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Isn't Staging Decorating?
Fact: Staging is NOT Decorating or Design! Decorating
or Design is personalizing and Staging
is De-Personalizing and preparing a house for the un-known Buyer. That is
why it’s KEY that you hire someone with training specifically on how to
prepare a house for sale. The Accredited Staging Professional
Designation™ (ASP™) is the ONLY nationally recognized professional
designation for Home Staging.
Doesn't Staging Cost Too Much?
Fact: Staging is an INVESTMENT in getting a house sold and
the investment in Staging is always less than a price reduction. We like to
ask our clients, “Can you afford NOT to Stage?” When compared with the other
costs associated with the sale or purchase of a home, Staging is very
reasonable. In most markets, a Staging report detailing what needs to be
done to Stage the house for sale is less than the appraisal or Home
Inspection reports.
All I Need Are Lights, Flowers & Music, right?
Fact: Lights, Flowers and Music are great for Showing a
house, but that is not Staging. Staging requires an objective and
professional assessment of a house’s strengths and challenge areas, and
solutions to help Buyers fall in love with what they see. This
requires more than just flowers and music to achieve- it requires an Action
Plan! Your ASP™ can help you and your clients with a Success Plan for
getting their house STAGED and SOLD!
Can't I Just Watch One of Those Shows?
Fact: The shows on HGTV and similar channels give Sellers the
idea that they need to do something to their house to prepare it for sale,
but Sellers cannot truly be objective in a house they have been living in
and need a third party independent opinion to get it properly Staged.
ASPs have the experience and ideas to help Sellers get their houses ready
and we honor our clients, and work closely with Realtors to help get a house
sold.
Home Staging® Myth
Busters
Stage® is a federally registered trademark of
StagedHomes.com & StagedHomesCanada.biz. ASP™ is a trademark of
StagedHomes.com & StagedHomesCanada.biz ©
Barb Schwarz 2006
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