Six good reasons to hire a professional home stager We recently received an inquiry from a real estate agent asking
us how a hiring a professional home stager when you are ready to sell your home
is different than just de-cluttering & organizing your home. I wanted to share my response. “Hi, I received the comment form you submitted to my website,
HomeScapes San Diego, a local home staging company. You mentioned that
you would like some information on the benefits of hiring a professional home
stager that goes beyond what de-cluttering & organizing can do. Home
staging may include some de-cluttering & organizing, but it goes far beyond
that. Anyone could, & should, de-clutter. But if you want the
best price for your home, home staging is the way to go. What professional home staging does is give you an edge when
selling your home over other homes for sale in your area - which often means
the difference between getting it sold & having it sit on the market with
the price trailing downwards. When you put your home on the market (often
someone’s biggest asset) you want to come out of the gate running & looking
your best! 1 - Statistically, staging your home professionally will
help you sell quicker & for a better price - homes that are staged sell an
average of 80% quicker and for 10% more than those that are not & staging
is the best return on investment a homeowner can make when selling (NAR) 2 - A professional home stager, who has been trained
& has experience, knows how to showcase this particular home to make the
best first impression possible 3 - When you professionally stage, you help buyers see how
rooms can be defined, how the space can work with their furniture & it
helps them envision themselves in the space 4 - Professional home stagers are trained to know how to
showcase the home to appeal to the broadest range of potential buyers in the
targeted demographic for this home, without the personal bias a homeowner may
hang onto about the home, which could prevent them from having the perspective
needed to get buyers attention 5 - The cost of using a trained home stager is a drop in
the bucket compared to the average first price reduction if the home doesn't
sell (typically home staging can range from $1,000 - $2,500 - far less than the
first drop in price, usually no less than $10,000) 6 - Good home staging increases the perceived value of the
home - with improved curb appeal, decor & better photographs, the homeowner
gains because they have re-inforced the perception that the home has been
well-tended & has been taken care of overall. Let me know if you have any comments or questions. It was
a pleasure to provide some information on why we believe in professional home
staging to get any home sold quickly & for the best price, regardless of
market conditions. If the home is priced right, a staged home will sell faster than its competition! Thank you for your inquiry. A picture says it best - take a look
at the "Before" & "After" photos of the home we staged
last week, below. Best regards, Judy Judith Burzell www.homescapes-sd.com (760) 224-5025” |