5 Home Staging Secrets Every Seller Needs to Know |

When you’re selling a home, staging is very important period check out these five home staging secrets that every seller should know before listing a property for sale.

5 Home Staging Secrets Every Seller Needs to Know

If you’re selling a home in Jasper or one of the surrounding communities, your real estate agent will most likely talk to you about home staging. Home staging is the art of making your home as appealing as possible to a wide range of buyers, and you can pull it off by using these five home staging secrets:

Clean everything (and we mean everything!)
Declutter ruthlessly
Rearrange your furniture
Empty your closets
Bring in plants

Scroll down for a closer look at each.

$1,200,000

5 Bedrooms
6 Bathrooms
5,748 Sq Ft
8.870 Acres

1700 N Newton St. Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Larry Carpenter III from Carpenter Realty LLC.

$429,000

4 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
2,208 Sq Ft
0.660 Acres

1450 Saint Charles Street Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Stephanie Hasenour from RE/MAX Local.

$400,000

4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
3,490 Sq Ft
0.353 Acres

307 Newton Street Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Tama Stemle from RE/MAX Local.

$336,000

3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1,502 Sq Ft
0.344 Acres

900 Juniper Court Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Dara O'Neil from F.C. TUCKER EMGE.

$331,000

3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1,500 Sq Ft
0.280 Acres

924 Juniper Court Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Kara Hinshaw from Key Associates Signature Realty.

$320,000

3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
3,471 Sq Ft
1.740 Acres

582 E 36th Street Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Sandra Cave from RE/MAX Local.

$279,900

3 Bedrooms
5 Bathrooms
2,867 Sq Ft
0.800 Acres

4180 Timberpoint Court Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Melody Faulk from RE/MAX Local.

$265,000

2 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1,331 Sq Ft
0.148 Acres

813 Dorbett Street Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Jake Mauntel from American Dream Mauntel Realty.

$249,500

3 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
2,202 Sq Ft
0.850 Acres

2413 Scenic Court Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Stacey Thieman-Wright from THIEMAN REALTY.

$225,000

3 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
2,400 Sq Ft
0.315 Acres

2316 Sunset Drive Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Keasha Fromme from Carpenter Realty LLC.

$219,000

2 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1,266 Sq Ft

901-2 Reyling Drive Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Kara Hinshaw from Key Associates Signature Realty.

$219,000

4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
2,100 Sq Ft
0.110 Acres

214 W 9th Street Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Ruger Kerstiens from F.C. TUCKER EMGE.

$194,000

4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
2,280 Sq Ft
0.130 Acres

610 E Fourteenth Street Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Ryan Craig from RE/MAX Local.

$192,500

3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1,616 Sq Ft
0.191 Acres

1414 Main Street Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Kevin Bayer from RE/MAX Local.

$189,000

2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
1,146 Sq Ft
1.130 Acres

6142 N Old Rd. 45 Jasper, Indiana

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Listing courtesy of Larry Carpenter III from Carpenter Realty LLC.

Home Staging Secret #1: Clean Everything

Although prospective buyers won’t notice every little thing you clean, they’ll almost certainly notice the things you don’t clean. If it’s in the budget, consider hiring a professional cleaning team to do a thorough job in your home. That way, you only need to maintain what they’ve already done while your house is on the market. The reason cleaning is so important is that it shows buyers you care about your home; that also means you most likely performed all the maintenance it needed over the years.

Home Staging Secret #2: Declutter Ruthlessly

You want buyers to see that there will be ample space in your home for all of their belongings, which means you need to declutter everything you can. A good rule of thumb is to remove everything you haven’t used in six months or more. you don’t have to get rid of those items, but you should consider putting them in storage or keeping them with a friend until you move into your new home.

Home Staging Secret #3: Rearrange Your Furniture

If your furniture isn’t already arranged in a way that showcases clear walking paths and easy mobility around your home, now is the time to rearrange it. Additionally, if you have an old recliner or loveseat that’s seen better days, it may be time to stick it in storage until your home sells.

Home Staging Secret #4: Empty Your Closets

Emptying your closets completely would be a bit dramatic, and it wouldn’t help you sell your home. However, you should remove at least a third of your clothing from your closets, make sure there’s nothing on the floors, and ensure that all shelving is neat as a pin. Put your clothing in storage until you move into your new home. Doing so will help ensure that buyers can see how spacious your closets are and feel more comfortable knowing that they’ll be able to fit their own clothing inside, as well.

Home Staging Secret #5: Bring in Plants

A few plants can go a long way in home staging. Lush greenery makes a home feel livelier, which is something that buyers love to see. Don’t go overboard – it’s a people house, not a greenhouse – but consider adding a plant or two to the living room, kitchen, and maybe even the bathrooms.

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