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Stage Trade Service Program

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Home Stager with Staging Impressions

The goal of Home Staging is to create the "WOW!" factor in homes that are for sale.  Having a wider variety of furnishings and accessories at a lower cost spreads the benefits of home staging to a wider audience and increases the speed of general consumer acceptance.   I have been staging homes for more than three years and have seen a growing interest in Home Staging, but customers' concerns over the cost of renting furniture and accessories has not diminished.  Sellers also look to Home Stagers to help them downsize and reduce their furniture and accessories and look to Home Stagers for help.

Staging Impressions' Home Stage Trade Service Program is designed to reduce home stagers' start-up costs and provide expanded, more affordable rental options to the consumer and allow them to offer items for sale.  The Stage Trade Service Program focuses on renting accessories to home stagers, providing a clearing house for accessories to be shared among professional stagers, and consolidating buying power for wholesale and bulk discount opportunities.  The Stage Trade Service Program is offered to most licensed Home Stagers in Michigan.  The program is not available to the general public. 

Make it a wonderful day.

 

 

 

 

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Kate Hart
Hart & Associates Staging and Design - Radnor, PA

What a wonderful idea. Please let me know this works out for you- I have tons of inventory that I would like to rent to stagers. KH

Nov 11, 2007 11:41 PM
Al Maxwell
Keller Williams - Marietta, GA
Real Estate Agent
Good suggestion. Thanks for passing this along. And also Happy veteran's day.
Nov 11, 2007 11:47 PM
Cari Pilon
RE:STYLE Home Staging - Brighton, MI
RE:STYLE Home Staging

Hi Deborah,

I got your email and will look at it today. Thanks!

Nov 11, 2007 11:47 PM
Karen Reynolds
Champagne Staging, LLC - Wake Forest, NC

Home Stagers are licensed in Michigan?  Is that a new thing?  I personally have resisted renting my inventory to other Stagers who ask because what happens if I need a specific piece that I rented out?  Then I have to go re-buy it and thus, kinda defeats the purpose, at least for me :(

I have reduced my rental ratesd for the winter to keep items circulating and so far so good (eek, knock on wood!).  Just out of curiosity tho -- if Stagers rent from a clearinghouse, how does that save their clients money?  Because they have to pay the clearinghouse the rental fees, and then they not only pass those fees to their clients, but their additional time as well to make all the arrangements?

Sounds like a good idea tho if there are not furniture rental companies available, or if some of the fees from said rental companies are waived :)  Good luck!  Keep us posted how its going.

Nov 12, 2007 12:12 AM
Jackie Peraza
Perceptions AdverStaging(TM), LLC - Framingham, MA
Home Stager - Framingham, Massachusetts

Deborah - this sounds quite interesting and I'd be interested in additional information. 

Jackie

Nov 12, 2007 01:18 AM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"
Deborah ~ This could be a useful concept, but I'm not quite sure how it works -- could you expand on the particulars please?  Thanks!  (In my area, some of us already rent a few limited pieces to other stagers when needed and find it quite helpful.  We do a simple lease agreement month-to-month and charge about 10-15% of what we paid for it.  Is this similar to your program?)
Nov 12, 2007 01:31 AM
Lori Kim Polk
Premiere Home Staging : Home Staging Services - Roseville, CA
Home Stager - Roseville, Sacramento
Sounds very interesting and I would like to see how this progresses for you.  When "I" am in the position of needing items... I have 2 other Stagers that have warehouses that I can rent from and visa versa.  Right now I let my team mates rent from my own inventory.  I would rather have them get a job and feel that they can use my things than turn the job down.  It is more of a "sharing" concept.  It sounds similar to yours. Make sure you have all the appropriate paperwork for these transactions.
Nov 12, 2007 03:22 AM