staging: Decorating vs Staging - BIG difference!
- 04/10/08 07:51 AM
Don't be misled by thinking that staging is simply decorating. Your personal home may be decorated beautifully. But would you put your home on the market today as it is right now? Of course not! Most people decorate to their taste. And while many people have great taste in decor, they can easily hide a home's best features by placing too much emphasis on their antique furniture and prized hunting displays:) As a Realtor, you realize that home buyers should be paying attention to the home itself, rather than the home owners decor choices. How many times have you wanted to roll your … (5 comments)
staging: To accept your business or NOT? Misleading success rates...
- 04/09/08 03:01 AM
In a similar topic to my most recent post, I want to explore for you some reasoning behind accepting an opportunity to professionally stage a home. Let's say I get a request to professionally stage a home that has been on the market for 120 days. The asking price is on the high side of average, but still reasonable. The home owners are not in a crunch to sell, and the Realtor is fearful of losing the listing contract due to length of time on the market. As a professional stager, I can choose to accept the job or or … (4 comments)
staging: Discriminating business?
- 04/08/08 03:16 AM
I stumbled across a new concept in running a Professional Staging business. And apparently there are quite a few out there embracing this approach. I have seen several professional stagers who will choose whether or not to stage a home for you based on their beliefs of how likely your home will sell. In other words, they want to keep their record of success rates high. I suppose I am not sure how I feel about that. It seems that if you only offer professional staging services for homes that you know will sell anyways, then what value are you really offering the home … (13 comments)
As you can see, the home has beautiful architectural details and classy furnishings, so the staging really only consisted of working with what the home owners already had (I supplied the art) to accentuate what the home buyers will love about this property. The comical part of the experience was the interaction with the home owners. They are wonderful people, full of spirit and energy! And like most people, they love to display family pictures. I myself have family pictures displayed in my home, … (7 comments)
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Don't be misled by thinking that staging is simply decorating. Your personal home may be decorated beautifully. But would you put your home on the market today as it is right now? Of course not!;)
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