You’ve decided to sell your house and have found yourself an excellent REALTOR® to work with (hopefully it’s me!). One of the first steps to selling your home will be preparing your home for professional listing photos. Having a professional photographer take photos of your house is key to driving traffic to your listing and attracting potential buyers.
When buyers are searching for a new home, they will more than likely come across your listing online. This is your opportunity to peak their interest with an amazing first impression of your home’s best features. Preparing your house for listing photos may feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! Here’s a list of simple tips to setting your house up for success before the photographer arrives.
3 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Outstanding Listing Photos
1. Turn on all lights, lamps and overheads
Ever come across a listing featuring dim or poorly lit rooms? I’ll bet they didn’t exactly have you jumping for joy to see that home. Before the photographer comes, make sure all lights are working properly and turned on in your house. If a bulb is out, be sure to swap it out for a new one before the day of your photos.
Natural light is one of your best friends when it comes to listing photos! Open those blinds and let the light pour in.
2. Declutter all counter spaces in kitchen and bathrooms
Clear counter tops in kitchen and bathrooms as well as other tables and surfaces throughout your home. Homes that are a bit more dated or older benefit tremendously from a good, deep clean. Less clutter will allow buyers to focus on a home and its potential versus all of the personal items inside it.
3. Depersonalize the entire house and remove furry friends from areas being photographed
Lastly, take the time to depersonalize every room in the house. This means replacing family photos with neutral pictures or artwork, putting away collectibles and cleaning up pet toys and beds. Speaking of furry friends, you’ll want to take them out of the house with you on the day of photos. While some people may find an image of a cat or dog on the bed endearing, others may see it as a turn off.
A big part of listing photos, open houses and showings is to create an opportunity for buyer’s to view a home and see if they can envision themselves living in it. Lighting, decluttering and depersonalizing your home will help create a beautiful neutral environment for buyers and hopefully get your home one step closer to sold!
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