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Home Staging FAQ's-Boca Raton-What Is a Staging Consultation?

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Home Staging FAQ’s-Boca Raton-What is a Staging Consultation ?

Every home  can benefit from a Home Staging Consultation, whether you Home for Salelive in Boca Raton or anywhere else in Palm Beach County.   As a Home Stager in Palm Beach County I’ve seen many homes in various stages of “move-in ready” condition.  Some needed our Vacant-Home Staging services but many of them benefited from our Staging Consultations.

So, what is a Staging Consultation?  
 

Our consultation will give you a game plan for preparing your house for sale.  We begin at the beginning... your home’s curb appeal and walk you through every area of your house including information on:  
 

- What items need editing in your home so that Buyers can “see” your house and the square footage.

- Areas that need to be repaired or replaced.

- Cost effective updates you can make

- How to repurpose or reposition items you already have .

- How to display your art & accessories for better effect.

- How to highlight your deck or pool area.

- Repositioning furniture for optimum traffic flow.

- And...what to do when your house is being shown.
 

Room Service! Home Staging is always there to answer questions you may have, even after the consultation.  We can return after our initial consultation to “tweak” or make adjustments to help make sure your house is  “show” ready !

 

If you plan on putting the “For Sale” sign in front of your house, why not make sure your home is  “ready to show” first!  Call us for a Home Staging Consultation!

 

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Comments (29)

Bobbie Smith
Stroudsburg, PA
570-242-1891

Excellent detail for homeowners Kathy.  Helps make it easier for us Realtors when advising our clients to do home staging. Thanks. So many benefits of home staging.

Feb 02, 2013 12:23 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

HI Kathy....I'm surprised this is not a feature.... someone's sleeping!!  every potential home seller should have a staging consultation before having an agent in the house.... imagine if every home we initially viewed was staged....wow....

Feb 02, 2013 12:37 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Kathy:  I'm a big fan of staging.  Yet I don't think many really understand the wide choice of services that Stagers can offer ... or the results that can be had from the services.  Education is key ... so I'm Featuring this post.  The better potential sellers (and agents, etc.) understand the benefits and services in staging ... the more that will reap them ...

 

Featured in BananaTude!

 

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Congratulations!

 

Gene

Feb 02, 2013 12:56 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

James- even as homes sales are picking up, buyers still want to see value in what they're going to purchase. 

BARFF- Thanks, BARFF.  Excited about the contest. 

Dorie- any chance we can see the After pics!!

Scott- you're right.  I think many people are a little shy and scared of what we're going to say. 

Sharon- absolutely.  It can become very overwhelming and all you need is a game plan. 

Wayne- so true, when you live in your home every day, you overlook the items that your Buyers won't. 

Kristin- hope you're on your way to a great weekend as well. 

Michael- thanks... hope you're all set to watch the Superbowl.

John- and thank you for stopping by. 

Bobbie- I know a Realtor who refused a listing because the owner would not do any preparation to get his house sold. 

BarbaraT- Thank you.  What I've found with so many sellers is that they want to put the home on the market and then if it doesn't sell after a month they might consider staging. 

Gene- thank you for a feature in my favorite group AND for being a supporter of staging.  You are right on target about education.  Many people, Realtors included, still don't understand what staging can do or the different services we provide.  Thank you again. 

Feb 02, 2013 02:28 AM
Dan Tabit
Keller Williams Bellevue - Sammamish, WA

Kathy,

It makes a difference.  My wife is an Accredited Staging Professional and her work has really opened up and presented our listings in a much better way then ever before.

Feb 02, 2013 03:46 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Hi Kathy, great post and glad it was featured.  You provide an excellent explanation of what to expect from a home stager.

Feb 02, 2013 04:44 AM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Kathy, In my market Staging is second only to the Sellers effort at upgrading. I stage every property I sell. I don't specifically charge for it but I never have to compromise on compensation. Nor am I asked to. I was asked recently how I can do this and still be successful. My answer is that my referrals keep me handsomely employed.

Feb 02, 2013 05:01 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Kathy, Many just don't know where to start so a consultation is a great way to start in getting things looking their very best.

Feb 02, 2013 05:08 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Dan- you guys make the perfect team!  I would think that Realtors would add Staging as a must have in their listing packet. 

Rebecca- like your new profile pic!!   Thank you for your kind words and red may be your color!!

William- exactly.  Sellers can see that they have hired a professional who made sure their house was marketable and "market-ready".  I would definitely want to refer you!!

Debbie- with everything that goes along with selling your house, getting it market ready can be overwhelming.  I try to give sellers an idea of what really should be done, and items that "it would be nice if they were done." 

Feb 02, 2013 06:12 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Kathy, I wish all home sellers would get on board with home staging. Getting a home ready to sell is key to a home selling for the highest and best price.  One the home is ready to sell, its important to hire the right agent to do the job.  Congrats on the Feature!

Feb 02, 2013 08:45 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Kathy, An excellent way of showing what a home staging consultation is.  The necessities of getting a home ready for a sale.

Feb 02, 2013 09:28 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Kathleen- thank you!  Hire the right team and that starts with the right Realtor!

Judi- I'm always amazed at how many people aren't sure what a stager can do  or what a consultation is. 

Feb 02, 2013 09:54 AM
Steve Warrene
Your Town Realty - Lower Burrell, PA
Pittsburgh Realtor North and East Pgh.

Our team uses a home stager on most of our listings.  It's what separates us from other agents and just us the business.

Feb 02, 2013 11:25 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Kathy

The home looks super . . . . Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Feb 02, 2013 12:49 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Kathy, I recommend pre listing staging consultation to my seller clients - though not many find a value in it despite explaining them the benefits of staging.

Feb 02, 2013 01:28 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Any one thinking of selling in Boca Raton would benefit by giving you a call for a consultation.

Feb 02, 2013 08:13 PM
Jimmy Faulkner
Florida. Homes Realty & Mortgage - Wantagh, NY
The Best Of St. Augustine

Home staging can make the seller a lot of money. I see it all the time. Margie Taylor in St. Augustine is one of those experts.  Jim

Feb 02, 2013 10:21 PM
Gena Hatch
Keller Williams Realty - Carmel Valley, CA
Realtor, CHMS, CNS

Great post - lovely work/photos! Just curious - how have you overcome objections to paying for staging services. There are those who are firm believers (especially in a buyer's market) but now that the pendulum seems to have swung the other way, I am finding sellers just shrug and say that in this seller's market they don't need it.

Feb 03, 2013 12:02 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

Kathy, congrats on the feature! Great description of the benefits  and scope of staging!

Feb 03, 2013 08:47 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good information for home sellers. More of them should be staging their homes. Staging works!

Feb 04, 2013 05:31 AM