Better Bedrooms – Faster Sale!

Here’s a surprising statistic. In several surveys, upwards of 60% of people surveyed listed “bedrooms” as one of the reasons they decided to purchase a particular home. So sellers should not overlook these rooms when preparing to go on the market. You need to make sure bedrooms appear roomy and attractive to potential buyers.

The first step is to make sure every bedroom actually has a bed! Otherwise, you run the risk of giving the buyer the impression that your home has fewer bedrooms than it really does. To a potential buyer, a bedroom is often more valuable than the home office, fitness room or extra storage room that you may have converted it into.

You can’t change the number of bedrooms your home actually has, but you certainly can make each one show well. Consider the layout of each room carefully. Is the bed and other furniture placed in a way that the room appears as spacious as possible? Have you made the bed the focal point of the room?  Can buyers easily walk around the bed? Are the curtains, bedding and other décor items fresh, clean and attractive?

Finally, buyers usually understand that a child’s room may be somewhat cluttered with “stuff” and perhaps even “eclectic” in style, but you still need to make sure the room is picked up, clean and as tidy as possible for showings.