Did you
know that staging has been around since the early 90's. But back then it was used in limited settings and for more
high-end homes. It's taken a lot of years to get where staging is a marketing tool that is used by savvy Realtors
and homeowners to sell homes. .
HGTV in the last few years
have targeted the home improvement market. They have done a great job of educating the public what and how staging works.
Staging can be done to both vacant and occupied homes however the staging for each is very different.
A
home without furniture often lacks interest and shows every good and bad element of the home. By adding beautiful
furnishings and accessories the house changes into a home that the future homeowner will fall in love with.
An occupied home can also be staged. Sometimes the seller
has too much or not enough furniture. Or maybe their furniture is tired or lacks interest. The type of staging used with
occupied homes is sometimes called Redesign. With this type of staging we use the seller’s items to reshape,
relocate and re-create the space to make it fit the home and create a balanced, comfortable home. We can also bring additional furniture
or accessories if needed to bring the WOW effect to the home.
Whether
you need staging for a vacant or occupied home the actual staging will only take one day. We arrive in the morning and
we're done by late afternoon and we create the WOW effect every-time. Staging is here to stay so start using it
and see the value of the home you're selling increase and best of all...sell faster.
For more information about staging visit our website www.RealEstateStagingUnlimited.com
We
dress homes to sell!
Staging
is all about creating a connection with the future homeowner. When you are hiring a staging company be sure to interview
and find out what types of products and services they provide.
How
long have they been staging
What is their background in
design
What kind of staging(vacant, occupied) do
they provide?
Do they own any furniture? or will you have
to rent from a corporate leasing company, this can be very expensive
Do
they have a website that you can see before and afters and learn about their company
Do they have homes that you can look at in person
Will they be able to provide insurance
We
are the largest staging company in Reno and Sparks and we own all of the beautiful furnishings and unique accessories that
will be used in your staging project. We have talented interior designers and decorators that will transform
any vacant or occupied home from having no personality to one that will cause the future homeowner to fall
in love with the home.
Ask questions and make sure your
staging company can do what they say they can. When your staging in our area we hope you will let us help you get the
SOLD sign posted!
We dress homes to SELL
There are
many factors to consider when a house is not selling. But before you reduce the price of the home the first time you should
consider bringing in an expert to give a critique of the home from curbside, throughout the home and including the back yard.
Our company has such services, as do other staging companies. I can
tell you from experience that 9 out 10 times there are things that can be done to help make a connection to the new homeowner.
Don't underestimate the value of this service.
The
reduction price for the property will be in the thousands of dollars the home preparation service will run a couple of
hundred dollars. You can do the math.
Attention to
the details will help you to get the SOLD sign posted!
We
dress homes to sell......
Staging
is not a new concept. It has been around since the early 90's but like everything it takes an idea to travel around awhile
before everyone catches the concept and can see the value.
HGTV
was the wild fire for establishing the staging concept. They informed their viewers about this innovative concept of
presenting the home completing ready to the future homeowners. By de-cluttering, de-personalizing, reshaping the
existing furniture or adding a complete home of furniture to fit the home it helps to establish an excitement and
a connection to the new homeowner.
Staging is not
going to go away any time soon, so get on board and use it in your marketing efforts. Whether you stage the primary living
spaces or use small staging concepts in limited areas you will have better responses from buyers and that will help you
to get the sold sign posted!
Stage it...and you may be
able to increase the listing price up to 7%.... We Dress Homes To Sell!
1. It will
help any home to show better the architectural features and attributes that the home has to offer
2. It will sell faster in any kind of market
3. It will often sell for more money
If
you aren't using staging find a stager in your area and ask them to tell you about the services they offer...it will help
you to get the SOLD sign posted.
We dress homes to sell!
Yes, but
only if you want to sell the house for the best price and the least amount of time!
I really don't even need to write any more because that statement is absolutely true! We
often can increase the selling price of the home up to 7% after we have staged or completed a staging redesign.
Getting
a house ready to sell can be exhausting! The de-cluttering and removing the "stuff" to a storage area
can be costly and time consuming. I often recommend to the seller to consider putting the extra furniture and accessories into
a consignment store not a storage unit.
