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 Conroe,  Lake Conroe,  Magnolia, Montgomery, Willis,  and The Woodlands

Do you really want to sell your house? If so, then you should do everything possible to get it in prime condition.

Home staging is an important marketing technique for selling homes, whether they are furnished or empty.
Staging is a smart way for home sellers to present their home to get the highest possible price. There is absolutely no question in the real estate industry that staging can make the same home sell for more money. However many homes for sale are not staged. This is typically because the seller doesn't know about staging, is not convinced of the benefits of staging, or they just don't want to go to the effort.
A Staged Home Sells Faster - Statistics reflect that staged homes sell 30 to 50% faster in most areas.  The longer a home is on the market the more likely it is that there will be a price reduction.   The longer a house is on the market the less showings it will have.  Buyers want to see new listings and homes that are ready to move into.

By staging your home you put your home in front of the competition.

Contact Susan Andree
Email: susan@firststage-staging.com
Phone:  936-827-7221

Home Staging Means Buyers Shouldn’t Have to Stretch Their Imaginations

Homebuyers have less imagination than you might think. That’s why home staging can make such a difference in the selling price of a home and the length of time it takes to sell. During the few minutes that homebuyers typically spend in a house, most of them aren’t able to look past ugly, crowded and disorganized rooms, or figure out that the missing dining room is actually masquerading as a family room. In a house with few bedrooms, most buyers won’t look past a desk and imagine a bed in its place. What you do with a “spare” bedroom can have a huge impact on how the house does in today's real estate market.

A professional home stager will not assume that the rooms in your house are already furnished for the right purposes, and will be able to envision what homebuyers want to see. A home stager’s job is to lead a buyer down the garden path of how a property can look and show them exactly how they can live in it.

Add a bedroom

Debra Gould, founder of the Staging Diva^® Home Staging Business Training Program, has encountered this scenario countless times since she started her home staging business, Six Elements Inc., in 2002. “I once staged a house that had only two bedrooms, and one of them had dark paneling, no closet and was set up as a home office,” says Gould. “Consistent criticism after showings told the homeowners that it was being perceived as a one-bedroom house. For staging, I took out the desk, put in a bed and turned it into a guest room. The house sold within days.”

Add a child’s room

Home stagers pay special attention to whether or not a home might be a popular choice for young families. This is where knowledge of the local real estate market comes into play.

“If a home is in a family-oriented neighborhood and the existing owners do not have children, at least one existing bedroom needs to be transformed into a child’s room,” remarks Gould who is also known as The Staging Diva^®, “When a couple with a young family walks through a childless home, it's hard for them to imagine how their own family will live there. Are the bedrooms appropriate for their kids? Where will they play? Professional home stagers always keep the target market of a house in mind when staging. This helps paint a picture for the potential buyer by staging the house the way it would be lived in by them. With minimal furnishings and a few props, it's easy to show a child's bedroom!”

Disguising a small bedroom

“If you’re staging a four-bedroom home that has an exceptionally small bedroom without a closet, consider styling that room as a craft room or home office. Homebuyers would only see how tiny it is and that could put them off,” warns Gould. “If possible, include a loveseat with end tables and lamps so buyers will envision it as a fold-out bed. This will help them visualize how the room can double as a guestroom.”

The important thing to remember is that home buyers are in a house very briefly and won’t struggle to imagine how they can change the property to meet their own needs. When they go to a showing, they want to picture themselves living in that home. With good staging, they don’t have to imagine their lives there; they should already feel like they’re home. That’s what sells homes faster and for more money.

Internationally recognized home staging expert Debra Gould is president of Six Elements and creator of the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program with over 1000 Graduates worldwide. Gould is the author of two home staging guides and offers a Directory of Home Stagers to help homeowners and real estate agents locate home stagers who will decorate homes to sell quickly and for top dollar. To learn more, visit www.stagingdivadirectoryofhomestagers.com

 Contact Susan Andree
Email: susan@firststage-staging.com
Phone:  936-827-7221