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How to Stage Your Home For Sale 
A Do-It-Yourself Home Staging Guide Using Portable Storage Containers
As any realtor will tell you, staging your home will speed your sale and mean more money in your pocket. Although this sounds daunting, it’s a relatively easy do-it-yourself process provided you leave plenty of time and take it step-by-step. “Staging” is just showcasing your home to appear in its best light. It means removing all clutter so your home will look bigger, brighter and more desirable to prospective buyers. Additionally, realtors suggest you remove all personal items such as family photos, so that buyers can picture themselves and their families in their new home.
The Most Important Step Of Staging Your Home Is Decluttering
The first step of staging your home for sale is to identify all items you don’t absolutely need to have in your home while it’s being sold. This includes extra furniture, collectibles, mementos, out-of-season clothing, hobbies you won’t have time for until after you move, extra cookware and any other items you don’t use on a daily basis. Be as ruthless as possible! You’re aiming for hotel-like sparsity.
- Identify any items you that you don't need or use and toss or donate them.
- You can pack your own items or request professional packing services. Either way, using standard size moving boxes instead of smaller boxes like liquor or supermarket boxes will mean that the moving process goes faster. When you’re paying for moving services by the hour, this can mean significant savings. Additionally moving boxes are modular and made to fit and stack perfectly inside the truck, which protects your items better. For your convenience, Diggins & ROSE offers discounted professional quality moving boxes and packing supplies.
Your now nicely-packed moving boxes should ideally be stored somewhere other than in your spare room or basement. You don't want to distract your prospective buyers from seeing the full potential of your house by having them see a room full of boxes.
Portable Storage and Moving Containers are a convenient solution. Portable Storage Containers can be delivered to your driveway, loaded by you or loaded professionally, and removed out-of-sight on your property or to a secure storage location until you’re ready to move. If you choose to load the container yourself, this YouTube video will show you how to load a portable storage and moving container.
You May Want To Move Your Items Directly In The Portable Storage And Moving Container
You may decide that you want your items moved to your new home directly in the Portable Storage Moving Container. Consult a qualified, professional Move Estimator early in the process so that you will choose the option that will be best in your situation. Diggins & ROSE offers a free, no obligation, professional estimate on moving costs that can help you decide whether you should plan part, or all, of your move in a Portable Moving Container. Request a free moving cost estimate now. Don’t wait until the week before you want to move to start getting quotes. Otherwise, you may be disappointed to find that capacity is not available, which would seriously affect your plans.
 The Next Step Of Staging Your Home For Sale Is Brightening And Freshening
Once you’ve removed all clutter and personal items, you’ll have more room to step back and consider how to brighten and freshen your home. Are there walls that need a fresh coat of paint or light fixtures that could easily be replaced to brighten a dark area? Strongly consider replacing worn or faded bedspreads, pillows or small area rugs. Ask your realtor to give you suggestions so that you don’t go overboard spending money needlessly or don’t overlook something that a practiced eye™ would spot℠ immediately.
With a little extra effort, staging your home for sale is an investment that can pay off big.
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