Prepping your home for photography is the largest return on investment and time that you can make when selling your home. Spending the weekend to clean, declutter, stage, and obtain a storage unit for excess items if necessary is crucial to providing the ability for your buyer to fall in love with your home. Buying a home is an emotional connection experience and the more that you can provide a positive connection the moment they walk in the front door, the better. Not only do you want them to connect with your home, but you want them to envision living out their lives in your home. Traditionally a buyer gets to pick one home to grow a family in, to build their empire, and to enjoy their days for many years to come. That could be a tall task, but prepping your home, and hitting all the senses possible of your buyer puts you well above the majority of homes on the market.
You want the home to have a "new build staged" feel when viewing your home online as well as when walking through the property. So while you are expected to be able to live in the home, you want to try to keep the home condition as close to photography condition as possible.
This video will provide great tips to getting your home ready, maximizing buyer interest, and ultimately selling your home for top dollar.