Agent View: showcase your home's best assets

You’re ready for a change and want to sell your house for the best possible price.

You don’t have time to renovate and there’s no way to magically “teleport” your home to a newer, more popular location.

According to Tracey McLeod, chief executive officer of Brisbane’s Showhomes decorating agency, preparing your home for sale is all about “reducing objections” and making your house as inoffensive as possible.

One option I put to owners is to stage their most valuable asset because not a lot of vendors stage their homes, especially homes in the lower price range – you will be at an advantage if you do so.

When real estate agents talk about staging your home, they are referring to a method of decorating that is designed to showcase the home’s best assets, impress buyers and sell quickly for the best possible price.

Relative to the amount of time and money involved, staging may be one of the most lucrative projects you ever undertake.

Rex Purcell is a sales consultant at Luton Properties Tuggeranong