Often when
you move your new home will not accommodate your furniture that you have anyway due to windows, room size just to mention
a few. So instead of paying to have it stored turn it into cash for new items for the new home. Just a thought
to help the seller not to feel so overwhelmed...and to help to get the SOLD sign posted!
We have
the largest staging company in Reno so we 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 product that always makes
a house beautiful and unique.
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 benefit and they
pay for the staging or share the cost with the seller.
Why
is that? The Realtors that use our services know that they save money on marketing and the time that the property stays
on the market is less, which means they get paid faster. So for us I believe over time the percentage will change because
of the services we offer really offer value and savvy Realtors understand that it really helps them to get the sold sign
posted!
The reason
staging is here to stay is because it works! About 80% of our work is real estate staging for vacant houses. Yes
houses not homes. There is a difference. A home is place where a family lives and a house is the opposite the
family is gone and lacks interest and personality because the home is empty.
We change that when we stage. We are different than other staging companies because we do not lease
any of our furniture or accessories...we own them. After we load in our unique home furnishings and accessories
the home looks beautiful and captures the interest of the future homeowner. Because we are a large staging company our
staging projects include more products which make our projects look more interesting but that doesn't mean it cost more
money.
If you are considering to start using
staging make sure you shop for the best staging company -not all are created equal. In staging it's all about
the products that will be used in your project. Make sure you are asking to see some of their projects in person so
you can see first hand how creative they are and the quality of the products they use.
Staging is here to stay so if you aren't using a staging company we hope you will
consider Real Estate Staging Unlimited. Staging will help to sell the home faster and often more money. Stage
it and get the sold sign posted!
I'm
a real estate stager so of course I believe in virtual tours. The projects that we complete always look better when
a virtual is done and why wouldn't you want to have your investment advertised in the best format.
Regular or still pictures just do not give the true dimensions of each
room not to mention the quality of lighting, angles and general overall look of the room does not come across as exciting
as a virtual tour will provide.
Why not consider virtual
tours as part of your marketing strategy. More than ever people are shopping on the Internet and this format is very friendly
to this experience. Digital cameras have there place in marketing real estate but when you have a website where
you are featuring a home virtual tours should be used to get the WOW effect.
It's like the 35mm camera verses the digital camera.... how many 35mm cameras are people using
today verses a couple of years ago. Be competitive in your marketing efforts...use staging and follow up with a
virtual tour and both marketing strategies will help you to get the sold sign posted!
Adding
sparkle to any home is important. In this case I am talking about the lighting throughout the home. This not only includes
the electrical lighting but also the light that comes from the windows.
Make sure that all the light bulbs are working and are the proper wattage so that the room is properly illuminated.
In addition make sure all the windows throughout the home have been professionally cleaned inside and out. This will
make a HUGE difference in allowing natural light to flood the room. Having natural light coming into the room will create
a mood that cannot be recreated easily with electrical lighting so take advantage of clean windows!
Not all views are good so sometimes window dressings are important but if they are not
necessary make sure that the window coverings are open so that people can see out of the windows. If any of
the window coverings are broken or in poor condition have the homeowner remove them.
Bring in the sparkle and get the sold sign posted!
Staging
is what can help you stand out from other Realtors. There still are many Realtors that don't use staging services.
What I don't understand about this choice is that advertising the home in many different ways is how the home is sold.
Networking, word of mouth, print advertising, Internet, virtual tours- there are so many ways to invest in advertising
when you are trying to sell the home so why not include real estate staging.
Staging can be one of the BEST investments before you start any marketing efforts. Without having the
home in showcase form the rest can become very costly. The longer the property stays on the market the more you
will have to invest in your advertising efforts. I know that in my area just a few print ads can be more than staging
costs. Not to mention that after 30-6-90 days the only option you can offer the seller to get the home sold is to lower
the selling price which effects your payday as well.
Bottom-line,
staging provides a transformation of any home that takes it to the next level. Start with staging and let me know
if you save money on your advertising efforts. Staging, if it done right can help your home to sell faster and
often for money...so stage it and get the sold sign posted!
