What is home staging & why do I need it when selling my Fresno home?
COMMON QUESTIONS:
“Why would I want to hire someone to stage my house when I am selling it? It looks OK and besides the new owners can fix it up the way they want to.”
” I know my paint colors are a little bold, but won’t the new owner want to paint anyway?”
” Isn’t home staging expensive?”
These are some of the common questions that people ask when deciding to sell their Fresno homes. Most sellers do not realize that having their property staged by a home staging professional is an investment in their home that will pay off in a big way at closing.
The money spent on staging will pale in comparison to that which is lost when their home sits on the market for months, while the owner pays the mortgage and upkeep. Profit will also be lost when the home has to undergo price reductions.
Most home buyers really don’t want to have to move in and begin do it yourself projects. They want move in ready, new looking, clean and fresh. They use their money on the down payment and moving expenses, many just barely able to afford that, much less having to do painting and repairs.
The job of a professional home stager is to help homeowners prepare their homes for a quick, profitable sale. A stager can merely give suggestions as to what the home needs and the owner can take it from there, or the stager can help declutter, give advice on paint and repairs, and bring in needed furniture and accessories. Many times the stager will use just the homeowner’s possessions when staging a home.
Are the services of a professional expensive? Not at all. The entire cost may be as low as a $55.00 walk through consultation. The owner then knows exactly what to do to ready the home for sale. A seller must remember that whatever the cost of the staging, the investment will pay big time when the home sells.
In today’s competitive market a home that has had the benefit of home staging definitely has the edge.
To calculate the amount a seller will save by having a home staged click the following link:
http://www.stagingsavings.com/stagingSavings.html
AUTHOR BIO:
Linda Thompson, owner of Selling By Design-Staging, has been decorating and redesigning homes with her husband, an architect and builder, for over twenty years. Their work has earned praise for practicality and creativity.
After taking an early retirement from a teaching career, Linda began staging and redesigning homes. Her staging philosophy is to keep it simple while giving each home that WOW factor so necessary in real estate today.
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One Comment
Home staging helps your home sell faster by Fresno Realtor, Joseph Hollak / 09 Feb 2011 / 11:47 AM