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I ran into a non-believer today.

By Janice Ankrett

Home Stager

October 30, 2011 01:07 PM

Staging is a waste of time and over rated, it does not sell a home any faster. Keep the home simple, clean and neet, well kept and maintained, repairs done and priced according to the age of the home, property and location. Period. I have never in my 20 years seen a home sell because it was staged.

The occupation of staging was made up for the unemployed fancy - dancy people that do not want to get their hands dirty and for the ones to make a fast buck doing nearly nothing.

Whew! Wish I could wave a magic wand and show this person what the 'fancy-dancy' Stager does for a living LOL!

I know that I have made a difference in how my clients' homes have been marketed.

I know I deal with the clean issue. That it is stressed as one of the most important areas when preparing your home for sale.

I know I deal with neatness. That's why the word clutter gets so over used.

I know I deal with deferred maintenance all the time. Sellers have learned to walk by issues instead of fixing them.

I know I deal with simple. That's why we edit the furnishings in a room.

I know that the updating I recommend can influence the listing price.

I know that staging or preparing the home for sale can help negate a poor location.

I know that staging a home is more than waving a magic wand ... it's hard and yes at times dirty work schlepping 'stuff' around.

When oh when is this myth that stagers just fluff a few pillows, place a throw and walk away going to disappear?

Stagers help market homes plain and simple.

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Roger D. Mucci

Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH

Lets shake things up at your home today!

Yowza! I have another name for this person, rather than "non-believer"...........wish I could share it here! ;~)

Oct 30, 2011 11:13 PM

Janice Ankrett

Burlington, ON

Staging Professional

No Sara it isn't LOL. But they are in the 'industry'.

Oct 31, 2011 02:32 AM

Thanks Carlotta! Your support is appreciated.

Oct 31, 2011 02:33 AM

Thanks Deborah!

Oct 31, 2011 02:34 AM

Thanks Gene! Our focus is very different than a decorator for sure ;).

Oct 31, 2011 02:36 AM

Neither had I Shar LOL! It blew me away!

Oct 31, 2011 02:37 AM

I don't know Janet! It's not from a client but someone who also works in the 'industry' (not a Realtor).

Oct 31, 2011 02:39 AM

Probably best that you don't Roger LOL!!

Oct 31, 2011 02:40 AM

Valerie, wish it was all swanning around in designer clothes and getting paid LOL.

Oct 31, 2011 02:42 AM

Malcolm Johnston

Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON

Trenton Real Estate

Don't let the negative-Nellies bother you Janice, everybody is entitled to their opinion, even if it is wrong.

Oct 31, 2011 03:02 AM

Thanks Malcolm ;)! They sure didn't sugar coat it LOL.

Oct 31, 2011 03:37 AM

Anna Dovger

Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX

Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

Janice , he is just jealous that you have a talent not him.

Oct 31, 2011 03:52 AM

Charlene Storozuk

Dezigner Digz - Burlington, ON

Home Stager - Burlington Ontario

Very well said Janice. It's hard to convince some people, but home staging really does work. And yes, we have to get the public to see that we don't just fluff pillows. Fortunately, I think the public is starting to understand that, but not quickly enough :-)

Oct 31, 2011 05:27 AM

Could be Anna, could be ;).

Oct 31, 2011 08:12 AM

Charlene, it's been a slow process but most seem to be catching on.

Oct 31, 2011 08:13 AM

Kristine Ginsberg

Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ

NJ Home Stager

Janice - look at all the members loving your words of wisdom - something I've always known and why I check in everyday (well I try to everyday)! Anyone who doesn't "believe" in staging, doesn't know what it is or has never seen it done right! Staging is becoming and soon will be part of marketing homes everywhere in the US - I truly believe that. Of course there will always be some that prefer to take a price reduction of 10's of thousands of dollars!!!

Nov 02, 2011 08:49 AM

Thanks Kristine. You are right, a home not prepared properly faces price reductions.

Nov 03, 2011 02:58 AM

Rhonda Wilson

Revealing Assets - Home Staging Services - Edmonton, AB

Arghhh! Janice, awesome post!

I run into these nay-sayers on a weekly basis. Many of the people who think this way are the older REALTORS who have been selling real estate for a long time....way back in the days where you simply listed a home in the exact condition it is in without putting any effort into it. Those REALTORS are "listing collectors". They gather as many listings as they can because the numbers simply say that eventually they will always have a listing selling.

When I hear comments regarding our profession like the ones you have posted, I simply smile. I know that it is simply ignorance, and comes from a place of not actually having witnessed the benefits of Home Staging personally.

We, Home Stagers, DEFINITELY get our hands dirty on a daily basis. I can't count the number of shirts and pairs of pants I have ruined at work. We are constantly working in homes where clients have not completed our suggested cleaning and we are forever lifting/moving/shuffling heavy furniture.

A Decorator's daily work is the polar-opposite of a Stager's daily work.

Awesome post! I am sharing this everywhere!

Nov 06, 2011 05:03 AM

Another side-note: To the REALTORS who believe that Home Staging is not effective or necessary, you can continue to wonder why your more savvy colleagues continue to receive "Top Producer" awards when you don't. ;)

Nov 06, 2011 05:07 AM

Rhonda! Tell it like it is LOL. I've never thought of them as 'listing collectors' but that's a good way to put it.

We all have to continue to educate that's for sure.

Nov 06, 2011 07:08 AM

I ran into a non-believer today.

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