Home Staging Benefits

Once a buyer decides to view the home, the first impression must make a huge impact. It’s the one that counts! If the prospective buyer is not compelled to actually get out of their vehicle and walk up to the front door, then it doesn’t matter how much potential the home has.

If you are or have been in the middle a do-it-yourself project, then it is definitely time to finish it up prior to listing your home. Potential buyers do not want to see projects in progress when they start viewing your home. This applies to both indoor and outdoor projects. Curb appeal is a much used term, but the importance is paramount.

Hiring a staging professional is a wise and stress free option. A home stager works at bringing out the maximum value possible in the home. Using a combination of your personal belongings and/or bringing in furnishings and accessories, home staging will best showcase your home’s possibilities.

Generally speaking, the cost of a home staging service is almost always less than the initial price reduction of an unsold, listed property. Living Design Home Staging servicing the San Diego and surrounding area, offers a wide variety of services with the goal of turning a “house hunter into a home buyer.”

Staging has been on the rise in recent years with statistics to back up its effectiveness. National statistics show that staged homes generally sell in ½ the time of unstaged homes. Also, according to a survey published by Home Staging Resources in 2007, “the cost of professional home staging can garner a 343% return on investment in terms of increase in sales prices. Furthermore, 91% of real estate agents nationwide now recommend this service. These numbers are both up from the same survey in 2003 when the return on investment was estimated at 169% with a 76% agent recommendation rate. In fact, the only category that received a higher return on investment is “Clean and De-clutter” due to the fact that the cost involved is so minimal.”

The payoff can truly be great. At Living Design Home Staging, we are credited with transforming a number of homes that have sold quickly. Recently a vacant home sold within three weeks after it was staged – it had been sitting on the market for almost a year. Another home was staged to live in and went into escrow within one month after the staging was completed.

Small changes can make all the difference, especially when positioning your home as the best deal in your neighborhood in that price range. When buyers leave your home and property with a memorable impression of it, your chances of selling at the best possible price in the shortest amount of time greatly improves. In the current competitive market proactive and creative marketing of your property is the best and step for a successful property sale.