As Barb Would Say!

i have my staging designation and have taken Barb Scwarz's class twice. She is very vibrant and energetic and I learned a lot from taking her classes on staging. The most important thing that I learned was how to use the seller's furniture and other items to make the home look so modern and great! It costs the seller very little to have their home staged using their stuff... Also, there is a difference between staging a home for sale and using an interior decorator. Using an interior decorator is great if you plan on living in your home. Staging is a tool in which you decorate the home in order to sell it not live in it!! Here is a little bit of info from Barb's class!

A House is Not a Home

Your home is not for sale, but your house is!

Congratulations!

You've made the decision to sell your house! You will soon realize that now is the time to prepare yourself to move into the marketing mode because you will soon be presenting your home to your market...the home Buyer.

Getting Mentally Prepared

To gain an edge in your marketplace, you must be priced right and look better than the competition! The best, proven way to package your house and gain that competitive edge is to...

STAGE IT!

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• Your home has become a product. It can be difficult to think of a home as a mere product, but it helps to do this in order to get top dollar and sell it in a reasonable amount of time.

• That product is your house. Your home will become the new residence you choose-How exciting!

• You want to sell that product.

• As with any product for sale, your house will have to be marketed.

• Before you can market it, you must determine how you will package it.

• You want to package your house so that it is attractive to customers (in this case, the home Buyer) because you want them to choose your house and not the competition.

To gain an edge in your marketplace, you must be priced right and look better than the competition! The best, proven way to package your house and gain that competitive edge is to...

Stage It!!