Hi there,
Here we are again, July 1. How does this happen so quickly every year? "Less than 6 months till Christmas" you'll hear folks say.
Stagers, it's time to prepare for an influx of calls (think positive) from home owners that haven't staged or sold their homes. Last year, we witnessed an increase between July and November. Homeowners are trying to insure that their homes will sell before the end of the year (increased chance with staging) The others that won't enlist will I guess, resort to dropping their price by thousands if not 10's of thousands. My biggest pet peeve! Why not spend as little as a few hundred or even a few thousand on Staging before reducing the selling price? ... WHAT HAVE THEY GOT TO LOOSE? … If anything they have kicked started the moving process by having us de-clutter and organize. Our clients always say “it’s so much easier to prepare for an "Open House" because everything has a place and everything is in it's place". Others wonder why they have been living like they have when they could have been living this way all along!
If the average person could only see the benefits of a staged (re-designed) home. I think a lot less would hesitate and actually hire us to do the job. There is a large misconception about what staging really is (we need to get the message out there) . I believe they think they must live in "show room" conditions when staged.... HELLO ... it's your stuff we're staging with! Re-design is an amazing relatively painless and inexpensive process that will make your home welcoming and could quite possibly earn you some extra cash! Why wouldn't you go for it? Accessories can help in some cases maybe a cozy throw, a mirror a picture and some candles ... all of which can be taken with to the next home ... oh yeah... did I mention we can help you out on that end too!
Well, enough said (maybe too much) ... off to enjoy the rest of this patriotic holiday.
HAPPY CANADA DAY !
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Liz,
I think the more Staging is talked about and the more we can educate the public on how effective home Staging is...it will become the norm to Stage every home before it goes on the market.
We knew this about our cars years ago...to detail them to get the best price. Some would do it themselves, others would hire someone to do it for them if they didn't have time or didn't care to invest a little to get a higher return. I still talk to people about what I do and they don't know what I am talking about. We still have a ways to go but it will happen and every seller will Stage/Detail their home like they do their car.
Happy Holiday!!!
So true Linda, hope you had a Happy Indepenance Day ...