Buyers
begin to make decisions whether they will buy the house as soon as they drive up to it. We stage the front and the back
of the house. Sometimes it can be as simple as putting pots with flowers by the entry area, which will add color and
welcome the buyer. But often the homeowner has had no interest in gardening or yard work and the front of the home lacks
interest.
Call in an expert to get and estimate.
You'll be surprised that often it only takes a small investment that will make a huge difference in the look of the home
and that can mean the value of the home increases and helps to sell the home faster.
Before you list make sure that the home is ready for the future homeowner. We believe you only
have one chance to make a good impression. Stage the home inside and out and get the sold sign posted!
Are you
ready? Spring brings out buyers and having your home staged can make the difference in the amount of time
it is on the market and how much you it will sell for. Don't wait for summer to realize that you should have taken
that extra step to detail the home. Call us and ask us about the value that staging has to offer because staging
will help you to get the sold sign sold!
The good bad and ugly...COLOR
Trying
to sell a house with vibrate colors can really slow down the selling process. I recently went into a house that had an abundant amount
of color. Blue, green, periwinkle, burgundy, teal green were in every room. I complimented my client that she
had chosen colors that she loved but followed the statement that most likely the new homeowners would want to put there own
stamp of color into their home. I recommended a neutral light color to cover her current colors. She agreed and
made arrangements to get the rooms painted before she listed her home.
By painting her home she wants the new homeowners to make a connection to the home. No doubt the home
will sell and probably for more money because of the changes she makes.
Call us today about our home preparation services. These services will help you to get the sold sign
posted!
Staging
is not a new concept it has been around since the early 90's but like everything it takes an idea to travel around awhile
before everyone catches the concept.
HGTV was the wild
fire for staging. They informed their viewers about this innovative concept of presenting the home completing ready
to the future homeowners. By de-cluttering, de-personalizing, reshaping the furniture to fit the home the buyer can
see how the home will work for them.
Staging is
not going to go away any time soon, so get on board and use it in your marketing efforts. Whether you stage the primary living
spaces or use small staging concepts in limited areas you will have better responses from buyers and that will help you
to get the sold sign posted!
Ready..Set..GO! READY-Getting
the seller to get Ready to Go....can be a difficult task sometimes. You would think that when they decide to list their
home that they would be thinking that they would be moving soon. But I find that many are not ready to leave their home
that they have built memories in not to mention that they have to often do a lot of work to get the home ready to be
listed.
SET- The best way to get most sellers motivated
is to talk about money. If they don't declutter... the chances of a full offer are less. If they don't
fix broken items..the chances of a full offer are less. If they don't paint and clean up...the chances of a full offer
are less. You get the picture. And usually when we are done explaining what a BIG opportunity they have for increasing
the value of the home they listen.
GO- As a Realtor you
can often tell them what you think needs to be done but sometimes they just are not motivated. That's when you pull
in an expert to back up what you are saying and follow up with what needs to be done so that you can get a good offer presented
by the future homeowner.
That expert can be a staging service.
Many offer home preparation services to help get the home ready to be on the market. Our company provides
such services and our Realtors are always amazed how we get the seller motivated to complete everything that needs to
be done so that you can help them to get the sold sign posted!
Call
us today and we will help you to successfully market your business.
We can
all agree that selling a house is all about the marketing efforts that the Realtor puts into the selling process.
I often speak to Realtors that don't believe in staging or really pressing
the seller to do much of anything to get the home ready to sell. I don't understand why. We have so much data
that shows that preparing the home and staging sells the home faster and often for more money.
I think Realtors have a catch 22 situation- first they want to list the home
so they tell the homeowner what a great home they have and after they have signed the listing they have to tell them
the truth about what needs to be done to the property in order to get the property sold for the best price. That can be tough
for some Realtors.
That's where the use of a stager
or redesigner can really assist the Realtor. Our company provides detailed reports about color options, decluttering,
cleaning, repairs, curb appeal and discussion on staging or redesign options and opportunities if needed.
By using experts to go over the details of getting the home ready it will
help to keep in tact a good quality relationship between the seller and Realtor.
