Staging For Selling

"The way you live in your home and the way a house needs to be prepared and marketed for sale, are two different things."

Once you decide to sell, your home becomes a product with pluses and minuses and other products on the market to compete with. The condition and price of your home will realistically have the largest impact on the successful sale of your home. Establishing an appropriate selling price is a decision to be made with your realtor. However, the presentation of your home is up to you and can be significantly impact the selling price and how long your home remains on the market. An accredited Staging® Professional can help you with those critical decisions that have a lasting impression with potential buyers.

All of your possessions and the way you have them arranged are a function of how you live and enjoy your home. However, once your house is put on the market, it has to appeal to the greatest number of people possible. That is where Staging® comes in and where Space ^Lift  excels. Using a proven, professional set of guidelines, we analyze your home with an objective eye, make recommendations for things to modify, change, or update; we carry out the actual Staging® work- de-cluttering, editing, "un" or "re"-decorating; supplementing furnishings and accessories if needed; and if your property is in need of repair or freshening, we can assist with selections or provide referrals for repairs, painting etc. as required.

"You are earning yourself money with the time and energy you invest getting your home ready for sale".

Staging Consults and Reports

Written Staging Report - A walk-through is done where we take note of areas to be cleaned, repaired, de-cluttered and re-arranged (furniture/accessories). Further recommendations may include colour neutralizing or other updates, and suggestions for supplementing furniture or accessories if needed. The report is reviewed with the homeowner at a subsequent visit (usually next day) and includes a plan of action (together with aids such as diagrams and pictures) to highlight the home's best features. One visit for "finessing" prior to the first open house is included. This service is for those homeowners with talent and time to execute action items outlined in the Staging Report. (fee based on sq. ft. of home)

Verbal Consult and Walk-through (verbal consult communicating suggestions for changes).This service is similar to the above but homeowner is required to take notes.  It is suggested for homeowners who are talented at visualizing and carrying out the concepts and recommendations suggested.  A brief follow-up visit for final “finessing” suggestions is included. (fee based on sq. ft. of home)

Staging For Selling service (Hands -On): Hands on services are for those homeowners who want to save their time or feel somewhat challenged in carrying out recommendations in the report. We will carry out work needed to get a home ready for sale by transforming it to show at its very best. Our staging work involves re-arranging and editing furniture, accessories and artwork to create a great first impression. You can choose from the following service options or we can identify what will best suit your needs:

1. Home staging: Using existing furnishings, we will refresh and enhance the beauty of your home in preparation for selling. 
   Staging fee** estimate provided.

2. Complete Home Staging: Home staging plus rentals, combining our specially selected inventory w existing furnishings for added warmth and flair.
   Staging fee** estimate provided.

3. Vacant Home Staging: It is often difficult for buyers to envision the potential of a vacant property; they are better able to "picture" themselves and their furniture in a staged® home. This service created stylish "vignettes" or a more fuller look if desires throughout the rooms of a vacant home.
   Staging fee** estimate provided.
   (Estimate for b and c will include furniture/accessory rental and de-staging of property.)

4. Consult Report Plus Assistance: This is for the homeowner who is prepared to carry out the suggestions in the Written Staging or Verbal Consult but who may need some periodic assistance or direction in addition to the pre-listing or first open house visit. This is provided on an hourly fee basis.

Accessory Packages:
We have built an inventory of accessories and light furniture that can be rented temporarily. Costs are per week or month, are dependant on the specific home, and whether occupied or vacant. Estimates are provided on accessory packages.

Colour Consultations or Shopping Services:

For the homeowner who requires assistance with paint choices or accessory/furniture purchases*(*for homeowners who are planning on taking these items with them to their new home and prefer to purchase rather than rent). These services are provided on an hourly fee basis.

"The investment in Staging® your home will always be less than the first price reduction".

(Staged® is a federally registered trade-mark of StagedHomes.com.  ASP™ certification is the only nationally and internally recognized certification for home staging.  Quotes herein are courtesy of Barb Schwarz, creator of home staging concept.  Information by Space Lift 2004, with updates 2005/06.  No duplication of this material may be made without the express consent of Space Lift).