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In this article we provide the secrets to selling your home fast. Our hand-selected top staging companies in San Jose have provided us exclusive secrets to getting your home move-in ready leaving buyers' only option to make an offer.

How do you get your home move-In ready?

Declutter Your Clutter

Getting ready to move, but finding a lot of piled up junk and not sure what to do with it all?

One of the reasons people avoid moving is having to pack everything up. You stand there and see the years of clutter and junk that has piled up, moved into closets and corners of the house, shed, or garage.

A way of avoiding that headache is by calling JUNK XPRESS. All you need to do is point . . . and we will do all the heavy lifting and remove the items you don't plan on taking with you. This reduces the cost of purchasing boxes and time lost packing it all up, as well as creating a clean slate for homebuyers to envision their own plans.

Keep reading to learn the secrets to selling fast.

Pack, Recycle, and Donate

This may be one of the most difficult parts in moving. While discovering items you haven't seen in months or even years it becomes painfully aware how easy it is to collect things that end up lost to the Bermuda Triangle junk corner long forgotten. A lesson learned: only keep what you need. It's almost therapeutic.

Applying a minimalist attitude is key to decluttering your clutter. It will lighten your load...literally. Less to pack, less to move, and less space to take up in the moving truck.

The next 3 steps are critical in selling your home fast.

Step One: The separation process

Here are some of the categories where you might need to decide what you will absolutely need to take and what you want to get rid of:

  • Furniture
  • Clothing
  • Books and Paperwork
  • Toys (if you have children/grandchildren)
  • Kitchen appliances, food, cooking utensils, etc.
  • Home décor
  • Holiday decorations
  • Yard maintenance items and tools
  • Electronics and gadgets

This is the most time-intensive and takes some planning, but will be totally worth it in the end.

A crucial component to sorting is efficiency. Be prepared.

Let's get started:

  • Before you begin, have bins, baskets, or cardboard boxes labeled with: recycle, donate, and pack
  • Place in a central location or have separate ones per room
  • Bring two large garbage bags for junk to be thrown out
  • Start with one room at a time, even one room per day depending on room size
  • Make sure you begin with a clean slate in each room: bed is made, clothes put away, etc.
  • Start with one drawer, dresser, or closet at a time.
  • Remove all contents, so all items are in front of you.
  • Start sorting!

How do you decide what stays and what goes?

Value. Determine an item's value. Many times we hold onto things for a lengthy period of time, even though it serves no purpose. Let go.

Guilt. Remove all items that carry a negative weight with them. You should have as little stress connected to the moving process. Keep what makes you feel happy and positive.

365/365 Rule. If you haven't used it in a year then you probably never will...toss it or donate it.

Two Weeks. Keep only two weeks worth of clothing, toiletries, and supplies on hand. This will leave your home easy to keep clean and provides an openness to potential homebuyers as they open drawers, cupboards, and closet doors.

Mementos Last. Sentimental items are where we do a lot of reflecting. If a memento has meant so much, why has it been tucked away in a box for years? That vacation you took to Glass Beach documented by 15 photos of the different colored glass stones on the beach.....reduce to one and scan the others in if necessary.

It's amazing how much larger a space is once clutter and junk is removed.

Step Two: Remove the junk and clutter

Who can help with discarding all the left over junk and clutter?

Luckily, JUNK XPRESS takes everything nonhazardous. Simply call, chat online, or request a free no-obligation online quote today.

There are several options in organizing and reducing what needs to get packed:

  • Hire a professional junk removal company
  • Get friends or relatives to help
  • Pay professional organizers
  • Hire a staging company
  • Get a referral from your realtor
  • Sell your junk and clutter online (ebay, Amazon, Craigslist, Mercari)
  • Bring them to recycling centers, dump, or a local charitable organization - these last two can be time-consuming and labor-intensive

Step Three: Perform RPS (Room Placement Strategy)

Urgency is crucial in real estate and how a space or room is organized plays a critical role in a potential homebuyer's probability of making an offer.

The First 30

The first 30 seconds is how long it takes to make a positive first impression. Curb appeal and your entrance. These two are also incredibly important to catching the buyer's eye.

  • All clutter should be gone (step 1 and 2)
  • New or repainted front door
  • Polished knobs or brassware
  • Light bulbs should all be in working order
  • Create a nice simple display to greet them before entering your house
  • Exterior should have no chips or cracks
  • Update your landscaping

RPS or the Room Placement Strategy is strategically placing remaining furniture and décor with the purpose of creating an emotional connection for prospective homebuyers. Wall colors should be of neutral colors and decor should be minimal. This gives the illusion of a larger room and offers the potential homebuyer a clean slate for them to envision what they might do with that space once they move in.

