You only get one first impression. Did you know that buyers are more likely to make an appointment to see a property after viewing a home online that has been staged? In today's competitive market, buyers are paying top dollar, and according to NAR (National Association of Realtors), buyer's agents said staging a home to sell increased the price by 1% to 5% compared to homes that were not staged to sell.

There’s no doubt things in the real estate industry have changed over the past few years. One big change we’ve experienced locally is the consistently rapid speed of the real estate market. With continued low to modest interest rates over the past several years, the buyer pool has grown immensely while residential development and active listings have struggled to keep up.

December 15th was one for the record books - Wildfires, tornadoes, rain, hail, sustained winds over 50mph and gusts up to 90mph, you name it, and it hit Kansas that day. Most have described it as a scene from a sci-fi film.

When you are preparing to sell your home, you want your home to remain in top dollar condition. The following checklist will help retain (and add) value to your home and keep money in your pockets as the transaction goes through inspections, resolutions, and appraisals.

Short answer; Yes, if conditions are right. The long answer has to deal a lot more with your specific situation.