As Professional Home Stagers I provide many services to my clients. From a consultation on how a homeowner can prepare their home themselves, to a full blown out Staging.
When I receive a call from a client who is looking for a consultation on how they can Stage their own home, I let them know that this will be a very active meeting and can be between 2 to 3 hours long so be prepared. This is a thorough consultation. Not only will I be providing them with a full written house report, we will also be doing some hands on Staging.
Some clients are surprised that they will be participating in actual Staging, but I feel that in order to get it, you have to do it. During my visit I explain that it will take a lot of discipline on their part to Stage their own home and to keep it that way once it is done.
The homeowner has to get mentally prepared. Their home is now going to become a product, and is going to be marketed to the consumers who are the buyers. It is so important to package this product to make it more appealing to large group of consumers (the buyers). This is what Staging does.
During my consultation I will select a room that we will rearrange and Stage together. Most of the times it is a room that needs a new fresh look with something as simple as a different furniture arrangement and well placed accessories to open up a room and give it a better flow.
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I have found that once this is done, the client starts to see what it is that they need to do. Of course there are going to be rooms that will need more then just having the furniture and accessories rearranged (de-cluttering, de-personalizing, removing furniture and items from a room, painting, cleaning, etc). But between having the written report on each room and having a room that can be used as an example, it makes more sense to them.
At this point I have a situation where the client is very eager to start Staging as soon as I walk out the door. But then there are clients that start to realize that they need my help. They need my Staging Services, and this is fine, because now that I have seen their home and see what has to be done I can give them an estimate on my fee.
In today's economy, money can be an issue. But there are so many price points that can be offered to homeowners for Staging Services, from doing just key rooms in the home, to the entire house. Staging is not just for the high end homes, it can be customized to most budgets.
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