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Daily Real Estate News | July 9, 2008 Staging with a Human Twist

In Las Vegas, where thousands of empty homes await buyers, many real estate practitioners are turning to professional stagers to prepare homes for sale and potentially generate more offers. But now there adapting a human twist.

Beyond just highlighting décor, some staging companies find house sitters, who pay anywhere from 25 percent to 50 percent of the monthly mortgage payment in exchange for temporary housing.

The presumption is that an occupied home is more likely to generate offers than a vacant property, say real estate professionals.

The staging company covers the costs of relocating the sitter, who must undergo criminal background checks and cannot smoke or have pets.

Source: KTNV 13 Las Vegas (07/05/2008)

What do you think of this? Good idea or not? It might work for a big city but here in South Bend I don't think it would. Any thoughts?

Posted by Sheila Swanson (StageStruck Staging & Redesign) on 07/09/2008 01:13 PM

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3 Comments on Good idea or not

JUL

2008

Sheila, This concept is happening already. I agree with you that it may be better suited for "select" locations....I don't think it would necessarily fly here in the Cleveland area. But, hey, you just never know! Check out Thomas Scott's profile here on AR...He is with Showhomes. This may give you some more insight.

Teresa

I think this is a capital idea for an empty home....how do you tell if they are clean and neat though?

I just don't see this idea replacing staging. I'm sure it will work on a small scale, but there are too many vacant listings and not enough qualified sitters.

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