So, here are some tips to make your house virtual tour photography ready to sell faster.
1. EDIT YOUR HOME
You must be mentally prepared that this will no longer be your home. Buyers care about how they will fit into the layout and need to start visualizing themselves and their things in space.
This means you are about to embark on a major overhaul of your home. You will no longer have to worry about whether it works for you. Your job is to make it look like a gallery or space that deserves the magazine as much as possible.
If you do not own the new space you are moving into, you will want to rent storage space or PODS. You are about to move anyway. So, it’s time to start packing unnecessary things to make your space a buyer’s dream.
2. PACK UNNECESSARY THINGS
- Furniture is the first thing you need to care about. Most people have too much furniture for the room’s space. For example, extra seats make the room seem smaller.
- Stand at the entrance to your rooms, where the camera will likely be placed, and see if your eye can easily flow through the room. Besides, remove a piece or two to open up space. Especially, try to avoid furniture blocking the view with its back to the camera.
- Clean up your bookshelves. An overstuffed bookshelf gives the impression that your home doesn’t have enough space. Place your best-looking books in small groupings with bookends. Leave white space. And add attractive decor or plants to create visual interest.
- Remove personal photographs of your family. The exception to this rule might be large pieces of fabric investment that decorate your wall, but only if you can’t find something to replace them.
3. CLEAN YOUR ROOMS
Do the following guides to make a difference in your presentation.
- Show off your views and give more light by cleaning your windows from the inside out.
- De-clutter your counters, including putting away small appliances such as toasters, juice makers, and random toiletries in the bathroom.
- Add a pop of color to draw the eye with an attractive flower arrangement, bowl of fruit, or a sculpture. Do not let a decorative grouping exceed a set of three, and the objects should vary in height.
- Clean counters, walls, and doors to a sparkling shine.
- Dirty marks may give potential buyers the impression that you don’t take care of your home, and they will wonder about other underlying issues.
- Remove any pets, pet toys, water bowls, litter boxes, and cages.
4. ADDRESS THE EXTERIOR
- Make sure you have trimmed your shrubs, edged lawn, and planted some colorful flowers.
- Your home’s paint job must be looking good. Faded and peeling paint cannot be modified. Also, rust or minerals from the sprinklers will turn off for the buyers.
- Cars can be distracting and make your garage smaller. So, remove cars from your property.
- Sweep up the garage and pack away unnecessary sports and seasonal items. And finally, clean any oil spots on the garage floor or driveway if any. If you have a painted floor now would be the time to give it a touch-up.
- Feature your pool as an asset by cleaning the deck space and adding attractive plants. And wash any outdoor furniture.
To sum up, empty houses should be staged before preparing your home virtual tour photography. Or you may want to consider trying a virtual staging. Even the most basic items will help potential buyers imagine how to use the space and avoid the feeling of an “abandoned house”.
