When trying to sell your home, using these home staging tips can help you sell your home quicker and for more money. Real estate professionals will tell you that a clean house, properly staged, can stand out from the pack of competitors, even if you are asking more money. Many home buyers form an opinion of your home when they drive up at the curb and certainly, when they step through your entryway. By using these home staging tips, you can make a good first impression that means more money in your pocket and a quicker sale.

• Start from the curb and work your way to the entryway. Home staging tips include the outside, too. If your home shouts "neglect" from the outside, potential home buyers may not see the inside. Pull weeds from flower gardens, trim bushes, keep the yard mowed and children's toys out of the yard.

• Don't forget the entryway, including house numbers, mail box, the front door and trim. Consider freshly painted trim, freshly potted flower planters by the front door and other things to dress up the outside entrance.

• One of the important home staging tips requires you to objectively walk into your front door and see your home as a buyer will see it. This means looking at walls for scuffs and nail holes or stains on carpet. It is a good idea to have a handyman fix little things and consider a professional housekeeping service, while your home is listed.

• One of the common home staging tips you may have heard is to start packing your clutter because you will need to pack it anyway, once the house sells. Your trinkets can make the home look smaller and they can be a distraction. Excessively large furniture should be put in storage and only the most attractive accessories should be left out to make the home look larger. Remember-potential buyers need to see themselves living in your home and they need to be able to picture their belongings in the home. Home staging tips for vacant homes are slightly different. You may need to rent some furniture and accessories because buyers tend to compare furniture to their own, when judging the size of the home.

• Make sure your home is bright and smells good. If you have pets, consider pet-sitters or leaving them with relatives while you are selling your home. There are some home buyers that don't want to live in a home where an animal has lived, no matter how cute your pet is. If the pet is at home while the house is being shown, it can be too restrictive for buyers and they might not look at your home seriously.

• Don't be afraid to freshen up the paint in hallways or any rooms that look like they need it. A freshly painted home will appear cleaner and better taken care of. Buyers like to move into a home that looks newer, even if it isn't and this is one of the affordable home staging tips that can make a big difference.

• Consider the services of a professional home stager because they can give you the best home staging tips. The nominal fee they charge can bring you many times more money, once your home sells quickly.