As it is said, ‘The first impression is the last impression,’ making a long-lasting impression becomes highly crucial. While trying to sell your home, making it appeal to the potential buyers in the first look should be the primary goal. In general, a buyer decides in a few seconds of entering the property whether he is going to buy it or not. So, it is important to maintain and market each part of your home in the best possible light.
Today, Home Staging has become the need of the hour to set apart your property from the rest. It is more than decluttering and decorating your rooms. The expert home stagers help determine what parts of your home are assets and require to be in more limelight. They help in ideally transforming your home to increase its appeal and value. With this industry’s growth, now everyone seems to be calling themselves a home stager and showcase themselves as an expert. Remember- not all home stagers are specialized. Here are a few tips and parameters to help you differentiate the right home stager among all-
Experience
The number of years a home stager has been catering to the market determines the level of customer satisfaction. The business’s longevity is actually a good indicator of its reliability as non-experienced home stagers tend to fall behind and cannot sustain themselves for long. You will often come across abundant of newbies who are the latest entrants in the market. Although you may find some experts in the new crowd, an experienced home stager would be in a better position to suggest the best solutions for making your property presentable to potential buyers.
Qualification
Home staging is a highly unregulated profession, and anyone can call themselves a professional home stager. Some stagers purchase their credentials by taking a weekend course and hence do not attain any formal training. Since there is no official degree or certification required to become a professional home stager, differentiating the authentic ones from the rest of the lot is challenging. In such a case, you can consider their market experience and take feedback from your reference realtors.
Knowledge about Real Estate
Before you hire a home stager, please find out how much they really know about real estate. Make sure he/she is familiar with the local housing market and the expectations of buyers who will be looking for properties in the area. A home stager must have a basic knowledge about real estate to market your property to each niche and not just one buyer type.
Work Portfolio
Before choosing a home stager, always ensure to review their portfolio and previous track record of successful selling of properties. A professional home stager would never hesitate in showing you his previous works as winning the customer’s trust is a key to flourish more. But make sure that the portfolio presents their genuine work record and doesn’t mislead the public as many stock photos are readily available over the Internet, and some home stagers can claim them as their own.
Selling your home is selling your most valuable asset. It requires great professionalism, competency, and experience. Always beware of home stagers bidding you lowest and trying to catch you in their bait. It will be reflected in the quality of accessories and furniture that they will provide and their lack of experience in the field.
