Staging a Home Really Does Make It More Attractive to Buyers!

To Stage Your Home or Not to Stage Your Home, That is the Question!

Sellers often want to sell their home, but do not want to spend any money to sell their home.  Whether it is for repairs to the home or for staging expenses sellers do not want to spend any more money on their home before it sells.  How can we change the seller preception?  Depending on their situation sometimes it is critical that they put some money into selling their home.  I know staging can be expensive, but sellers can sell their home quicker and get a higher value for their home.  Look at the before and after pictures below.  This makes a big difference to buyers trying to visualize themselves living in a home.  

                 After                                Before

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I think as agents we really need to express the importance of the home looking its best for showings and this might mean telling your client like it is.  Sellers need to think of their home FOR SALE and try to take the emotions out of the picture.  I know this is easier said than done, but I think bringing in a professional stager is sometimes better for the agent than the agent staging themselves.  The sellers think of the stager as a professional and will listen to what they have to say more than an agent. 

            After                                      Before

Recently, I have used a professional stager, Salata Style in Charlotte, NC area to stage one of my listings.  I fully recommend their services so if you are looking for a professional stager in the Charlotte, NC area, click on the link above to contact them.  Before the home was staged we had 2 showings.  We staged the home on January 16, 2014 and we have had 5 showings and one offer and today is January 28, 2014.  The offer was not the right offer for my sellers, but we continue to have showings and I believe it is because the house is staged and at the right price.  My husband and I staged our home before I became a Realtor and it sold in a month.  I have always been a big believer of staging. I think convincing my clients to become believers too is going to be very important in my career.   

I am adding stager consults to all my listings at no additional charge to my sellers.  They will have to pay to stage their home, unless I can do a couple things for them, but I think adding this to my listings will benefit my clients and how fast they will sell their home and the sales price that they will receive.    

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