March 1, 2016 | Sellers

Staging is the latest rage when selling, but does it really make a difference?

First Off, What is Staging?

Is the act of preparing your home for sale. The goal is appeal to the largest audience in order to sell your house for top dollar & as quickly as possible. This is achieved by de-cluttering, rearranging, adding or removing furniture and adding accent pieces.

Okay, So Does it Really Work?

Did you know that a home that is properly staged will sell for 10% more than one that isn’t?

$300,000 house X 10% = $30,000 in your pocket!!

That’s a lot of money…you could go on vacation or buy a car or put it towards your new house!

What do you do when you start looking for a home? Go online and endlessly click through photos of houses and decide which ones you like and don’t like. 90% percent of buyers pick their home based on the pictures they see online. Photos of a staged home look much better online and in print, so they are more likely to pick your staged home to go through.

You may think “Surely people can look past my paint & furniture.” Your wrong. Only 10% of the population can look past your furnishing and decor.  If your house is not “show ready” you could potentially be losing 90% of buyers!

If selling your home fast is important to you, then you will find this fact interesting.  According to the Real Estate Staging Association professionally staged homes spend 73% less time on the market.  That’s quite a difference!

What should you do about a room or even an entire home that is vacant?

Did you know that a room that is vacant actually looks smaller than one that is professionally furnished? If you don’t believe this check out our video of us staging one of our vacant listings.

Okay so your convinced staging sounds like a good idea.

But How Much Does It Cost? 

Costs can range from a couple of hundred dollars to $5,000 or more. The average cost is said to be around $1,800.

The GoWylde Team has our own full time accredited designer. She is available to all of our clients at absolutely no charge to you.  We have staged over 350 homes so we know what to do to make your home sell.

If you need furniture or accessories we have an 1,100 square foot warehouse with over $200,000 of furniture and accessories.  We come to your home place the furniture, accessories and hang the pictures.  Once it is sold we take everything out. This is all done by a professional accredited designer and you don’t pay a cent!

Why would we do this? Because like you, we want your home to sell fast and for top dollar. This is one of the reasons why the GoWylde team sells more homes than anyone else in Guelph. Read more about staging a home.

Okay I’m Sold, How Do I Go About It??

Contact the GoWylde team for your free consultation.

Or Phone: 519-826-7109 or email us at info@gowylde.ca

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