Staging focuses on improving a property to make it welcoming, appealing, and attractive to the largest generic audience of potential home buyers. Staging often raises the value of a property by way of repairs, furniture and accessory placement, renovations, and landscaping. For vacant homes, rental furniture can accent the property to highlight the architectural features of the home.

Reasons you should Professionally Stage your home!

• You will sell your home for more money. U.S. Housing and Urban Development reports that a staged Home will sell , on average, 17% higher than an un-staged home.
• You will sell your house faster.
• The sellers with staged homes ended up with 6.3% more than their asking price, on average, while sellers with non-staged homes sold for 1.6% more than the asking price.
• In a Home Gain Survey conducted in 2007 comprised of over 2000 realtors, it was discovered that sellers spent an average of $500 on staging services for their home and recovered over 343% of the cost in the sale of their home.
• It’s difficult to view your own home objectively
• Having a staging professional get your home into its best condition for showing is helpful since you may not be able to view your own home objectively. A professional stager can see your home through the buyer’s eyes.
• The longer your home is on the market, the less it will sell for.
• According to a National Association of Realtors survey, homes that sold after four weeks on the market sold for 6% less than homes that sold within the first four weeks.
• Money that you put into your home staging project is tax deductible.
• You should take advantage of tax-free capital gains and get every possible dollar! (Check with your tax advisor)
• If you don’t stage your home, you help sell the competition.
• Competition for home buying is very stiff. Buyers have high expectations. Professional agents with a high success rate know that the best way to sell before the competition is to stage your home.
• You’ll be confident you did everything possible to sell your home.