Who Needs Home Staging Anyway?

Okay. You got the listing. The price is right. The neighborhood is prime. The advertising is in place. You got it nailed. This baby’s gonna sell even in a down market. The phone rings. An agent asks to show the house. They open the door. And what do they find? The home is staged perfectly. And in the following way (bring back memories?): The ironing board is up. The dishes are in the sink. The newspapers are strewn on the living room table. The beds aren’t made in the bedrooms. There’s even toothpaste on the bottom of the bathroom sink. And on and on. Get the picture? Yes, indeed. The home is staged perfectly – to turn away buyers. And so who needs home staging anyway? The obvious answer is: Everybody does. And many times it’s the make it or break it of a deal. Right? And so it’s just so important to learn about home staging and to become good at the staging of a home. Are you interested in more education in this area? You may or may not have heard of a recent GMAC Real Estate promotion of Stagedhomes.com. Stagedhomes.com offers courses on the do’s and don’ts of home staging. You can even gain a designation as an Accredited Staging Professional. To find out more about the designation, visit http://www.my.gmacrealestate.com. And don’t forget to check out Stagedhomes.com, too, to avail yourself of what they have to offer to gain the designation. It could very well be that that listing of yours is on the verge of selling. All’s it needs is the “Midas” home staging touch.