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Should I hire a home stager before or after my house is on the market?

Top Answer: Before the house is on the market (89% of 256 votes).
Should I hire a home stager before or after my house is on the market?
Before the house is on the market
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After the house is on the market
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: If you're going to hire to a stager, it's best to have that done during a COMING SOON listing. A COMING SOON listing gives a Seller up to 21 to get their home ready for showings while allowing their agent to promote and market the property. Showings are not allowed during a COMING SOON listing but this type of listing can be very effective by creating anticipation.
Rich Small Team
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Always best to prepare your home so it shows its best prior to putting on the market
JBGmg
Answer: Not sure
Explanation: It can be helpful to sell a home faster in some cases. However, a home stager isn't needed in all circumstances. We will guide you with a step by step process that is custom to you, your needs, your property and your timeline.
Roberts Brothers Inc
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Get your home staged prior to having photo/video professional shoot.
Compass
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You always want to hire a home stager before putting your house on the market and go through every step necessary to make your house stand out from the rest. The professional pictures, home staging, and whatever your agent recommends will help you sell your house at a higher price.
Total Mortgage Services LLC
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: In my opinion I would before so that way when the realtor comes the home is ready to go for the photography and can be listed that day because all repairs, paint, etc are all complete on the home ready to bring in the $$$ my goal is to make the home appealing to any buyer!
Staging and Design By Che'Le Foster
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Hiring a certified stager before putting your house in the market will help you sell at higher price in the shortest amount of time and that is our specialty!
Sheida Rezazadeh,Keller Williams R.E. Services, DRE#0192560
Answer: Not sure
Explanation: Depends on the home. Staging always helps
Premiere Plus Realty Co
Answer: Not sure
Explanation: A home stager is exactly as it sounds. It shows you what your home could look like with all the top end luxury furniture and fixtures that are not permanent. I personally would rather see the live in look or a blank canvass however you can get great ideas for remodeling your own home or the home your buying by visiting a staged home.
Lewiston Insurance Agency
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: EDIT5 design recommends that you stage your home prior to putting it on the market and before taking your listing photos. However, staging consultations and services can be done at any time. Staging fees are always less than your first price reduction - you only have one chance to make a first great impression!
EDIT5 design
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: It's already been proven that staging your house it will sell for a higher asking and faster.
A+ Realty and Construction LLC
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: The optimum time to stage your home is before it is on the market. Most buyers in today's market will view homes online before deciding to look at them in person. You want your home to have the most appealing photos to attract buyers. Make sure you stage before the photos are taken. I like to work with the photographer to make sure the focal points of each room really stand out in the photos.
Constructive Consulting, LLC Home Staging & Redesign
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Statistics from the National Association of Realtors and also from studies conducted by the Real Estate Staging Association consistently show that staging a home prior to going on the market is most effective in helping a home to sell quickly and for the best price.
1st Impressions Design
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Sellers only have one opportunity to make a lasting impact and valid impression upon the investigating buyers. Having you home in it's best condition for showing is a critical element for your success.
eXp Realty/The Escalante Group
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging your home prior to listing it for sale is the ideal time to ensure it's ready to capture prospective buyers' attention once it's on the market. Buyers expect the clean, modern, updated "model home" look that's achieved once your home has been de-cluttered and de-personalized, and its appeal maximized by professional staging expertise. That said, even homes which have been previously listed and sat on the market for months unsold can still benefit from staging. Once they've been given the look that buyers emotionally "connect with," those homes sell faster and for higher sales prices than those that haven't been staged! Buyers find it easier to visualize themselves living in a staged home, and are more willing to overlook a property's other faults when it's been professionally staged. Staging is a powerful marketing tool that works!
Equity Staging & Design LLC
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging your home before you put it on the market ensures that you are taking the steps for a return on your investment.
Unique Finds & Designs
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: The most important time to impact your home sale is the preparation of your home BEFORE it hits the market. Every element of your home should be evaluated by an objective professional and advise you of the steps to take to position your home for a quick sale at top dollar.