The Realtors we work with love the services we offer and the best part it only
cost $150.00. They tell us it is the best money they spend because they don't have to be the "bad guys"
and tell the truth about the good, bad and ugly that the house has and the work gets completed. If your not using a
home preparation service call us today and let us help you to get the sold sign posted!
I'm
sure you have heard from buyers that they hate the "color" of the room or house. Why can't they just see
past the color? Why can't they see how great the house could be if they just painted it themselves? Why even
try and figure it out...they just can’t. So make sure you have your sellers paint all areas that are dirty, bright or
odd colors to in a warm neutral color.
A color expert
is your best bet when making color suggestions. The investment of fresh paint will pay off in more ways than one. How about
more money and a quicker sell!
We have several color experts
call us for more information about these services.
Selling
a home is all about getting the home ready to sell and making sure all the details are completed prior to listing the property.
Even a good house can look better when you apply staging. Whether the home is occupied or vacant, staging will always
improve the value of the home.
After the home has been
primped and prepped it's time to sell it. If you are not using a professional service for your photos you should
be! There really is a big difference and with many people using the Internet to search out for their new home good photos
are VERY important. Virtual tours are a wonderful way to show off the size of each room and the actual layout and a
great way to show off what you and the homeowner have done to get the home ready to be sold!
We have all seen pictures of homes that left us wondering why was the picture published.
Take time to get good pictures. A picture speaks a thousand words and get the sold sign posted!
Has the
real estate market in your area gone flat? In the Reno market it has really slowed down and Realtors are looking for
creative ways to sell the home. Staging is a great way to get new interest in a home that has been on the market for over
30 days.
But why wait until the home has been on
the market for 30-60-90 days. Get it staged and sell it! If you put staging as a part of your marketing strategy
as you speak to your client on the listing if they decide against using staging at the beginning you will have a
better chance to move forward before you do the first price reduction.
When selecting a stager make sure you go and see some of the homes that they currently have staged.
See the quality and quantity of products that are used. Your stager will become a person that represents your
business so make sure they can complete the job to your expectations.
Discover STAGING with Real Estate Staging Unlimited and get it SOLD!
Answer:
Probably not and the house will probably fall under the fixer up category.
When we are called to do a report for the realtor and homeowner on how to get the home ready for
sale we often see a dirty home. This doesn’t mean necessarily that the house is cluttered it can just be
dirty. We recommend that if you want to list this house you better plan to pay for an outside service to come into the
home and put the sparkle back into the home. But don't stop there make sure just like a gardener for a yard be prepared
to pay for additional cleanings. If the house has great possibilities it's worth this expense. No matter how
much you advertise for the home if it's dirty it will bring less money.
Good luck with getting the sold sign posted!
Good news
the answer is NO...buyers are usually only interested in the areas that they will be spending the most time in.
These areas will be the living room, family room, dining rooms, kitchen, bathrooms and master bedroom and it is not necessary
to stage any other bedrooms.
We do recommend that
you stage any areas that are not well defined and if you have an extra room include an office. With so many people running
businesses out of their homes offices can help to sell a home. We stage on average 6-7 rooms making sure that when
the future homeowner enters the home they experience the WOW effect!
Be
sure to include in your presentation a great looking curb appeal for the home because without a good impression from
the curb you might not even get them to go into see the beautiful staging that you have invested in.
Stage it and get the sold sign posted!
I
always am surprised when I talk to realtors that are not utilizing staging services during the listing process. Staging
is an awesome marketing tool that can be used to set a higher standard of service by the listing realtor. And the
service for giving staging estimates are usually free so how can you go wrong by encouraging the sellers to consider
staging which totally prepares the home for a successful listing.
There are many stats out there that will tell you the value
of staging but the one I found and use is by staging you can increase the value of your home on an average of 6.9%.
Now that will get their attention and we have them raise the sale price to reflect this percentage after they have staged
with us and guess what...they sell! This won't work if you don't have a excellent stager but we own all of our
products that we use in our staging projects and we are confident that the look we give to the house will attract buyers and
if we don't think they can increase the value that high we tell them so. Staging works and it can help you
to sell any house faster and often for more money. Real Estate Staging Unlimited goal is to Dress Your Home To SELL!
