Stage Your Rental

If you have a property to rent consider having it professionally staged. Get it off the market quicker and attract people that are serious about your property. 

Home staging has great benefits for homeowners that are trying to sell their homes faster and for top dollar, but it can be just as helpful to landlords trying to rent out their properties.

Rental staging will set your property apart from the competition, inspire confidence in potential tenants, and help you attract the right ones. A small investment in rental staging can keep your income property from sitting empty for too long, so it’s making you money rather than losing it.

Whether you have a long-term or short-term rental property, these home staging tips for rentals will help you keep it filled longer and for the rent it deserves. Remember we are happy to help whether you are renting out or selling your home.

Benefits to home staging a rental property:

Staging makes your house look more “homey” and lived in.

Staging shows prospective tenants that you care about maintaining your property in top condition. 

Staging can help your property stand out from the competition.

Staging can improve your listing photos and help you market your property more effectively to people who are out looking for home rentals.

Tips for home staging:

Keep everything polished and fresh

One thing that will immediately make renters weary of a rental property are signs of past tenants. If the property has scuff marks on the floors and baseboards, holes or damages in the walls, and generally feels “used,” they’ll instantly be turned off.

After every tenant leaves, do a deep cleaning of the property and make any repairs to the walls, floors, ceilings, and other elements. Touch up paint and make sure everything is in working order. Outside, make sure the area around the front door and the door itself is in good shape, and that the plants and grass look healthy.

Decorate with a neutral palette and pops of colour.

Rental properties with a neutral palette are more well-received than ones with bold or specific décor. Though your tenants won’t own the place, they will still want the opportunity to personalize it with their own décor. Even if the furnishings you stage it with won’t remain there while it’s occupied, it’s still important to stage it in a way that will appeal for a large number of renters. 

 Give each space a clear identity

Let renters see how useful each space can be by showing how they could take advantage of it. For example: place a desk and office chair in the nook by the window to show how it can serve as a home office. Place bar stools at the kitchen bar with some place settings to show how they can dine and entertain there. Place a bed in the bedroom to show how much room they have for wardrobes and accessories.

Renters can misjudge the size of a space and overlook opportunities. By staging the home with these ideas already there, you’re opening up their imaginations and letting them see the true possibilities.

Keep it open and clutter-free

Too much furniture and small accessories can make a space feel much smaller and more closed-in than it really is. When staging a rental, it’s important to use only some key pieces of furniture that suit each room. Bulky furniture, for example, will instantly make a space feel very tight and confined, so stick with furniture that has a lighter build.

The rest of the décor should be simple and sparing, as too much of it will read like clutter. If you’re currently living there, make sure all of your personal items are hidden away and put away small kitchen utilities, like a toaster or coffee maker, in a cabinet so the countertops are clear.

BONUS TIP

I know, I know, I’m obviously going to promote home staging right? But the truth is, all you have to do is get your paintwork neutral and leave the rest to a company like mine. Home staging is well worth the investment.

A professional home stager knows exactly how to dress a home sympathetically, playing to a home’s strengths and weaknesses, such as turning a dimly lit room into something bright, and a huge sunny family kitchen into the absolute selling point.
A home staging company will usually include the ordering and installation of furniture and accessories leaving you with absolutely nothing to worry about. Think about adding the cost of home staging into your renting costs, you won’t be sorry when you see the return on your investment.