“Staging is not about decorating your home, 

it’s about selling your house.”

- Barb Schwarz, the Creator of Home Staging®

95% of ASP® Staged Houses SELL within 35 days or less!

ASP® Staged Houses sell for 5-10% MORE than the un-staged competition

After ASP® Staging

Staging is a marketing tool!  When you put your home up for sale, it becomes a “product” that Buyers will be comparing to the other “products” on the market before they make a purchase.  To compete in the marketplace, your home has to be priced correctly and be more attractive and appealing to the largest number of Buyers.  The process of staging transforms your “Home” into a “Product.” Staged homes are carefully crafted to present a lifestyle that Buyers find appealing, inviting, and intriguing. People want and need to be inspired when they walk into a home, and they need to be able to envision themselves living there.   They also need to be able to see and remember the wonderful features of your house, because as Barb Schwarz says, “We can’t sell it if we can’t see it.”

Staging is about neutralizing, depersonalizing, and de-cluttering your home.  You wouldn’t sell your car without detailing it first, and you shouldn’t sell your house without staging it either.  You deserve to get the most amount of money for your house! No matter what type of real estate market you are in, staging helps you sell for more money and in quicker amount of time.  Working with an Accredited Staging Professional® Stager will give you the Staged Home Advantage!

Buyers shop for houses differently than they used to.  85% of buyers are looking on the internet first, so they are looking through the eyes of the camera!  This means that they are qualifying, or eliminating, properties based on the way they look in pictures.  We all know from personal experience that the camera hides no flaws!

When you work with me, an Accredited Staging Professional®, you expect me to help you prepare your house for sale so it shows better than the competition.  With your Staged home on the market, you can be sure you’ll be moving. . .and when you move you’ll need to pack. . .so just pack up early! 

“Clutter eats equity.” – Barb Schwarz

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Why do I need to Stage® my Vacant home?

Vacant rooms are confusing to Buyers.  They need to be able to visualize where their furniture can be placed and what type of room it can be.  To the contrary of what most people think, Vacant Rooms Look Smaller than those with furniture in them.  That’s because there is nothing to show proportional space.  They will wonder if their furniture will fit in an empty room, and in most cases will assume NOT.  Staging allows you to paint a picture for Buyers with furniture and accessories.

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Before ASP® Staging        After ASP® Staging    

Should I wait to see if my house sells before Staging it?

Absolutely NOT!  You only have one chance to make a first impression.  The best time to Stage® your home is before you put it on the market so that the greatest number of Buyers can see how wonderful your house is.  Buyers and real estate agents only know what they see, not the way it’s going to be.  Also, you want your appraiser and your real estate agent to value your home at the highest possible price.  

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Examples of clients that use the Staging to Sell Service:

*    Homeowners that want to sell their home for higher profit and in a shorter amount of time

*    Real Estate Agents that want a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) to stand apart from their competition

*    Real Estate Agents that want to sell their listings for higher profit and in a shorter amount of time

*    Builders that understand that Vacant Homes stay on the market for a significantly longer period of time than Occupied Homes

*    Builders that want to use the incentive of Staging to Sell to entice buyers to their properties

*    Real Estate Investors that understand that Vacant Homes stay on the market for a significantly longer period of time than Occupied Homes

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Home Staging Services to 

Sell Your Home Faster and For More Money

The Ninety Minute Stage:

This option is the most budget friendly available.  Design Smart Home Staging will travel to your home, tour it with you room-by-room, and give you up to one and a half hour of professional advice on how best to prepare and stage your home, using your existing possessions.  We’ll share tips for showcasing your home’s best features, re-positioning furniture, and strategic placement of other items.  Once the tour is over, you will know what to do to stage your home so that it looks its best.  This is for the Do-It-Yourself home sellers or for those with small budgets.

Proposal for Services (for Occupied or Vacant Homes):

We would be happy to come and visit your home for a brief period of time to assess what is needed for Staging your home using our services.  We then prepare an estimate for Staging Services and provide a written Proposal to you within 24 hours.

Investment:  No Charge

Home Staging for Occupied Houses:

We provide hands-on Staging services once a Proposal for Services has been accepted or, if requested, after the Home Consultation for fine-tuning. We Stage® your home by de-cluttering your rooms and by using your existing décor and furnishings with our creative expertise.  We only bring in additional accessories and furniture if absolutely needed.

Investment:  varies depending on project

Home Staging for Vacant Houses:

We provide hands-on Staging services once a Proposal for Services has been accepted.  We Stage® your home by using rental accessories from our inventory and/or from third party rental companies.  We can provide “vignette” Staging for those on a budget, or can provide a full Staging for the greatest outcome. We can do as little or as much as you would like.

Investment:  varies depending on project

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Before ASP® Staging        After ASP® Staging    

Our Professional Policy is that our Services are paid at the time of service. We require a non-refundable deposit for shopping services that is applied to the overall fees.  You will be provided a detailed receipt for all services rendered.