The whole purpose of home staging is to create your best red carpet look. Just like the stars walking the red carpet at the Golden Globes, it’s a process for the stars to look that way. From choosing the right gown, to their hair, make-up and nails, they will tell you it takes a village to create their red carpet look.
First of all, the stars know they will be judged and the consensus will either be good, real good or bad. It’s the same when selling your home. You, too, have one chance to make a first impression. If you knock it out of the park, you may sell your home for more money than you imagined. And if you don’t?
How to get that red carpet look
Furthermore, using a professional stylist only makes sense when your home’s reputation is on the line. A star wouldn’t walk the red carpet without her team behind her. When selling your home, your money is on the line. The faster your house sells, the more money you will make. Your professional home stager or stylist will be responsible to create your best red carpet look.
What’s the alternative? Sell your house as it is and see what that gets you. I call that selling by default…you get what you get. Your money comes down to the Realtor you hire. They might sell a lot of houses but at what price? And how fast does it happen?
There are a lot of skills necessary to sell houses for top dollar. Likewise, the number one skill agents don’t have is home staging. And yet many agents will attempt to stage your home themselves. Why? All the extras in real estate cost money. Many agents don’t want to spend money to make money. They probably had a bad experience of spending their own money on a home they didn’t get sold.
On the other hand, some agents will bring their home stager in for an hour long home staging consultation. That is not home staging. That’s advising you on what to do. That’s like a hair stylist telling you what style will look good on you versus doing it. And have you ever had a bad hair stylist? Case closed.
The art of home staging
Perhaps unknown to the average Realtor, above all else, there is an art to home staging. After all, there’s a whole industry around it. It’s so much more than clearing the countertops. It’s creating your best first impression look, so buyers are drawn in to your home, sweeping them off their feet, causing them to fall in love with it, to the point they have to have it and will gladly pay you extra money to get it.
That’s what I do as your home stylist. You can declutter and put your family photos away but you need a professional stylist to create your red carpet look that will sweep your buyers off their feet. Your job is to find that person with the right broom.
Remember, the way you live in your home and the way you sell your house are two different ways. Consequently, selling your home is a competition. You need to be ready. There will always be another house that always looks better than yours if you don’t create your red carpet look. I’ve seen your competition and I’m in it to win it. Game on!
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If you’re thinking of selling your home, allow me to create your best red carpet look. Call me at (913) 515-3250 or contact me here to schedule your FREE home selling consultation and let’s see if what I do will work for you!
