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Staging your home really helps it sell!

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Home Stager with Redesign Etc. Home Staging Incorporated in TX

Love it, Lyn Sims is a RE/MAX Realtor© in Chicago's NW Suburbs that shows her clients the importance of staging.  Home staging Does make a difference! I agree, the proof is in the photos.  These are photos from houses in Schaumburg.

*These are not houses I staged.

 

 

Original content by Lyn Sims

Advice to Sellers - Staging your home really helps it sell!

Last week was really a 'visual' week in extremes.  My one post entitled 'The glamorous job of a Realtor©' tried to show you the kinds of homes that we might see during the course of showing or on listing appointments.  One of the things that I desperately try to point out to sellers is the competition that is currently on the market in our area.  When I do a listing appointment I come armed with how many homes are in a particular price range, absorption rates for your city and a game plan to get you sold quickly and on your way to your new home!

What's the most overlooked piece of advice?  Staging your home.  If you are already rolling your eyes and starting to whine in your head - 'But Lyn, my home is nice right now'.  'But Lyn, I have to live here ya know'.  I've got news for you, buyers don't care about what you think.  They want to purchase a home that looks great, smells great and has the best price!

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So, where do you fit in?  Where do you want to fit in?  Why would you spend time detailing your car to sell on Craigslist but not 'detail your home'?  It's the same thing.  You're doing it to create optimum value for the buyer.

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Here's is a series of posts that I think will help you get an idea of what 'the market' is looking for and what trends can help you.

 

 

All these photos are from successfully closed homes or staged homes on the market now!   These are real homes in the Schaumburg area!

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Comments (9)

KAREN THOMPSON, GRI, REALTOR
KTHOMES, LLC - Frederick, CO
Colorado Homebuyer Pro

Staging is HUGE, no doubt!

Feb 17, 2010 02:30 PM
Geoff ONeill
John L. Scott Medford - Medford, OR

Nice job.  The staging looks nice.  I'm glad you got rid of that Green Wall!!!

Feb 17, 2010 02:31 PM
MaryBeth Mills Muldowney
TradeWinds Realty Group LLC - Braintree, MA
Massachusetts Broker Owner

nice visuals, staging is so important and another benefit is that the homeowner seller has a nice serene environment during the sale process as there are so many other things to address at this important time.

Feb 17, 2010 02:35 PM
Aja Shroll
United Real Estate - Prosper, TX
Your Home Girl

We had a stager come to our rental house today to give us a consultation (first time using one).  I was surprised she didn't tell us much I hadn't already told my husband.  I was hoping for more furniture placement and detail suggestion.   I think when people hire a stager they want exact direction on what to do.  We'll see how detailed her report is tomorrow.

Feb 17, 2010 02:36 PM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Karen-I agree with you 100%.

Geoff-It does make a big difference. 

Mary Beth-Agents have alot to present, but visuals are huge during a listing presentation.

Aja-Every stager does it a little different.  Furniture placement is usually not done during a consultation, unless the stager does a mini-preview for the homeowner.  The report should give you more info. on that if it's a DIY staging.  Stagers will usually give you a price to come back and stage it once all of the recommendations have been done.

John-True, but we're getting there!

Feb 17, 2010 03:22 PM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Love seeing a realtor endorsing staging....that says LOTS!!  Thanks for the re-post!!

Feb 17, 2010 03:39 PM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Kathy-Great to see her using it for maximizing a sellers homes potential.

Feb 17, 2010 05:07 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Cindy ~ I'd missed Lyn's original post so thanks for reblogging it.  It's so good to see Realtors who "get it" and understand that powerful benefits of home staging!!  (It was nice to see that she included one of my posts in her list, too.)

Feb 17, 2010 05:33 PM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Maureen-She does understand the importance of it, and it's great shes using it as a tool, blogging about it and including other related blogs as well.

Feb 17, 2010 05:50 PM