Staging Tips From the Experts

Home staging is the act of preparing a private residence for sale in the real estate marketplace. The goal of staging is to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more swiftly and for more money.

We asked staging experts to give us some one liner staging tips since we are getting close to summer and hopefully a better pickup in Torrance real estate sales.
Here are several for you to choose and get-to-staging:

• One owner of a staging business says she uses natures bounty to help her stage her clients homes.  Twigs, branches and seashells are just some of the items she likes to decorate with.
• Another Lady who owns a staging company says she uses those little flat furniture movers and saves time and money with no floor scratches and she can do it all herself.
• Another Professional Staging expert says her IPhone is the key because she can get all the comps and other info she needs, fast.
• A Professional staging expert in Oregon says the key is to create ambiance, no matter what type of property you are staging.

Here are a few other suggestions:

1. *Create a focal point in the house.
2. Pick out the most visible corner in the house and put a large plant there,     with a spotlight behind it.
3. Set up a chat room for conversation and have entertainment too.
4. Don’t leave any carpet “dents” showing.
5. Use the outdoors by bringing in many plants and flowers.
6. Put stoppers in all the sinks and drains, whether the home is vacant or not.

And the list goes on and on. Common Sense and a little scrubbing, and cleaning and re arranging will usually do the trick.

How much do home stagers  charge for home staging? A home stager usually charges a consultation fee of $150-$600 for two hours. Home staging can cost anywhere from $2,000-$6,000 for a vacant home depending on its square footage.

What does home staging include? A vacant staging is when the stager will rent furniture and accessories to dress up an empty space. The stager will be there for the delivery and set everything up so it’s ready to show off.

Does staging a house really work? Through a process known as “home staging”, sellers can invest a little bit of money into their sale and earn themselves a huge, huge return. Furthermore, according to the Real Estate Staging Association, homes which are staged before going on the market sell 73% faster, on average, than their non-staged counterparts.

Do Realtors pay for staging? More than half of the real estate agents RESA surveyed said they sometimes offered to pay for staging services (or a portion of the cost) in some cases. Even if the agent won’t pay for the staging, nearly 80% of agents surveyed by RESA paid for a consultation with a stager for their clients (at $300 to $500).