1. What’s the value of staging?
A well-staged room invites buyers in and helps them see past the sellers’ possessions to the layout and square footage. Staging also helps draw buyers’ eyes to the best feature of the room, such as French doors or a fireplace.
2. What does it cost to stage a house?
Staging an average-sized home can be accomplished for about $500 to $1,000 or more, depending on the extent of the work (painting, carpeting, accessories, labor) involved, say staging pros and practitioners...Furniture rental could add more to the bottom line.
Stagers aim to clear clutter, arrange furniture to draws buyers into the room, and highlight the room’s best features.
Salesperson Bobbi Williams, of Keller Williams Lincoln Park Realty in Chicago, first draws a diagram of the room. Dede Banks of Renaissance Realty Partners in Lake Forest, Ill., also sketches out floor plans but first takes photos, which she uses to highlight problem areas for sellers. “I can show the photos and say, ‘I can’t see your front door from three different directions because of the pine trees. They need to be pruned.”
4. What tools do you need to stage a home? A well-staged room invites buyers in and helps them see past the sellers’ possessions to the layout and square footage. Addressed to Sell’s Kala Callahan owns an inventory of furnishings that she deploys to vacant homes. Lori Matzke of Center Stage Home prefers to find hidden treasures home owners already have on hand, because that’s a lot less expensive for them. She typically brings throw pillows and greenery.
5. Should an entire house be staged?
Two stagers, two perspectives: Callahan prefers to do a whole house “because people are buying the whole house.” Matzke focuses on key areas: the entryway (and any room visible from it), the main living area, the kitchen, the master bedroom, and any bonus areas, such as a den or deck. “It’s that first impression that’s going to pull buyers in or turn them off,” she says.
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