{"id":12204,"date":"2014-09-19T08:25:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrealestateblog.com\/?p=12204"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:08:07","slug":"open-house-tips-staging-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/open-house-tips-staging-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Open House Tips \u2013 Staging For Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s focus is all about staging tips to consider \u2013 working with what\u2019s on hand and what you might want to bring with you to the house. Be sure to let us know in the comments below if you\u2019ve got a tip that\u2019s working particularly well for you!<\/p>\n

1. Make sure the landscaping is well maintained. First impressions will get people out of the car and into the home.<\/h3>\n

\"Clean<\/a><\/p>\n

2. De-personalize the home, and don\u2019t be afraid to offer staging suggestions.<\/h3>\n

\"Clean<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Play Beatles music softly in the background.\u00a0 Everyone loves the Beatles and you might get a few folks singing along.<\/h3>\n

\"Clean<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Be careful with using scents.\u00a0 Remember, not all scents agree with all people.<\/h3>\n

\"Clean<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Have a small giveaway, such as a cookbook (Better Homes and Gardens\u00ae<\/sup> cookbook, anyone?), prominently displayed and use the sign-in sheet as a raffle entry to win it. \u00a0\"Clean<\/a><\/h3>\n

6. Buy a customized welcome mat for the front door. It will automatically differentiate you from the competition, and they will know your name walking in.<\/h3>\n

\"Clean<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve missed our other Open House tips, see\u00a0Doing Your Homework<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Getting Their Attention<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s focus is all about staging tips to consider \u2013 working with what\u2019s on hand and what you might want to bring with you to the house. Be sure to let us know in the comments below if you\u2019ve got a tip that\u2019s working particularly well for you! 1. Make sure the landscaping is well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":12227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,101,181],"tags":[4301,30271,30301],"class_list":["post-12204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-2","category-featured-post","category-real-estate","tag-bhgre-national-open-house-month","tag-open-house-tips","tag-open-houses"],"yoast_head":"\nOpen House Tips \u2013 Staging For Success - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Be Better Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Karlton Utter, director of learning for Better Homes and Gardens \u00ae Real Estate, shares tips for a successful Open House for our National Open House Month.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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