Buyers are attracted to high-quality photos<\/a>, which makes them more likely to want to see your house in person even if other listing details (such as the size, location, or number of bedrooms) aren\u2019t a perfect match. In fact, 41% of buyers<\/a> report that photos are the most valuable content on a website \u2014 making them an integral part of the home purchasing process.<\/p>\n However, there\u2019s only so much a pro photographer can do to make your home look good if you haven\u2019t taken time to stage your home before the photo shoot<\/a>. That\u2019s where you, as a homeowner, need to take the initiative to do the prep work. We\u2019ve put together this room-by-room guide to help you get every space of the house ready for its close-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Our data shows that the top 5% of real estate agents across the U.S. sell homes for as much as 10% more than the average real estate agent.<\/p>\n \n In our survey of top-selling agents, 38% said sellers<\/a> should take staging as an additional step to sell their homes amid persistent high rates.<\/p>\n So, first things first, you need to scrub down your house<\/a> until its every nook and cranny is as clean as possible \u2014 from those spiderwebs in your ceiling corners to the dust bunnies clinging on your baseboards.<\/p>\n![\"homelight](\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\"){kind=logo}
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