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Real Estate Staging
 

                                       Stagers Know How To Get You ‘Moving’ too !
 

Real Estate Staging® is rapidly gaining popularity across the country with owners, agents and builders. It is the process of preparing any home for the real estate market, so that it sells quickly and for the best price. Cottage or mansion, ‘hot or cold’ market, occupied or vacant –it doesn’t matter. Across the country, our homes are usually our biggest investment and our greatest opportunity  to make large sums of money.

Real Estate Staging®

    Staging doesn't have to involve lots of work or expense.
Look what adding a couple of chairs, pillows and a lamp can do for this foyer. How Welcoming!

When the prospective buyer pulls up to the driveway and then walks through the front door, that first impression is critical. If they don’t like what they see on the outside, you’ll never get them inside. And buyers need to start making an emotional connection to the home as soon as they open the front door.  Many ‘yes’ or ‘no’ decisions are made within those first few minutes. Why risk losing a potential sale because of something you didn’t know about or didn’t think mattered.

Quite simply, if you want to sell your home as quickly as possible and for the best price, then it needs to look its absolute best—every time it is shown. A Real Estate Stager® can help you get it there by reviewing your home with an objective “buyer’s eye”, comparing it to a proven set of guidelines and making the necessary customized, for- your- home, changes so that it sells for the highest price in the shortest amount of time.

Example of Staging®

Stagers® know that for a successful sale, a house needs to appeal to the greatest number of potential buyers. A professional stager® will inspect the entire property, starting at the curb and including the back yard, basement, attic, garage and any outbuildings. Inside, we work to create an atmosphere and style that feels inviting and comfortable to agents and buyers. Yes, agents need to get excited about showing your home to their clients! Staging® can do that!

Real Estate agents can usually make suggestions about a few items that need to be taken care of, but often may not want to be totally truthful with the owner, for fear of offending or jeopardizing their agent/seller relationship. It’s unfortunate, but true.  And videos and lists just aren’t as effective as a real, live, personal “staging® coach” whose only interest is to be sure your house looks its best, every time it is shown.

Once a home has been Staged® by an Accredited Staging Professional™, then it can be signed and marketed as a Staged® Home.  This tells all the agents and prospective buyers that this home is ready for it’s close up and ready to sell.  Call now to have Room Works be  your stage® coach!
 

But I already cleaned and organized, can’t you tell”?

As an owner, it’s very difficult to be totally objective about your personal belongings. Many items that make your home cozy and comfortable for living, can be a hindrance when selling. Buyers won’t think about making an offer until they can “mentally move in”.  That is why it is so necessary to minimize the personality of the owners in the home so the buyers can envision their things in the house and themselves living there.

The buyer’s hopes, dreams and images of life in their ‘new home’ (your old house) are absolutely critical for the buying decision and are easily destroyed by too much clutter, dark and dated rooms, or closets and cupboards that are jammed full. Many buyers want houses that are move-in ready and will simply move-on to the next house that suits them better.

See what Professional Staging has done for these homes.   These aren't just rooms to view, they're rooms you can see yourself living in!
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Empty houses are just as hard for buyers to visualize living in as well.  They may seem more spacious but can also be very cold and uninviting. Empty homes need small vignettes or mini room settings brought in to help generate the buyer’s imagination. Often, just a few well placed items are all it takes. It is also possible to rent furnishings where desired or needed to sell a property.

Homes that are staged® by an Accredited Staging  Professional™ look better than the competition by being clean, neutral, clutter free with few distractions, de-personalized and often rearranged or furnished to be more open, inviting and spacious. They look better in print, brochures, and on the internet. The typical responses from my clients, after a staging, are “I love living in this space now.” Or, “This is great, it only takes me 15 minutes to straighten up the house”. That always makes me smile!

Staged® Homes sell faster and/or for more money in today's market.
 

There are very few other improvements that will give you such a high return on your investment dollar.  A few days of work and a few hundred dollars can easily earn you back thousands more in your selling price.
It pays to Stage®.

Click here to see a Featured Staged® Home  
 

Quiz Time: Staging®
By Staging® your house, you get…  (Choose the correct phrases) 
 

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