Every Listing Should Have a Staging Consultation and Here's Why

Home sellers are experiencing lowering demand, increased days on market and falling prices in the current market conditions. As a realtor, how are you preparing and marketing your client’s home to be as competitive as possible? There are several ways a great listing agent can provide the best selling experience for their clients, such as professional photos, open houses and networking. We believe a pre listing Staging Consultation is another must on that list… and here’s why!

Let me start by describing our Staging Consultations (or pre-listing prep). We visit the property and take video, pictures, and notes as we walk through the home. This is usually a 1-2 hour appointment. The last 15-20 minutes we meet with the homeowner to go over some highlights and get an idea of how invested they are in the process of getting the home “listing ready.” We have found this to be an important step in fostering the best rapport with sellers and getting them to actually follow through with our suggestions. After our visit at the property, we prepare a detailed report of edits and suggestions for highlighting all the best features of the home and downplaying less desirable ones. Learn more about our Staging Consultation service here.

For the last year or so many agents felt like it wasn’t important to provide a staging consultation because properties were selling so fast. However, even with the hot market, we had so many success stories! Now with things slowing down, it is more important than ever to put your “best foot forward” so to speak and make your listings shine!

Let’s talk about the benefits to you as an agent (homeowner too) in providing a staging consultation for your listings….

We say what you can’t! You know you’ve been there. You walk into a home with thousands of knick knacks everywhere. All the rooms are painted in different pastel colors. Granddad’s large inherited recliner obstructs the path from the kitchen into the living area. Who breaks the bad news to them about all this changing??? WE DO! ;)
We have hours of training and experience in the psychology of selling homes, what appeals to buyers, how to highlight that and downplay negatives. We see every home objectively from the potential buyer’s eyes and try to make easy, cost effective suggestions that will have significant ROI for the homeowner. Our goal is to show every buyer the greatest potential of the house and envision themselves living there.
Providing Staging Consultations for all your new listings sets you apart from other agents and grows your reputation as a great agent. You create a distinguishing client benefit and provide a listing incentive when you work with professional stagers. Selling a home is stressful, but how much easier will it be on your clients if they have an action list to check off as they get ready to list?! BHome Interiors would love to be a part of your team!
And last but most important, staging sells! Staged homes sell for 20% more than non-staged homes and spend less time on the market selling three to thirty times faster than non-staged homes. Listings that have been professionally staged stand out online and in person, making your listing top of mind for buyers.

Ready to schedule a pre listing Staging Consultation with us? Click the link here!

Have an empty listing that needs vacant staging instead of a consultation? Get a free quote from us today!