At The Smooth Mover we are able to assist you with any furniture removal for home staging or decluttering when you are preparing to sell your home. We can also provide temporary storage of your items whilst your home is for sale. Contact us to find out more about how we can help you.

The Smooth Mover work closely with Distinctive Furniture Solutions who provide professional home staging services.

Here are their comments on how important the presentation of a home is, for that all important sale.

“When people view a house, first impressions are vital in the decision-making process. After those first few seconds, as they tour the house, they are looking to confirm that first impression. Great home-staging captures the buyers imagination and our role is to present your property at its best to potential buyers. Our goal is to maximise your home’s value and sales potential.

Statistics show that home staging can reduce the time your property is on the market, as well as increasing its value. Our team works within your budget to create the desired effect – one that sells your home, fast.

Whether a classic villa, a beach front home, apartment or family home, Distinctive Furniture can provide a unique look to each individual property, personally tailored to meet your requirements and to create a lasting impression.

Contact Distinctive Furniture Solutions to maximize your home sales potential.

Are you thinking of selling your home? Every seller wants their home to sell fast and achieve top dollar. Trish Leddy from Harcourts Cooper & Co has kindly offered some tips on how to get ready to sell your home.

7 ways on how to get ready to sell your home and make your home more attractive to buyers

Purchasing a home is both a financial and emotional decision so the look and feel of your home will be an important factor in attracting interested buyers.

Here are Trish’s top tips for helping you prepare your home for the market:

1. First impressions count

What will people see the first time they walk up to your house? Make sure your property has ‘curbside appeal’ with a well-maintained fence, driveway, letterbox, front door, lawns, hedging, and exterior. Outdoor living is a big selling point so make your outdoor space inviting.

2. Declutter

Remove clutter from your home and put it in storage. This includes oversized or too much furniture, large bench top appliances, and personal items like photographs, CDs, books and magazines. This will make your home appear bigger and allow buyers to picture themselves in the space.

The Smooth Mover will be able to help with your declutter move to storage. If their units are too large they are happy to recommend and move you to one of the more reputable storage facilities that offer smaller units.

3. The personal touch

Your house should feel like a home. Once you’ve decluttered, a few personal touches such as flowers, a bowl of fruit on your kitchen counter, and a pot plant here and there will do wonders to help buyers feel like your property could be their dream home.

4. Freshen up your walls with a coat of paint

Use a neutral, light shade to make your home appear more spacious. This also gives prospective buyers a blank canvas to visualise what they would do with a room. Don’t forget to paint or varnish the doors too.

5. Make your home sparkle

Clean every room in your home, including the windows inside and out. In particular, ensure your bathroom sparkles, remove any mould and replace your shower curtain. While you’re cleaning, you should eliminate the source of any unpleasant odours inside and outside your home. A bad smell will quickly turn off prospective buyers.

6. Do necessary repairs

Buyers don’t want to spend their time or money doing repairs to a home they’ve just bought. You can remove that barrier by fixing anything off its hinges, replacing broken tiles, repairing holes in walls etc. Replace threadbare carpet and ensure wooden floors are well maintained. Give your home some TLC so that buyers know that it’s been well looked after.

7. Brighten your home

Aim for soft lighting throughout the home and bright light in the kitchen and bathroom. Use lamps to brighten dark corners. If you have old curtains or blinds, take them down and replace them with basic cotton or linen ones and make sure they are tied back to make the most of any natural light. Make sure you replace burnt out light bulbs.

It may sound like a lot of work, but doing these simple things, can really pay dividends by helping you to attract interested buyers. Remember, you’re not just selling a property but a potential new lifestyle for the homeowner so put yourself in their shoes when preparing your home.

If you require any help with your declutter move please contact us The Smooth Mover on 0800 36 36 10 email office@thesmoothmover.co.nz or Trish Leddy if you need help selling your property on 027 275 4090 email trish.leddy@harcourts.co.nz

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