November 11, 2008
Staging Rental Properties Effectively
Throughout the past several years of managing rental properties for myself and for others, I have come to realize there are several key ways to properly stage a rental property to promote the best renting experience:
- Curb appeal - renters don’t want to rent a dump. Clean the outside of the home of all garbage and clutter. Mow, water and edge the lawn, plant some flowers, clean the windows and touch up any paint chipping around the house.
- Pleasant smell - make sure that when someone first walks in it doesn’t stink. Bad odors are a turn-off! If your home stinks, hire a good carpet cleaning company to deodorize the carpets and buy some deodorizing plug ins.
- Modernize the kitchen - replace old-fashioned cupboard and drawer handles, paint or stain old cabinets, and if you have outdated or chipped counter tops, there are companies that can repaint them to look really nice and it’s a lot cheaper than replacing them.
- Bathrooms - scrape and remove old moldy caulk from shower, sinks, toilet and re-caulk with new. Make them sparkly clean and be sure to clean the moldings and mirror.
Ensuring that these stipulations are met each time prior to a potential renter going through the house and assuming you have priced the rent payment competitively, will make you well on your way to a marketable rental property.
Posted By: 
Brad Sears
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