Top 5 reasons why staging a home is important before it is put out on the market

By Jarrel Cudjoe

Staging is a very important and pivotal part to selling a home. Sometimes it may be hard to convince the seller that a stager needs to come in and stage the home, it may also be pricey depending on what has to be done. However staging will make a worlds of difference and it’ll make it easier for the home to get sold.

Online home photos will stand out

What’s the point in hiring a professional photographer if the room is not completely dialed in? The combination of staged room and professional photos really connect with potential buyers online.  In fact, there are many folks “considering” a move but won’t pull the trigger till they see the right home online.  Don’t you want to be the agent to get that first phone call about your listing?

Your house will sell much faster

Staging has always had an impact on the speed of sale, but in this market, I think it’s wise to be the agent known for getting top dollar for your clients, not just a speedy sale. In fact, the savvy seller is wise to the agent who prices low and sells quickly compared to the agent who is pricing right and getting top dollar.

Buyers can visualize themselves in the home

There’s nothing more inviting than a potential buyer walking into a home and seeing everything set up in a way that makes them feel like they could movie in right away. A house filled with clean and new furniture is more inviting than an empty house. The look and feel of a staged house also makes less work for the potential buyer to envision a life in that house.

Your home flaws can be overlooked

Many times a scratch or chipped paint will be in a house that had a previous owner. Staging the house can hide some of these minor details and force the potential home buyer to focus on the beauty of the house rather than the minor details that may throw off the house.

Staging the home will actually make it look bigger

Now it may seem absurd that filling an empty house with furniture will actually make it seem bigger but professional stagers are trained to bring in furniture and scale It with the layout of the room. In the end this will make the space seem more spacious.