1st Flip...Bedroom Issues...

[Vonetta Booker]

Hey, everyone...this is related to the post I just created, "1st Flip Finally Finished!"

So, I was excited to get 2 showings in one day, right? But upon getting feedback from the buyer's agents, basically they really liked the house, except that...(*drum roll*)...they felt the bedrooms were too small.  

Crap. 

Due to the house's age (built in 1910 but in pretty good condition w/ "good bones"), I was kind of afraid this might be an issue.  Initially, I had opted to only stage the first floor (and upstairs bath), leaving the bedrooms empty thinking that might make them appear larger. 

However, do you think some light bedroom staging might actually work better at camouflaging the rooms' tightness?  

Also, has anyone else experienced this issue when selling their flips? What did you do to overcome buyers' hesitations & get it sold? 

[Julia Blythe]

I intentionally stage smaller bedrooms so people can see that furniture will actually fit and still look good. It's the ambiguity of not knowing or being able to visualize that makes potential buyers turn away in most cases. Don't use heavy looking furniture, but light and airy pieces-  like an open airy headboard with no footboard (as opposed to solid wood with a footboard), mirrored side tables, a lucite chair, etc.  Despite what most people think, painting a room in dark colors (dark grays are so hot now) actually makes a room look larger and more homey when paired with the right staging.  We do high end flipping but the things I'm talking about can be done on a small budget. 

.... Just my humble 2 cents!