Home Staging Warehouse Blog — Before You Buy

Home Staging Myths You Shouldn't Believe

When we talk about successfully selling a home, one step we can’t skip is staging. This step is essential because home staging makes your home attractive to buyers on open house day. And staged homes are statistically much more likely to sell. Home staging accentuates your home’s strengths and draws attention away from the flaws. However, if you have no experience with this, it can be a little confusing. There is a lot of information about home staging floating around, which is simply not true. For someone selling a house for the first time, it can be hard to figure out what is true and what is not. We found this topic interesting and decided to tell you about some home staging myths you shouldn’t believe.

What are some home staging myths you shouldn’t believe?

Tips for Getting Settled in Your Dream Home After Retirement

Moving into a new home is a great way to enjoy a fresh start in retirement! Whether you take this opportunity to move somewhere warm and sunny like Florida or reduce the distance between you and your loved ones, you won’t regret it. But it can take some time for your new house to feel like home, especially if you lived in your previous house for a long time. Here are some tips from Home Staging Warehouse to help you get settled more quickly.

Get Your Previous Home Sold

If you have decided to sell your home instead of renting it as an investment property, then you’ll want to make sure that it is in good shape for the real estate showings.

What is a Half Bath vs. Three Quarter vs. Full?

What is a Half Bath vs. Three Quarter vs. Full?

As with many homeowners searching for their dream home, you’ll want to find the perfect space to grow into and enjoy. Many people tend to focus on the overall square footage or the number of bedrooms in a home. However, the number and type of bathrooms are also important to how well a house will function for a family. Figuring out different bathroom configurations can be confusing. From half baths to full baths, this article will outline the different types of bathrooms to help you understand each layout, remodeling costs to fix an existing bathroom, and even how to add a bathroom to a home.

4 Steps to Safely Show Real Estate During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way real estate showings are managed. In some states, open houses are prohibited unless a property is unoccupied or vacant. Masks and social distancing are mandatory for prospective buyers and their agents. In other states, rules are looser for home tours and showings.

When you're allowed to conduct home showings and tours, take extra steps to protect your clients and yourself from coronavirus. Here are four steps to conduct the safest real estate showings while the pandemic is active.

Develop and Circulate Your Safety Plans

The National Association of Realtors and other property-related organizations have developed detailed guidelines to help agents and sellers create safe showing protocols. Read through professional materials on COVID-19 precautions to create individualized safety plans for your showings.

Why You Should Have a Home Inspection on New Construction

Home inspection is very important to the general home buying process. Home inspection on new construction is even more important, as many mistakes could be made on new construction. 

Aren’t New Homes Built to Code? 

The reality is that many new homes are only built to minimum standards. Most home builders build houses to a level that makes the construction legal. Some do not even reach the legal level. The minimum required by law is going to be worse generally than what the best building practices are. A home inspector will be able to tell you what the quality is of your new construction.