What Is the Lowest Pricepoint You’d Consider to Stage a House?
In an inspiring post written by Endre Barath, Jr....We Are Unstoppable! Follow this recipe and you will be unstoppable too… I was reminded of a question that agents and sellers asked me frequently when I was consulting.
What is the lowest price point you’d consider to stage a house?
When I started as a home stager, many agents and sellers felt that unless their property was of a certain value then it wasn’t worth staging. Some of the confusion came because home staging was new and many (including agents) were not fully aware of what staging is. Many considered any staging to mean vacant home staging, where furniture and furnishings were brought into a home.
Vacant home staging is costly and for a lower-priced home, may not be cost-effective. My vacant stagings ran from $2,000 to upwards of $6,000.
However, a Home Staging Consultation works for every price point and is much more budget-friendly. Consultations often range from $150 to $350. The suggestions that are made often require very little out-of-pocket expense. The exceptions may be painting, cleaning the carpet, and addressing deferred repairs.
If you were going to sell the car that you’ve owned for 10 years and hoped to get as much for it as you could, wouldn’t you at the very least wash it and detail the interior?
I have consulted on a home that at best was going to list under $80,000, a condo that may have been $125,000 on a good day, and a $3,000,000 bank-owned stripped-of-everything mansion.
What did they all have in common?
The owners wanted them sold for as much as they could get and in a relatively short amount of time, and they had a limited budget to do so. They also did NOT want to leave any money on the table.
What do you think? If you are listing a lower price point home, do you recommend any kind of staging??
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