Focus RPS on the most impactful rooms. Not every room is going to speak to a homebuyer. Unless your laundry room is spacious, trendy with built-ins, no need to go all out. Typically the most impactful rooms are the living rooms, formal dining, master bedroom, and kitchens.

Don't forget about lighting. No one wants to buy a house that feels like a dungeon or have light equivalent to the power of the sun. Creating a mood is another component to creating an emotional connection with the potential homebuyer and selling your home fast.

Not everyone is blessed with the skills to know how to strategically place furniture, artwork, and plants in a way that sells to potential homebuyers. Here are some options to help assist with staging your home to sell:

  • Professional staging company
  • Interior Designer
  • Realtor
  • Professional Organizer
  • Family member

Eliminating all the hard work of finding an affordable and results-driven home staging professional, we have put together a list of the top 9 home staging professionals in the San Jose area.

Who are the top home staging experts in San Jose?

Here is a list of highly-recommended top-reviewed professional stagers in San Jose

Top 9 Staging Professionals in San Jose

2020 Home Staging

(916)380-2852

2020homestaging.com

Yelp Review: 2020 Home Staging

2020 Home Staging is rated #1 in Yelp with 100% client satisfaction servicing the San Jose area. With a 15,000 square foot warehouse filled with a vast array of staging inventory, they create luxury custom home staging delivering an emotional connection to potential homebuyers.

Staged and Sold

(650)302-3827

stagedandsoldhomes.com

Yelp Review: Staged and Sold

Staged and Sold, with over 15 years of real estate staging experience, has the knowledge and expertise to successfully stage and sell your home. The owner and principal, Daniela Roberts, an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP), is known for her punctuality, work quality, and knows how to assist sellers how to successfully get their homes ready prior to putting it on the market.

Barn and Basil

(559)916-8519

barnandbasil.com

Yelp Reviews: Barn and Basil

Barn and Basil, a Bay Area home staging and interior design company is known for their 100% success rate, professionalism, and positive transformations. With their skilled team of designers, their vision and your goals to sell will become a powerful collaboration.

Encore Staging Services

(408)800-1566

encorestagingservices.com

Yelp Reviews: Encore Staging Services

Encore Staging Services believe in staging homes with a vision, placing importance on the details, and being on-trend. Their goal is to highlight a home's key features eliciting an emotional connection to the potential homebuyer resulting in an offer.

iDesign Spaces

(408)390-5754

idesignspaces.com

Yelp Reviews: iDesign Spaces

iDesign Spaces takes a home and creates a mood. Their team stages homes with the goal of highlighting each home's fullest potential of flow, function, and curb appeal to sell your home as quickly as possible.

Feng Shui Style

(408)858-8883

fengshuistyle.us

Yelp Reviews: Feng Shui Style

Feng Shui Style, rated one of Top 3 Designers in San Jose for 2018, 2019, and 2020, is a boutique design firm serving the Bay Area. The owner, Jennifer considers their super weapon their perfection of Feng Shui and applying to staging and designing homes.

Innovae Designs

(650)450-3648

innovaedesigns.com

Yelp Reviews: Innovae Designs

Innovae Designs is a home staging and room re-designing business with a passion in helping homeowners easily and quickly get their homes ready for the market. They help in all stages of the selling process from vacant to furnished.

Stage This!

(408) 930-1986

stagethis.net

Yelp Reviews: Stage This!

StageThis! is a San Jose based home staging company boasts to be a one-stop home staging resource in prepping a home to list and to sell quickly. According to owner, Laurie P, she has "the ability to create a strong, clean environment" as well as keeping "the fresh style of today combined with the best features of the home for a welcome tour to all potential buyers.

New Life Home Staging

(408) 348-9004

newlifehomestaging.com

Yelp Reviews: New Life Home Staging

New Life Home Staging is an affordable professional staging and home redesign company with over 10+ years design and real estate sales experience. They provide high-quality service and customer satisfaction providing clients with a home in today's competitive market.

During the process of getting your home to sell fast  JUNK XPRESS will be there to help with any of your junk removal, recycling, or charitable donation needs. We quickly and efficiently remove all clutter and junk so that you can sell your home fast.

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