First Impressions are everything!
If you are a Realtor, which first impression would you want? Your sign in front of a stagnant, unattractive vacant listing or your sign in front of a fully staged show-to-sell Showhome?
With the economy the way it is, and the staggering number of homes on the market, a Realtor is really doing everyone and their industry a dis-service by not enlisting a staging company to assist them with a vacant listing. A Realtor has the responsibility to inform the property owners that a staging company is recommended for their vacant home. A Realtor should inform the property owners that the cost to stage a vacant home is usually less then a reduction in the selling price of the home. By enlisting the services of a staging company the property owners remove the label that this vacant home is cold, distressed, run down, and un-inviting.
Tests have shown that vacant homes upon being staged sell faster and for a higher amount. The amount the property owners save when using Showhomes services also increases as we reduce the property owners holding costs as we eleminate higher insurance premiums, utility bills, and yard expense. A staging company sends a positive message to everyone including the neighbors who do not wish to see their property values diminish.
Working together with Realtors in Central Arkansas, Little Rock Metro Area, and West Tennessee, Memphis Metro Area, our two Showhomes franchises have been able to assist property owners in the staging of a lot of vacant homes this year. Many of the homes have sold quickly after we staged them with a home manager.
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