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Crush the UNEASYies!!!!!

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Home Stager with Stage It & Redesign Professionals

We all know how vital it is in our industry to make full disclosure to our clients just as Realtors.  Our client has the right to know in advance what we intend to do in the home, the amount of time we anticipate the transformation will take, and the amount we charge for the service.  

As an added comfort for my clients, I assure them my charges will not exceed my quote no matter how long the staging or redesign project takes just in case there are events outside of my control and theirs that can happen.  I already know the minimum amount I could walk away with if everything goes haywire and I am resolved to that number.  As an added cushion for my business, I put in my contract that any cancellation without a rescheduling date, made within 3 days of the Project will result in their deposit being forfeited.  I even discuss this with the Realtor and Homeowner so they know what is expected of them should they need to cancel.  This is a professional business and I want all involved to treat our industry as such.  

Keeping our industry moving in a positive direction should be a concern for all.  We want to be sure to keep our clients happy, Realtors informed and educated, and above all not have any UNEASY feelings about the Staging or Redesign business community. 

Let's all pledge to NEVER be Unethical to our clients.  We would not want it done to us. And surely, we should not do it to anyone else.   Let's stage and redesign with total ethics for the next bidder who comes along. There is truly enough business to keep everyone working.

 

Tarenia C. "Stage It Today, Offers Are on the Way".

Stage It & Redesign Professionals 

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Leslie Godbold
WZGM AM1350 Independent Asheville Radio - Asheville, NC
Motivation Speaker, Radio host "Positively Living"

Tarenia, I agree that the ethical behavior is mandatory in our field.  I always treat my clients, their agents and the buyers with honesty, professionalism and the highest standards in home staging. 

We unfortunately have seen articles where under handed practises seem to be implied however I have never nor have I ever seen a professional stager do such things. But the doubt in the public's mind can do nothing but harm our reputability and we must address this issue with speed and honesty.

Thank you for bringing this issue up in your blog.

Nov 19, 2007 06:59 AM
Tarenia www.stageitpros.com
Stage It & Redesign Professionals - Douglasville, GA

Leslie-

I hope by posting this other's such as realtors and those who just happen to our site will see that we all want to be on the up and up in this area.  With the advent of RESA and through the SIF roundtables we will see to it that ethical standards become the norm.  I believe that the majority of Stagers/Redesigners are ethical men and women.

Tarenia 

Nov 19, 2007 12:42 PM
Keith Perry
Coldwell Banker - Hiram, GA
REALTOR - West Metro Atlanta

Hi Tarenia, what a refreshing post! Disclosure and ethics are our bread and butter in this business.

BTW great website you have there.  :)

Nov 29, 2007 02:54 AM
Kimberly Uksik
Independent - Pickering, ON
Home Stager - Durham, Toronto, On.

Great Post Tarenia,

I do the same as you do and make sure I disclose EVERYTHING upfront!

Nov 29, 2007 03:01 AM
Abby Roselli
ALR Home Staging and Showcasing, LLC - Staten Island, NY
Staten Island Home Stager

Guidelines set in place ahead of time leave nothing up to 'chance' and protects both you as the business owner and they as the client.  Great post   ~Abby

Dec 02, 2007 05:09 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA
Tarenia: Ethics should always be first and foremost, regardless of whom we are dealing with, clients, friends, loved ones, or the grocery store clerk. Thank you for posting this reminder to us all.
Dec 02, 2007 08:46 AM
Home Stagers in Atlanta / Chamblee Area
Home-A-Dress - Chamblee, GA

Well said TC

I'm always upfront. I want agents and homeowners alike to know that I will be honest and have full disclosure.

Jan 09, 2008 04:41 AM
Terrylynn Fisher
Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA
HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.
Really good post and good reminder of how we are perceived, which is everything to our future business and referrals. 
Jan 09, 2008 05:03 AM