Do I really need to paint and stage?

Hi Peggy, great question! I just had these same questions for my client who will be listing their home in a few months. The short answer-yes, in our market here on the eastside the best way to get people in the home is a well presented home, with great photos to get people off of their phones looking at your house, and into your house. This is the first step, now assuming you leave the house with your personal items inside, buyers tend to start focusing on who is living there, photos, paint colors, etc which diverts their attention from how they and their family could use the space. In the past, I had a seller refuse to re-paint his bright green room however this became a piece of feedback from most all parties. Upon painting the room to match the rest of the home, we received an offer within weeks after this remediation and closed 3 1/2 weeks later. My honest take- make your home as attractive to majority of the market vs personalized for the strongest probability to receive the most, and strongest offers.