Professional Staging

Getting professional advice

Some people would rather pay someone else to stage their house for a faster sale. Most larger communities will have professionals that can provide this service for a fee.

House staging can be a simple consultation where a certified Home Stager comes to your house and helps you create a plan.

Just deciding where to start can be confusing for many homeowners. The professional consultation gives you a road map of things to do. A normal home staging consultation will probably include a walk-through. The consultant should then give you a detailed analysis of your house's attractions that can be emphasized, as well as problem areas that should probably be corrected or perhaps de-emphasized.

The next step up is where the home stager actually helps you arrange your possessions and accessories into vignette scenes. They will help you decide which items should stay for the upcoming showings/open houses and which should be put into storage. They might give you a list of items that would be helpful in accessorizing your property, or may even purchase these items for you.

The next step (and obviously the most expensive) is where the home stager actually brings in specialized furnishings to give your property that complete designer look. This may be the ideal solution, especially for those situations where you may have already had to move out without having the property sold.

Locating a Professional House Stager

Home Staging Professionals

There are several professional home staging groups currently serving the industry. Each group has its own training and accredidation procedures. Accredited Staging Professionals (ASP) and ASP Real Estate Agents are true Professionals trained under strict guidelines using proven Staging techniques developed for over 30 years. When you bring your home on the market and prepare your house for sale always hire an ASP because they are the true leaders in the Staging and Real Estate Industries.

Numerous Regional ASP chapters have been started in several metropolitan areas across the US and Canada. These regional chapters have been founded to provide a professional business association for Home Stagers in localized areas. Their goal is to foster growth, unity, and networking amongst peers in the Staging Community.

One source for finding a local ASP is to go to Staged Homes.com. There you can search their database by state to locate someone providing these services. Another source is Home Staging Experts . Another resource is the Home Staging Resource.