Design Refresh Stage, LLC
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Decluttering and depersonalizing is not enougth in todays market. Buyers are wanting move in ready homes. Staged home sell 78% faster then non-staged homes and for approximately 3% more. Reducing the days on the market means less stress and more equity.
McAtee Staging & Redesign
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Not every house will require staging. It’s aleays best if your realtor suggests it to have it done prior to listing. You would want to display it with quality photos.
ProStead Realty
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Many home owners are biased regarding their own home and don't have a pair of "fresh eyes' to determine first impressions and what a buyer will see when they enter the house. Working with a professional stager will afford you with an unbiased view of items that need to be removed and repairs and improvements that will make your home appeal to most buyers. Over 90% of buyers look online first - so that first impression has to be positive and welcoming for them to move forward to schedule a showing of your home
Dramatix Decor, Inc.
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: This is the perfect opportunity to make sure your home is prepared and ready to go on the market! Having great photos makes your home stand out when buyers are searching online! If your home is already on the market, it's still not too late to hire a home stager! Staging is a lot less expensive than a price reduction so be certain that your home makes a statement compared to others in the area!
CG Statement Designs
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Before you decide to put your house on the market a home staging expert can help you evaluate whether you need to do a full or partial move. This information is critical to budgeting.
Poppin' Properties
Answer: Not sure
Explanation: As part of the service that I offer to my Sellers, I am able to offer many suggestions on how to stage your home yourself. You only get one chance to make a good first impression. Many times it is just de-cluttering/un-personalizing your home so that the potential buyers can get a visual of their personal belongings in your home. If your storage/closet space is minimal, remove items so that they appear to be larger. Make sure that your home is clean. Even if it is somewhat dated, clean goes a long way. Bathrooms and kitchens seem to get the most scrutiny from buyers, as these rooms are the most costly to update. Make sure bath tubs, sinks, and toilets are clean. Replace any missing/discolored caulk/grout. Purchase an inexpensive shower curtain/rug. Make sure kitchen sinks are clean with fresh caulk. If any faucet are leaking, repair them. Declutter counter tops and leave just a few staging items. (i.e. a candle, fresh towel...). Create a welcoming entrance at the doorway before they enter your home with seasonal appropriate items (a few small pots of flowers, holiday decor, etc.). Make sure your home is free of smoke and pet odors. In the event that the home needs a considerable amount of work to get it ready to sell, I would suggest having a stager come in prior to listing it. Again....you only get one chance to make a good, first impression. You want to have the best pictures possible on the MLS and have your home looking its best as soon as it hits the market.
Real Living Kee Realty
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: It is crucial to have your home staged BEFORE you list it! You want to ensure that it is show-ready for prospective buyers. The home must be presented in its best light, so that means it needs to be decluttered, thoroughly cleaned, and properly staged with those critical emotional connection points that will make buyers fall in love with the space! Staging is not just about clearing everything off of the counters and making every room look sterile. It's about creating warm and inviting spaces that draw buyers in...getting them to envision themselves living there and saying, "this is it, this is the one"!
Shades of Gray Design
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: I believe staging a home will increase the viewings and selling property
Hudson Real Estate
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: It's very important to receive advice BEFORE your house is on the market so that once it is, you will get the best response from prospective buyers!
A Goode Start Decorating & Home Staging
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging your home can help maximize the price you sell for.
Key Realty
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging before the house is listed saves valuable time. Don't wait until the listing is "stale"--first impressions are what matter most.
Seneca Home Staging
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging, in my opinion, should always be done tastefully and prior to pictures and marketing the home.
Ron Rodgers- Ryan Real Estate
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: It's really a consideration not all homes and all markets warrant a home staging an experience agent should be able to tell if your home and your market place might warrant they endeavor and expense.
KF Home Sales @ Quality First Real Estate Group
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You never get a second chance to make a first impression and with today's buyers searching online to see photos of your home, you want to make sure that your home is ready for photos and for showings. I specialize in preparing your home for sale. Call me and I can tell you who is buying, what they are looking for and a list of what you can do to your home to get the best return on investment and sell quickly for the most money.
