Selling your home is one of the most important financial transactions that will take place in your life. Taking this into account, you need to make sure you hire a home stager who knows what they are doing. Here are some key factors to look out for when hiring a home stager.
A home stager who treats home staging as a professional business.
It’s important to hire a home stager who takes their work seriously and who will provide you with the best possible experience. Successful home stagers take the time to learn about the industry. They consider themselves lifelong learners of: decorating, real estate, marketing, etc.
Another key demonstrative factor of professionalism is someone who returns your calls and keeps lines of communication open. You want someone who is accessible to you and who takes the time to answer your questions.
A home stager will have training in home staging, not necessarily just interior designing.
There is an important distinction between interior designers and home stagers. Interior designers will decorate the home based on the taste of those living in it while home stagers learn about the target buying audience and demographic of the area, and then stage accordingly.
A home stager will have a professional website
Ask your home stager is they have a website you can look at that will display some of the work they have done. Make sure not all staging looks the same as one of the qualities of a good home stager is someone who can accomplish various staging styles based on their target audience/demographic.
Be mindful of price
A professional home stager will charge for their work otherwise they are just in it as a hobby. That being said, while a home stager should not overcharge for their work it is also not ideal to go with a home stager who is on the extremely low end in terms of price. A cheap home stager, who cuts the fees just to get the job done, will have to save in other ways by using less furniture and accessories. This can lead to a poorly staged home that will only end up staying on the market for a longer period of time.
Make sure you are given a contract
Before committing to any home stager, make sure you are given a contract that underlines the framework of the job at hand. If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to ask. A good home stager will be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Selling your home is a big deal and a good home stager will assist in making the staging process a seamless experience for you. On top of that, their staging expertise will help you get the best price for your home as well as allow your home to spend the least amount of time on the market as possible.
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