Here are 5 reasons why you should stage your home PRIOR to listing. Staging helps sell a house, and paying attention to the details are important.
5. Staging creates a vision:
By setting the stage in rooms, it allows the buyer to picture themselves in a house. Buyers may not need to live in the lap of luxury, but they want to believe the next house they buy will be like that. If you leave your home vacant or do not stage only with your personal items, it will not allow a buyer to see themselves in the home as if it were theirs. If you stage your home first it will create an ambiance buyers will fall in love with. IN fact, only 10% of buyers can see the potential of a home.
Before Staging
After Staging
4. Objectivity is necessary to stage a house:
Many homeowners cannot objectively look at their HOME and envision it as a HOUSE that needs to appeal to the masses of buyers. The house is now a commodity that needs to stand out to sell. Without an objective review, it’s hard for a seller to separate themselves from what they are used to in their house. A staging consultation clearly outlines what needs to be done and why. The consultation will give you steps to stage your home to resonate with buyers. It allows the seller to understand why staging will help them market their property.
3. Expertise in design is necessary to stage a house:
Many homeowners love their “things” but, are those “things” allowing the buyer to see the house? A buyer is looking at the house, not at the current homeowner’s decorating style. A homeowner decorates for their style, not for marketing purposes. These are two totally different things. When a house is put on the market it needs to appeal to a wider audience. Staging expertly styles the house to appeal to the market it is selling to.
2. Appealing to a broader range of buyers helps you sell faster:
A home that has been staged first, sells 30% faster than a home that has not been staged. The cost of staging a home on average results in a 299% ROI (return on investment) for the homeowner. For every month a home continues to stay on the market, the sale price will fall around 1% a month. Adding to that, the seller has their caring costs (electricity, taxes… etc.) which add up month after month. Stage first and sell faster. If you look great as soon as your house goes on the market you will generate interest which will result in a fast profitable sale.
1. Not staging… only helps sell your competition.
Not paying attention to the details, and not having good pictures of your home will make your home go unnoticed. 95% of home buyers today search online first. Details are what buyers are looking for. Pictures speak volumes to them, why not make sure your house stands out?
By staging first your house is prepared to show. Your house is ready for photography. Your house is ready to market to buyers. Without staging and preparing your house you are setting yourself at a disadvantage.
If you want to sell your home quickly and for top dollar, common sense, call a home stager! They will find the best way to help you merchandise your home to market it properly the first time!
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