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SPRING HAS SPRUNG, IS YOUR HOME READY FOR IT'S DEBUT??

By Phyllis Pafumi

Home Stager with ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey

March 03, 2009 12:21 AM

Today's real estate market is competitive and any edge you can get to help your listings move, really helps you stand out. With your busy schedule, you can't do it all! ReStyled to Sell offers you the best staging resources to help you be more successful in today's fast-paced market. Continue reading for more information about one important way to Get Your Listings Sold.

Home Staging is the art of professionally preparing a home to Showcase for Top Dollar. Though the notion of Home Staging actually takes on different meanings in different parts of the country, the desired end result remains the same. Staging may be as simple as thoroughly cleaning a home and rearranging furniture, or as complex as re-painting, re-carpeting and renting furniture to increase the home's marketability. Basically, it is making a home look it's best to appeal to as many potential buyers as possible! WIht our team of professionals, we can help you tackle it ALL and get your listing on the market quickly, in most cases, the same week!

7 Reasons to Hire a Professional Home Stager .

1. You have competition in winning the listing: Offering Staging as part of your marketing plan will set you apart from the other brokers competing for the listing.

2. Your listing will stand out from the competition: You will gain the reputation as a quality agent who sells quality homes. Successful Realtors use Staging to help sell their listings!

3. The house is more appealing: A Home Staging Expert knows how to make the home appeal to potential buyers. The ultimate goal of Staging is to place the home in its best showcase condition in order to allow it to sell for the highest possible price, in the shortest amount of time. Some clients have actually raised their asking price once their home has been Staged!

4. The seller is not receptive to your suggestions: Sometimes clients may think that they will get full price and you can see that the general condition of the home will not warrant that. You are concerned about maintaining the client's trust, but know that potential buyers will start making a list of things that need to be changed and want to reduce the price accordingly. A Home Stager is a neutral third-party hired to make the home look more appealing to potential buyers. You can maintain your good relationship and let us suggest improvements to the seller.

5. You need great pictures for the online presentation of the house: You know how decisions for 'show lists' are made by other realtors for their potential buyers. Staged homes look better in online and print advertising because they are uncluttered and present the best features of each space.

6. The seller wants you to do more marketing: Staging is an important marketing tool. It gives vitality to the property and invigorates the whole selling process. You will show the seller you are using every tool available to sell the house quickly and for the most money.

7. You want to present the house with a new image: If the listing is nearly expired or the listing was inherited after expiration of the first listing period, Stage the house, post new pictures on the website, and announce it as a hot new listing with or without a price change.

CALL RESTYLED TO SELL HOME STAGING EXPERTS FOR YOUR IN HOME CONSULTATION TODAY @ 732-995-3425. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.restyledtosell.com.

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Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Great post and beautiful before and after photo! You are a true professional! I've missed you in the rain!! Glad to see your smile and blog!!!!

Mar 03, 2009 12:56 AM

Phyllis Pafumi

ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey - Old Bridge, NJ

ReStyled to Sell Staging Homes NJ

Hi Cathy, thanks it has been A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE ON THE RAIN...we are swamped, working 7 days a week and barely keeping up. I am SOOOOO thankful for my team, they are working around the clock running from one job to another and getting these houses transformed and on the real estate market within a few days.

FINALLY SELLERS and AGENTS are realizing that they MUST STAGE prior to listing. We have all worked hard in educating the public and it is finally paying off.

Here is to all the home stagers that have worked hard over the past few years in educating the public and staging homes for clients. May you have continued success in all your endeavors

God Bless, Phyllis

Mar 03, 2009 01:06 AM

Leslie Olson

Leslie Olson Interiors - Austin, TX

Interior Design and Redesign - Moved to Austin!

It's great to see you back again, Phyllis! I'm so pleased (but not surprised) about your company's success. You worked hard to plant those seeds that are now blooming. Congratulations!

Mar 03, 2009 01:53 AM

Chrissie Sutherland

Ready Set Stage - Greensboro, NC

Love your post. I'm glad you are busy. It is nice to see that sellers and Realtors are catching on and realize how important staging is. Great before and after too. Have a great week.

Mar 04, 2009 07:16 AM

Annie Pinsker-Brown

Stage to Sell - LA Home Staging - Los Angeles, CA

Stage to Sell, Los Angeles Home Stager

Phyllis, glad to hear you are so busy! Things are very slow here in So Cal, but it's good to know that you've been so successful!

Mar 04, 2009 10:00 AM

Melissa Marro

Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL

Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

All fantastic points! Hopefully more agents will take this advice, because it is sooooo needed!

Mar 04, 2009 10:15 AM

Pangaea Interior Design Kitchen & Bath Design, Remodeling

Portland Oregon - Portland, OR

Very good list & well written. Always good to keep listing those point until they get it!

Mar 07, 2009 09:10 PM

Dale Staggers

Dramatic Home Staging - Houston, TX

Dramatic Home Staging

Phyllis, great post and edcuating the industry professionals is paying off. I hope to have my staging business in Houston as successful as yours and continuing to market and promote our services and their benefits can lead us to that success. You're an inspiration to me. Thanks and continued success~

Mar 11, 2009 02:26 PM

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