Hiring a Professional Home Stager

by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger

27 Apr 2009 06:44 AM

These days, if you want or need to sell your home, you'll need to do everything you can to make it stand out from the crowd. One of the ways to do this is to hire a professional stager who will stage your home the exact right way for your particular market. Here is some general information about professional home stagers.

Within the last four years, the practice of staging a home has increased to the point where a majority of homes on the market feature some sort of staging, whether it is done by a home owner or a professional. Staging original started with homes in California, but these days, a home in any part of the country can benefit greatly from staging.

The job of a professional home stager is to help potential buyers to your home to understand and appreciate the value and features of your home. He or she will work to create a home that appeals to the general public.

During the staging process, many things will be considered, from the architectural detail in your home, to furniture, lighting and accessories.

The nice thing about hiring a professional stager is that he or she will bring all of the resources that are needed to stage your home. This would include cleaning, landscaping and even painting or wallpapering if needed. If additional items such as candles, pillows or furniture is needed to stage your home, the professional home stager will know where to rent or purchase the items.

Having your home staged will provide wonderful photos for your listing to get people in the door, and then wow them when they actually enter your home. Realtors say that it only takes 39 seconds after a buyer enters a home to know whether or not it is the right home for them.

Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right.

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Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat.

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