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Staged Home Decor Gives You Mythbusters
Home Staging®  Myth Busters

Myth 1: Staging is Decorating...
 
Fact:
Staging is NOT Decorating or Design! Decorating or Design is personalizing and Staging

is De-Personalizing and preparing a house for the un-known Buyer. That is why it's KEY
that you hire someone with training specifically on how to prepare a house for sale.
The Accredited Staging Professional DesignationTM (ASPTM) is the ONLY nationally recognized
professional designation for Home Staging. Make sure to hire someone with this professional
designation when selecting a qualified Home Stager.
TIP: When the focus of the Staging becomes about things and not your house, then you are working
with a decorator and not a trained Stager. An ASP Stager can use existing items in a house and their
creativity to properly Stage a house for sale.
Myth 2: Staging Costs Too Much...
 
Fact:
Staging is an INVESTMENT in getting a house sold and the investment in Staging is

always less than a price reduction. An ASPTM Stager has been trained to work with a
Sellers' budget and time frame to properly Stage a house. We like to ask our clients, "Can you afford
NOT to Stage?" When compared with the other costs ... more

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