Why Stage your home before selling?
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If you are like most homeowners, your house represents your largest single investment as well as your greatest moneymaking opportunity. It has been proven that properties that are or "staged", sell for a much high price and in a shorter period of time. They stand out from the competition.
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Staging is the process of redecorating a house to improve its appeal to buyers and is a proven, fool-poof way to maximize the sale price of your home.
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In a sluggish market, homes sell for 2% to 10% more when they are staged and in a competitive market, where buyers get into bidding wars, the figures can increase to between 20% and 50%.
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Buyers often lack the vision it takes to see a home’s full potential and immediately begin discounting the selling price if they see areas in a property, which require repair or improvement.
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For years, realtors have provided sellers with information about techniques to help "sell their house" and to "increase their homes comfort level and improve the ambience". Often homeowners don’t know where to begin!
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These techniques (ranging from reorganizing and removing clutter to cleaning the home to eliminating unpleasant odours) were introduced to increase a properties aesthetic appeal to buyers. While they improve a property, they are insufficient.
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Properly preparing a house for sale must go far beyond such obvious tactics if the optimum result is to be achieved. A professional decorator can neutralize and enhance your home dramatically, so that buyers immediately feel "at home".
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The stager will begin with an initial consultation and prepare a report for the homeowner outlining all the changes and improvements that are required. The architectural features of your home must be prominently featured and stand out to buyers.
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The staging process may simply involve removing the clutter and minimizing and rearranging personal items, depending on what is needed on a particular property.
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The stager may also create a new floor plan with existing furniture and accessories to showcase the house. Or the most beneficial plan could be to place some of the homeowners’ possessions in storage and add some rented furniture.
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Often homes are improved dramatically by replacing the bed and bathroom linens and making other small changes.
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Where it is necessary, some upgrading of the landscaping or re-painting may be recommended.
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Many homeowners don’t possess the training and expertise to identify what improvements are necessary nor are they interested in arranging to have those tasks completed in a timely fashion.
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This is where the trained professionals at Inspired Spaces Designs offer hands-on Staging Services. To ensure your home will be shown at its finest, each room will be edited and arranged to show off its best features.
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Whether you are seeking help with one or two rooms, or the entire house, Inspired Spaces Designs can help.
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Are you facing any of these challenging situations?
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Professional, two career couple who are moving and don’t have the time or energy to set up their new home;
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Couples and families who are merging households and editing possessions;
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Individuals who have inherited or otherwise acquired precious family heirlooms or antiques that they wish to incorporate into their current décor;
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Empty nesters who are downsizing and are faced with a need to reduce the number of possessions they keep or replace pieces to fit more appropriately into a smaller space.
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Inspired Spaces Designs can alleviate the stress created by these daunting lifestyle changes. Hiring a professional Interior Decorator and ReDesigner from Inspired Spaces Designs to handle this process will eliminate most of the stress and confusion.
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Inspired Spaces Designs will save you from making costly mistakes when purchasing pieces for your new and more compact space. Designing for small spaces requires expertise to create an uncluttered and functional environment.
- Contact Inspired Spaces Designs for a consultation. We will provide you with an estimate on the cost of services to assist you with refining and reorganizing your personal space.