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How Do You Find the Home Stager That is Right For You?? Home Staging MN

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How Do You Find the Home Stager That is Right For You??   

Home Staging Minneapolis MN

 

You may live in an area with many Home Stagers to choose from and you just don't know how to choose. What should you look for and how will you know if they will be a good fit for you to stage your home?   199th Close Up

FIRST: Look at the Home Stager's Qualifications and Experience.

Are they certified? I have been a Certified Home Stager for eight years and am also a Certified Home Stager Pro Trainer for APSD. Your Home Stager should not have received their training from watching HGTV. 

Do they belong to Home Staging Organizations and Associations? I am a member of Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) and have a RESA Pro designation which is the highest degree of accountability for a Stager. We are required to pass an Ethics Exam, have certain business credentials and maintain ongoing Continuing Education.

SECOND: Do they have a website with a portfolio showing their work and services?

Rooms With Style's Home Staging and Redesign website holds a complete portfolio as well as a listing of all the services provided. You will get to know more about me, how I work and what I can do for you.

 

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THIRD: Do you like the person?

That is plain and simple. Many Home Stagers are great in what they do but you need to click with them, like them and trust them. So chat with them on the phone, read the testimonials on their website and ask for a reference.

One of the greatest compliments is when people tell me they loved working with me as I was easy going, gentle in my delivery and made the process fun. 

Many people feel nervous having a Home Stager into their home as they feel they will be attacked for what they have done or not done. You should never feel that way! I will need to Stage my own home someday when I go to sell. We all live differently than when we sell. Find a Home Stager that understands that and what your needs are. 

Fourth: Do You Need Furniture? 

Rooms With Style has a 2500 square foot warehouse filled with furniture and accessories for those of you who have already moved and need to stage a vacant home; or for you Real Estate Investors with rehabbed properties that know vacant homes are difficult to sell. Get them staged with beautiful, cozy decor that will draw the buyer further into the home! Call 952-567-1124 for Furniture Rental Information. 

 

Summit LR

 

You love your home and you should love your Home Stager.


Shar Sitter at Rooms With Style would love to work with you in getting your home showing to it's full potential. 

 

www.RoomsWithStyle.com

952-567-1124

shar@RoomsWithStyle.com

 

Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Great post Shar.  I have suggested because I agree, too many home stagers have received their training in front of HGTV.  Not exactly real world experience.

Oct 09, 2012 10:50 PM
Rob D. Shepherd
RETIRED - Florence, OR
RETIRED

Shar, Do you want to move to Florence Oregon on the coast? We currently don't have one here.

Oct 09, 2012 11:43 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Shar - This is wonderful information for anyone looking for a Home Stager in Minneapolis.  You are definitely the "go to" staging company in your area.  Great job!

Oct 10, 2012 01:09 AM
Shar Sitter
Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN
Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Thanks for the suggest Joanna!

Did you say coast Rob? I am on my way......

Thanks Sally. I get this question alot so thought I would address it and tell why I am different. I think that is good. LOL 

Oct 10, 2012 06:32 AM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Good stuff here Shar...............

Oct 10, 2012 06:37 AM
Michelle Finnamore
Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON
Preparing your property for sale

Hi Shar, great brief for home owners to use when looking for a home stager. Stats and testimonials are derigeur, and I agree that the one ingredient in the mix has to be that you like working with the person.

Staging is such a personal process to go through. Strangers going through your most intimate areas of the house that you wouldn't let your best friend in to. Plus they are making comments on how to "improve" every area of your home.  Sounds like a nightmare.  But we all know as professional stagers that our experience that we bring to every home helps to ease the discomfort of staging for the home owners.

Oct 10, 2012 08:33 AM
Shar Sitter
Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN
Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Thanks Roger!

It is a stressful time for them Michelle and you need to have some compassion and a gentle delivery. There are so many Realtors that have told me their PRIOR stagers were so rude to their clients. Not good. 

Oct 10, 2012 10:07 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Shar,

This is an excellent post!! I too have suggested. I also want to congratulate you on winning the staging contest Richard held....way to go..you are an incredibly talented stager!!

Apr 11, 2013 09:58 PM