Learning the home staging basics should be the first educational goal of every aspiring professional home stager, as well as every do-it-yourselfer who hopes to use DIY staging to increase the value of their properties, without spending a fortune. Unfortunately, even the basics of good property staging can be very complicated to learn, since the ideal solutions for every home are directly related to the exact and case-specific characteristics of the property, so cookie-cutter approaches rarely work.
This discussion helps to teach the basic skills needed by all home stagers and is incredibly useful for both industry professionals and ambitious amateurs alike.
General Home Staging Basics
Home staging seeks to accomplish the following general property enhancement goals, regardless of where it is utilized:
Staging makes the property more appealing to a larger potential buyer pool.
Staging improves the look, feel and flow of the interior and exterior spaces.
Staging optimizes the curb appeal of the home.
Staging can increase the perceived space, functionality, usefulness, attractiveness and value of the property.
Staging will clearly define each and every space in the home.
Staging will help to declutter the home and organize what remains.
Staging can depersonalize the home to minimize the present owner’s footprint on the property and allow prospective buyers to see themselves happily residing therein.
Mastering the Basics
If you are planning on hiring a home stager to prepare your home for sale, there is very little that you have to learn about the effective strategies and techniques used to enhance the residence. In this case, you simply must retain the best person for the job and put all your trust in them to fulfill your goals.
If you are planning on using DIY staging to improve your home, and save lots of money in the process, then you can not learn too much, since you will need all the help you can get. Luckily, there are many home staging books, magazines and videos to help you succeed.
If you would like to give DIY staging a try, but are unsure how to start, hiring a property staging consultant can be a great compromise, since this expert will plan the staging design, but allow you to do the actual work. This is one of the best and most cost effective solutions when staging your home to sell quickly.
Importance of Home Staging Basics
Staging is not rocket science, but it does take certain talent and skills which are not commonly possessed. Remember that real estate staging is not home decorating and sellers who redecorate to meet their own expectations are unlikely to see any real benefit from their investment and might even further alienate themselves from the property wants of their buyers.
Regardless of how you choose to stage your home, make sure to have a good idea where to start and how to proceed. By detailing the project in advance, you can follow a pre-planned checklist and ensure that your home will indeed be a shining jewel in an otherwise bland and boring real estate market.
