Staging
Why You Should Stage your Home
What is Staging?
Once an exercise for high-end properties, staging has become a necessity in the real estate market of today, with inventory so high. You have to make your property stand out, attract buyers, and be memorable when they are ready to write an offer.
The main benefits of staging include:
Higher average sale price: 5-20% in most markets
Lower than average days on market: 35% less in most markets
Seller emotions: you know you present an attractive and competitive product
Buyer emotions: they see a beautiful home in their price range
Seven Steps to Successful Staging:
Clean and clean some more
Clutter-free – you are moving anyway, start packing and de-personalize
Color – use neutral colors that don’t detract from room size and shape
Compromise – put some money into showcasing your property
Creativity – use and rearrange the assets of your home, and pack away the rest
Commitment – staging isn’t for one showing, it is for the life of the sale
Communicate – a staged property will look more spacious, more inviting, and more pleasing to live in
The Team Cox can introduce you to professional stagers, who will give you an estimate of their services. Depending on how much you need to “rearrange,” prices vary widely. Plan on the cost, however, as being less than the first price reduction you will make because your house didn’t sell.
Sometimes the staging professional will have her own decorations, but most often, they will use yours. If you have an artistic flair, Bonnie or Jim can help with ideas to make your house more attractive and livable, and what furniture to keep and what to pack.
Some common misconceptions about staging:
It is expensive
It requires remodeling
It covers up weaknesses of the property
It only requires a little preparation before each showing
You can be unbiased and unemotional when it comes to your property
You want to sell for the highest price in the shortest time, right? Then consider staging your home, think about creating the most interest from prospective buyers by presenting the property in the best possible atmosphere. You won’t be fooling buyers. You would be showcasing a clean, open, and inviting home.
First Impressions
Remember what first attracted you to your house when you bought it? What excited you about its most appealing features? Now that you’re selling your home, you’ll need to look at it as if you were buying it all over again.
Contact Bonnie or Jim Cox for some fresh ideas and confidence in the Denver real estate market. And sign up for our free report below, to get you started.
Bonnie and Jim Cox
Team Cox
Office: 303-400-6060
E-Mail: Info@TeamCox.com
