selling Your Home, Valerie Zinger

As I go out with Buyers and host Open Houses, there are things that Buyers will notice in homes.  This series looks at the good and not-so-good things that Buyers notice.

BEDS

Everyone knows that the Buyer is not buying the furniture and decorations.  Sellers will often argue that there is no payback in “staging” their home.  The hope and feeling is that Buyers can look beyond the owners’ decorations and personal items.  In fact, there is a payback.  Look at the picture of how a hotel bed is made.  What does a bed that looks like that, with crisp linens and fluffy pillows, say? 

To a buyer, who is spending time imaging themselves living in your home, a bed like this will have the Buyer saying:

…All of this just from a bed.  So, as an owner, you are right that the people are not buying your furniture but they are interpreting the value of your home from how you set it up.  The bed is only one area where your attention to detail will pay off.

Don’t let your house become a market sleeper. 

Photo credit:  Caesars Palace Hotel Bed @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zesmerelda/1429950406/

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