First Sight Staging
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Hiring a home stager before it goes on the market will ensure you have the best pictures possible and the maximum number of people looking at your home. Photos play a major role in getting people to come to see your home in person, and if the photos aren't the best photos people won't even come to see your house therefore eliminating it from their list.
Decorate and Company
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You always want to present your home in the very best light, from the start. Properly staging your home can reduce the time on market and the stress of showings.
Nest Atlanta Real Estate Group
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Homes staged before listing sell 90% faster than homes that are not staged before listing.
Simply Divine Staging & Design
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: That way the pictures will be of the staged home.
RE/MAX Realty Group
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: you have 10 seconds to impress a potential buyer. if staging your house makes sense from a design standpoint then by all means do it before the house gets listed
Your Husband & Wife Real Estate Team with Charles Rutenberg Realty
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You want to make a good first impression when your home hits the market
Keller Williams
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You only have 1 time to make that first impression with the buyer. You want to make sure that your home is as perfect as you can get it . You job, as the seller is to WOW the buyer and make them feel good to come home to their beautiful home
Myra Strickland Real Estate at KW
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You will want everything to be ready by the listing date. The majority of buyers will come through the house within the first few weeks, so it is important that the house is prepared day one.
RE/MAX Results
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Most good agents will provide a 1 - 2 hour consultation with a stager as part of their listing package. You may want to actually hire the stager yourself to do the work and bring the materials, that's up to you! But take advantage of the good advise, no matter what!
Rodeo Realty
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Before the house is on the market, it should be staged so the house shows great from the beginning.
Rinehart Realty
Answer: Not sure
Explanation: Not everyone will need a home stager. Your listing agent should be able to advise you as to what needs to be done to present your home in the best manner possible. He/She will let you know if they feel you need a home stager and make recommendations.
BeBe's Beauty (Jeunesse Global)
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You only get one chance to make a great first impression. By staging before you go on the market you will get better pictures for the on line listing which in turn will draw in more potential buyers who want to see it in person. Additionally, you will be better prepared for buyers to have a positive walk-through experience.
The Welcome Home: Interior Design Solutions
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You should hire a home stager before your home is on the market. Most people who are looking to buy homes start their search online. Homes that are staged look more appealing to the eye when looking on the internet.
Home To Home Staging
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging the home before it hits the MLS is always the right decision. The after staging photos enhance marketing visibility, and increase traffic for Open Houses.
KLM Home Staging & Redesign
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Although the actual condition of your home is more important that the visual, buyers first impression of the your home is the one that encourages them to find out more about it.
Askew Realty
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You want the staging to be done and ready before your first showing is scheduled.
Cutler Real Estate
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: To get top dollar, stage before on market, so your home stands out among the others in the neighborhood
Finally Home Staging
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You want top quality pictures of your home when you put it on the market and first impressions are priceless.
StagersRUs
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Home staging is an essential component in the real estate sales process. In this tech savvy world, buyers choose to preview homes online before contacting a real estate agent. It is not enough to clear your counters and clean-up the home. Only 10% of home buyers can visualize the potential of a home. You do not want the advantages of your home overlooked and left up to the buyer’s imagination. It has been proven that professionally staged homes invite more offers which lead to a more competitive sale price.
Simply Elegant Interiors
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: It's always best to introduce your property to the market staged, showing its best side. But staging a property that's been on the market awhile will also help it sell faster. New staged photos are always recommended.
Sonoran Accents Home Staging & Redesign
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Most home buyers start with Internet searches when looking for a home. Beautiful pictures make them want to take the next step of viewing the home.
Home Styling by Denise
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Depending on your conditions, best to do once your ready to list the home for market. Either way is fine, but coordinate with your realtor when they are going to do the photos of your home for the websites and flyers. So it's staged up front.
S.O.C.
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: This will allow your house to look the best and increase the appealing to all buyers.
