Encore Staging Myth Busters!
Home Staging Myth Busters
Myth 1: Staging is decorating...
Fact: Staging is not decorating or design. Decorating or design is personalizing and preparing a house for the unknown buyer. That is why it's key that you hire someone with training specially on how to prepare a house for sale.
The Accredited Staging Professional™ (ASP®) is the only nationally recognized professional designation for Home Staging. Make sure to hire someone with this professional designation when selecting a qualified Home Stager.
Fact: Staging is not decorating or design. Decorating or design is personalizing and preparing a house for the unknown buyer. That is why it's key that you hire someone with training specially on how to prepare a house for sale.
The Accredited Staging Professional™ (ASP®) is the only nationally recognized professional designation for Home Staging. Make sure to hire someone with this professional designation when selecting a qualified Home Stager.
Myth 2: Staging costs too much...
Fact: Staging is an investment in getting a house sold and the investment in Staging is always less than a price reduction. An ASP® Stager has been trained to work with a sellers' budget and time frame to properly Stage® a house. 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.
Fact: Staging is an investment in getting a house sold and the investment in Staging is always less than a price reduction. An ASP® Stager has been trained to work with a sellers' budget and time frame to properly Stage® a house. 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.
Myth 3: All I need is lights, flowers, music...
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 with a success plan for getting the house staged and sold!
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 with a success plan for getting the house staged and sold!
Myth 4: I can 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 a house to prepare it for sale, but sellers cannot be truly objective about 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. We honor our clients, and work closely with realtors to help get a house sold.
Fact: The shows on HGTV and similar channels give sellers the idea that they need to do something to a house to prepare it for sale, but sellers cannot be truly objective about 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. We honor our clients, and work closely with realtors to help get a house sold.
