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Who pays for Staging- Realtor or Homeowner

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Home Stager with Real Estate Staging Unlimited

So after you decide that you are going to stage who will pay for it?  I would say that about 70% of the time the homeowner pays for the service.  After we build a relationship with a Realtor we find that they want every house staged because they see the benefits and then they pay for the staging or share the cost with the seller.

We encourage Realtors to have the client pay for the service up front and then reimburse the seller 50-100% on closing.  This becomes a win-win for both the seller and agent because they save money on marketing because the home is in showcase condition so pictures and presentation come across excellent. And time is money so with the use of staging  the property usually stays on the market less time and everyone gets paid faster.

Savvy Realtors and homeowners understand that staging a home really helps them to get the sold sign posted!  So if you're not using a stager on your team do some interviewing of the companies in your area...it will be time well spent. 

We have the largest staging company in Reno so we can provide a higher level of service and products than most other staging companies.  We own all of the furnishings and accessories and we have a lot of them.  And it's our products that  always makes a house beautiful and unique. Best wishes for getting the SOLD sign posted!

www.RealEstateStagingUnlimited.com

 

Comments (4)

Terry Miller
Miller Homes Group - Tyler, TX
Miller Homes Group and Tyler Apartment Locator

Hope your business is great. We never have a problem with a homeowner paying to stage their home. If they don't want to make a proper effort to sell their home, they can't expect us to either.

Jan 14, 2009 01:32 PM
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Karel,

Thanks for the information.  Something I think it depends on the price of the home.  I like the idea of the owner paying up front and they rebating something after closing.

Jan 14, 2009 10:05 PM
Andrew Monaghan
The Monaghan Group - Glendale, AZ
CRS, GRI, EPro Associate Broker

I pay the first hour and they pay the rest

Jan 16, 2009 02:27 AM
Phil Leng
Retired - Kirkland, WA
Phil Leng - Retired

Hi Karel,

This is always a question. I find if the home owner pays for the staging they are more receptive to the process, and more likely to do all that needs to be done to make the home sell.

Phil

Jul 10, 2012 07:18 PM