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Top ten reasons you should Professionally Stage your home.

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Real Estate Agent with Crossroads Realty

Top Ten Reasons You Should Professionally

Stage Your Home...

 

1.  You Will Make More Money

U.S. Housing and Urban Development reports that a staged home will sell, on average, 17% higher than an un-staged home.

 

 

2.  Your House Will Sell Faster which = Less Headaches and Hassle

The New York Village Voice reported that the average number of days an un-staged home is on the market is 30.9 versus 13.9 for a staged home.

 

 

3.  The Cost of Staging Doesn't Cost A Dime

In a 2003 Home Gain Survey of over 2000 Realtors, it was discovered that sellers who spent up to $1000 staging their home recovered almost 200% of the cost in the sale of their home.

 


   

4.  Most Home Sellers Cannot View Their House Objectively

If you can't see objectively, you can't "package" effectively.  Have a staging professional get your home into its most advantageous condition for showing.

 

 

5.  Less Guesswork and "Do It Yourself"

A professional home stager can manage your projects from start to finish. Or, they can give you a detailed enough report based on their extensive knowledge and training to have you "do it yourself".

 

 

6.  Only 10% of Homebuyers Can Visualize the Potential of a Home

That's why staging a home is critical! You don't want the advantages of your home overlooked and left up to the buyer's imagination.

 

 

7.  The Longer Your Home is on the Market, the Lower the Price Will Be, so STAGE FIRST!

According to a National Association of Realtors survey, homes that sold after 4 weeks on the market sold for 6% less then ones within the first 4 weeks!  Don't be in a position where you have to lower your price...have your house staged.

 

 

8.  The Money You Make May Be TAX FREE!

Take advantage of a possible tax-free capital gain by getting every dollar possible!

 

 

9.  Leaving Your House in "AS IS" Condition Will Help Sell the Competition

Right now the number of homes for sale on the market is at a record high. Competition is stiff and buyers have very high expectations.  Successful agents know that the key to selling competing is professional staging.

 

          10.  You Can Relax

You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have done absolutely everything possible to affect a quick sale of your most valuable commodity and for TOP DOLLAR!    

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Keith Elliott Jr
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner

Hi Jodi,

Welcome to Active Rain and congrats on your first post! The opportunities to learn and network are incredible here. Best of luck to ya!

-Keith

Feb 11, 2008 03:49 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876
Hello Jodi,

I see this is your first post on Active Rain.  Congratulations!!  I just wanted to welcome you to a fantastic Real Estate Industry Network!  Welcome aboard, I hope you'll continue to Blog, and invite others.  

I’ve added a link to a post called, “NEW MEMBERS – Start Here” that will hopefully get you up and running with the least amount of effort, and also help you to navigate around Active Rain more efficiently.

I hope you'll find this to be a useful post in helping you get started. 

Again, welcome to Active Rain, the best place to start, and have a Blogging experience!

Good Luck to you and your business!  B-)
Feb 12, 2008 01:03 AM