Shawna Duplantis, ASP, IAHSP, ARM

How to hire a home stager Houston, TX

If you’re reading this article then you’re probably considering hiring a home stager. A home stager will help you market your home professionally. And when you market your home professionally, chances are you will sell your home at the markets selling potential. Just like your going to choose a Realtor to sell your home. You should hire a home stager the same.

There are a few things to consider when you hire a home stager;

1. How long have they been staging?
2. Do they have a portfolio of “their personal work” for you to review?
3. Who are they affiliated with?
4. Who can you call for a reference?
5. Ask the stager why you should hire them?
6. What is their payment policy?

A stager should tell you how they work, staging options, payment options and what you can expect from a consultation prior to booking an appointment. Some stagers will charge a flat fee and others may charge by the square footage. Also it is common for a stager to charge trip fees or deposits. Just make sure you ask about fees and are ready for the consultation.

A consultation on an average will be about an hour. Most stagers will review your homes exterior and interior. It is common for stagers to look inside closets, cabinets and pantries. And then depending on your needs or service you requested the stager will get a plan ready for you. It typically takes 24 to 48 hours for a plan to be prepared. Then the stager will return, collect payment and review the report or stage the home with the home owner. Not all stagers work the same, so be sure to ask how they work.

Don’t be afraid to call around and talk to different stagers. This will help you choose the right person for the job you need done.

Please remember staging is a service provided and you are paying for the advice of the stager on how to showcase your home to attract more potential buyers. Please don’t expect ideas on the first visit. A stager should examine all details prior to consulting the home owner.

Your helping hands in the real estate market,

Shawna Duplantis, ASP, IAHSP, ARM

Professional Houston Home Stager

Owner/The Dressed Home

281-932-5203

Vacant Home Staging Summerwood Houston, TX 77044

Vacant home staging is making lasting 1^st impression that generates offers on vacant properties and result in quicker homes sells. Vacant home staging is giving prospective buyers a clear idea what type of space they could be moving into. There are several options for vacant home staging, leasing or purchasing the furnishings from a professional home stager. Studies indicate that vacant home staging is becoming an effective approach to marketing home sells. An average vacant home staging investment is around $1,200. If you’re not willing to make $1,200 investment speak with a professional home stager and let them know your budget. Most stagers are very creative and talented and can accomplish staging within the seller’s budget.

Our home sellers are satisfied and typically express to us that they wished they would have made this investment long ago. With an increase of homes sitting on the market sellers must be prepared to make an investment to market their home. Homes are viewed as a product on the market and staging will generate buyer’s interest. Staging will also help shorten the sales cycle of your home sitting out there on today’s market.

Home staging can be tax deductible; this information is general in nature and should not be construed as tax or financial advice. Consult your tax adviser or financial adviser for information about the IRS Publication 523 for complete information.

Home staging starts with a consultation , I would encourage you make the investment. The other alternative is let the home sit there and hope for the right buyer to come along.

Your helping hands in the real estate market,

Shawna Duplantis ASP, IAHSP, ARM

Professional Home Stager, Houston TX

Owner/The Dressed Home

Home Staging less is wanting – Houston, TX

Home staging boils down to de-clutter and de-personalizing to find that balancing point. When you accomplish these factors, you create that “Home Staging less is wanting”, anything more is too much. It works every time!

First impressions are worth thousands to a home seller. Knowing your market and what the competition looks like are also important elements to home staging. You defiantly want to up stage your competition. And if you do your home work you will create that Home Staging less is wanting feeling.

By removing your personal touches and thinning out bulky furnishings, you will accomplish the WOW factor buyers are looking for today.

Your helping hands in the real estate market,

Shawna Duplantis, ASP IAHSP, ARM

Owner/The Dressed Home

Staging is about selling a life style – Houston, TX

By hiring a professional stager you can expect your kitchen to be organized to create a family-friendly gathering space down to creating an elegant out door living space. A professional stager knows that potential buyers must be able to picture themselves in your home. In today’s housing market, not only are buyers looking to purchase a home but looking for a life style. An experienced stager can see beauty in your home where others can not. A stager will transform dated elements of the home with striking simplicity elements that reflect spacious living. Staging is about selling a life style where buyers envision themselves living in your space. A stager will put everything in its place to make a life style appealing to buyers.

Make sure on curtain day (open house day) your home is staged! Remember Staging is about selling a life style!

Your helping hands in the real estate market,

Shawna Duplantis, ASP, IAHSP, ARM

Owner/The Dressed Home

Staging your home in Houston, TX

Staging your home in Houston, TX prepares your home for sale to get top dollar by accentuating its advantages and minimizing its flaws. It gives you the edge in any market, so you can sell faster and get top dollar for your home.

The Dressed Home will examine your home including inside and outside, then provide professional recommendation to maximize the potential of your home on how to get top dollar.

We consider ourselves the helping hands in real estate. Shawna Duplantis, ASP® and Owner of The Dressed Home have been staging properties for the past fifteen years. She also holds her ARM (accredited residential manager) from IREM, Institute of Real Estate Management. She has a clear understand about the Real Estate Market. Shawna's knowledge and talent

combined makes The Dressed Home successful at providing clients with great room formations while increasing property value which is very rewarding for her clients.

Selling your staged home in Houston, TX for top dollar is our goal.

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