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What is Home Staging? Your Questions Answered [Lake Mary, Florida]

Sometimes the Realtor shouldn't be the person giving advice on staging.  Marie from Foxy Interiors does a great job explaining why her services are so important!
As a home stager in Lake Mary, Florida, I find it interesting to ask random people their interpretation of home staging.  The following are a few of the responses.  Decluttering, yea, decluttering; making the house all nice, neat and pretty for buyers to take a look.  Home staging is that stuff they do on HGTV before the realtor comes.  It’s tidying up, putting stuff away, and then putting a for sale sign in the yard.  Home staging is when you add furniture that looks new.
Wikipedia defines Home staging as the act of preparing a private residence for sale in the real estate marketplace. The goal of staging is to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more swiftly and for more money. Staging techniques focus on improving a property's appeal by transforming it into a welcoming, attractive product that anyone might want.
Essentially, home staging is showcasing a home.  This is accomplished by defining or bringing out the best features of the home including architectural elements ... more

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