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Underwater home staging? It's all about the net.
I hear all the time that sellers and Realtors believe that home staging just isn't worth the investment in properties that are "underwater". Short sales, or listings where the seller has to bring money to the closing table often discount the idea of home staging completely. Agents are afraid to tell the seller that 'more money' needs to be spent and sellers feel frustrated and angry at the thought.    Today I'm going to share two videos with you showing the point of view from the Stager (me) and from a home seller. I was not the stager or the agent for the seller in this case, Angela Batchelor from Wilmington, NC was. I think when you see the two points of view, it may make you think differently.    Next, I'm going to share some numbers to back it all up. What I love about math is that it is pretty black and white. Sure, statistics change and then the math adjusts accordingly, but all in all, our market and numbers haven't changed that much. While homes are selling much more quickly today than they may have been in 2010, what is true is that if they are not properly ... more

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