Lion Real Estate Group
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging Sells Homes FASTER & Saves THOUSANDS Over COSTLY PRICE REDUCTIONS!
ESSENTIAL AMBIANCE DESIGN
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Online photos are KEY in this technology age. Buyers will view online PRIOR to making an appt to tour a home. Staging correctly will highlight the benefits and strengths of the home though proper design and effective photography. If the online photos are not Top Notch, they most likely, will not make that appt.
Stagecoach LLC
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You will want to make sure your home is prepped for professional photos and immediate showing.
Steve Fox, Realtor DFW Urban Realty
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: The time to call a Home Stager is not ideal if the house has already been siting on the market for a while. Stage first, then sell quickly.
Get it SOLD Home Staging
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Always before! That first week on the market and all of the online photos are really priceless. Make sure you make the absolutely best first impression and get the most out of your staging bucks! That said, it is never too late to improve and make a great impression on the next potential buyer that walks in your home.
Decorator For Hire
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Depending on market conditions, you may get someone that wants to see the house very soon after the house is listed. If you waited, you may miss out on an opportunity with a potential buyer
Omni-Fund, Inc.
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You always want to consider hiring a home stager prior to putting your house on the market. A home stager will help the homeowner to de-clutter the home and provide inexpensive ideas to create a well organized, soothing and comfortable place where the buyer can envision themselves living. Tasks such as adding or rearranging furniture, de-cluttering and neutralizing a space is all important to complete before the realtor takes photos and before a potential buyer sees the home.
susan chance designs
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Hire BrendaHomeStaging before your house goes on the market, so that it shows well before you sell it. It will sell quicker with staging. Photos of your home will look better with staging. Stage it before an open house to show it's focal points and appeal to buyers.
BrendaHomeStaging
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: The first buyers to tour your home are often the most serious, so your home should be at its best when it hits the market.
Re/MAX Southwest - The Jackson Group
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: To help stage it, get the best LOOK for your home before potential clients see it.
Creative Re-Design & Décor, LLC (CRDD)
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Your home should be staged and ready to show when it hits the market
Coldwell Banker
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: When your home is "on the market" it is show time. Get all the staging and prep work done before you go active. You will experience less headaches and stress, potentially sell your home faster and for more money. It's like going to the movies, you want to get there for the beginning not walk in in the middle!
Re/Max Associates
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: However it is not necessary to hire a home stager....this is a case by case basis.
Century 21 Affiliated
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Be ready to WOW a potential buyer the day you go on the market.
RE/MAX Vista
Answer: After the house is on the market
Explanation: Trick question. Hire the AGENT and let the expert guide you thru the successful transaction. Not all homes are served by staging. Not all sellers can afford to do it. Staging will not overcome some "issues" that the property might have. Each home is different.
Keller Williams Realty
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Make sure that you present your home well at every showing. A home that is professionally staged typically sells faster than one that is not.
Michelle Ford Design
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Home staging brings top dollar for your house and sells it fast!
josie mosie and company
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: Staging your home before putting it on the market conveys to prospective buyers that when you do something, you do it right the first time. It gives the impression that your home has been well taken care of.
New Day Design & Home Staging
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Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: I am experience Realtor
CSSCPSG-Student-Judge:Vicente-B: Galindo.
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: You want everything ready to go in pristine shape before your house is officially on the market.
Century 21 Mike Bowman, inc.
Answer: Before the house is on the market
Explanation: The 3 key ingredients to getting your house sold are: Pricing it correctly, staging the house to emotionally appeal to the widest audience and making sure people can find your listing. Most of us don’t live in staged houses, but when you put your house on the market, it is no longer your house, but one of your biggest assets! We need to do everything possible to showcase this asset to get the highest possible return. It is critical to stage your house before you list it since you only get one chance to make a good first impression. If your house is cluttered, furniture not arranged properly, in need of repair or vacant, people will not make an emotional connection. At Staged4Success, we offer many different packages to help your house rise above the competition!
Staged4Success
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