There is no question that staging can be an expense – but it may be one expense that is worth every dime.
In many areas of the country, prices are currently declining. If you list your vacant home and it languishes on the market for 90 days, even 6 months, values may very well have dropped the amount that you would have spent on staging at the outset – the very staging that would have allowed you to achieve a swift sale. The question should be, can you afford not to stage your home?
I found a perfect example of staging and fresh paint creating the very warmth and emotion that inspires a buyer to write an offer. David Peterson, of Synergy Staging in Portland, Oregon wrote a post with exceptional before and after photos that you must see to believe. When looking at his work in these photographs, ask yourself the following question: If I was a buyer, which home would I ask my agent to take me to see?
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what a difference on the before and after pictures.
Jim – amazing isn’t it?!