 Home Staging for Windsor, Essex County and the surrounding areas.
Windsor and the surrounding area's Real Estate market is currently saturated with homes for sale. If you want to beat the competition, sell your home fast and get the best price for your home - Professional Home Staging from Suite 19 Design & Interiors can help you. Professional Home Staging is the innovative marketing tool being used by homeowners to sell their homes in our fierce market. To increase the marketability of your home, contact Catherine Awad of Suite 19 Design & Interiors to see what can be done to sell your home today.
Home Staging is the process of presenting your home in it's best possible condition when being put for sale in the real estate market. Staging has numerous proven and creative methods to maximize your home's potential sale-ability.
When you get your home ready for sale, it should be presented in a manner that appeals to a broad range of potential buyers. Staging a home shows how the space will work for a buyer and how it will suit their personal living needs. Interior as well as exterior presentation is key when presenting your home.
Buyers are looking for the best value when looking to purchase a home. From the first impression to the final inspection, each area is carefully viewed and notes of strengths and weaknesses are made. A Professionally Staged home provides viewers with a great first impression and creates an overall positive image of the space.
For viewers searching via the internet and deciding on which homes they would like to view - your home will look better in advertising photographs, if Staged, and can generate more interest just from the click of a mouse.
If your home is similar in size, location, conveniences, ammenities, and asking price, chances are it will sell before it's comparables if it is Staged professionally. Staging creates a 'wow factor' that people don't forget and will be a deciding factor when considering which home to choose.
The bottom line: You want to generate interest, gain a competitve edge over other homes for sale, sell quick and get the best value out of your investment - Professional Home Staging from Suite 19 Design & Interiors can help you get your bottom line.
Even if your home is already on the market and is having difficulty getting an acceptable offer, call for a consultation estimate to see what can be done to make your home more marketable. It's never too late to protect your investment.
Re-Design/Fix-ups
Getting your home ready for sale? Do you need affordable ways to 'fix up' your home? Suite 19 Design & Interiors also specializes in Re-Design and has unique ideas, cost-friendly home makeover advice and also has the knowledge of where it's best to invest your time and money on improvements. Suite 19 Design will get you the most value for your home.
CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS:
A typical scenario:
A home is for sale at $250,000
The home isn't selling and there is a price reduction of $10,000. ($240,000)
The home sells for $5000 less at $235,000
Let's assume a 6% commission/realtor fee.
The home hasn't been professionally staged.
CALCULATION/LOSSES:
$250,000 X 6% = $15,000 $250,000-$15,000 = $235,000 (expected net profit)
$235,000 X 6% =$14,100 $235,000-$14,100 = $220,900 (final net profit)
$15,000 (expected commission) - $14,100 (final commission)
= $900* (final commission difference)
*(Not including time invested in showings and marketing fees).
**Private sellers- commission does not apply - the profit margins are yours too keep.
The homeowner sold for $15,000 less from the original selling price of the home and obtained $14,100 less after paying commission.
The realtor lost $900 from the original expected commission.
If the same home was Professionally Staged, the possibility of getting a higher selling price exsists. The cost of Staging is dramatically less than that of a price reduction. It can (and usually does) take less than 1% of the selling price to stage a home and get thousands of dollars in return.
Remember - a home doesn't sell itself. Also, a Realtor can do their best marketing strategies but if you don't prepare your home to look it's best - it won't matter. Take an active part in selling your home and you will see results.
A home holds a lot of equity - it's an investment - and having that money in your posession is better than giving it away. Consider Staging your home an investment - to avoid costly and drastic price reductions and other stressful factors you may encounter when selling your home.
FOR REALTORS
Why should a Realtor recommend Professional Home Staging to clients?
There are many reasons:
If your listings show well and sell well, it reflects on your professionalism. Your clients will be impressed and offer referrals to their friends, family or co-workers.
It's your name on the sign on the lawn. People driving by will notice whether your listings say SOLD or not. It's your reputation - make it a positive one.
There will be less hassel and higher profits if a home is Staged properly.
A Home Stager will deal with 'touchy' subjects - odour, pets, ugly decor, etc. You don't want to offend your clients. A Home Stager always acts professionally and knows how to deal with these subjects.
Are you comfortable picking out paint colours, or other materials for projects? Suite 19 Design & Interiors has paint fan decks, material samples, catalogues, and many more items available for clients. Also, a vast knowledge of product prices - where to get the best deals and multiple supplier contacts - giving clients endless resources.
For clients needed furnishing rentals - we have contacts with rental companies that will offer discount prices ONLY through Suite 19 Design & Interiors - giving your clients Professional Home Staging advice and supplies at the best prices.
I already tell my clients what they need to do to make their home look better-why do I need a Professional Home Stager?
There are some obvious and common things a home owner can do to make their home presentable - but only a Professional does the job thoroughly. Do you really have the time and expertise to properly evaluate the entire condition of a home? A Home Stager has the training and expertise, supplier contacts and pricing -giving clients many avenues. Catherine Awad of Suite 19 Design & Interiors works with the clients budget and when needed, works on implementation with the clients. The job gets done right, any dilemmas get taken care of properly and the final set up is overseen completely by Catherine Awad.
If I recommend Home Staging to my client, do I have to pay?
Not necessarily. Do you pay for the Home Inspector, Mortagage Broker, etc? Many Realtors will offer to pay for part of or the entire consultation fee. Most will offer partial or full reimbursement of the consultation fee to their client once the home sells under their listing.
It's a slow market - how will Professional Home Staging help?
The slower the market - the harder a Realtor need to work to sell listings. Staging will gain a competitive edge over other comparables on the market and show that they offer the best value for their dollar. Homeowners will be happy that the minimal investment from staging their home gives them an advantage over the competition. Blow away the competition and you may end up in a bidding war for your listing. When it looks better than anything else and buyers have many options of which homes to buy - they will choose only the best!
I have a vacant home to sell - should I furnish it?
Yes. Selling a vacant home isn't a good idea. Buyer's have difficulty envisioning their furniture in place and can't sense the size of the rooms. It's also difficult to make an emotional connection to an empty house. Buyer's shop and buy on emotion - show them something they will 'fall in love' with.
Remember - a client looks to a Realtor for advice on selling their home. Having a list of professional service contacts such as Home Inspectors, Mortgage Brokers and Home Stagers, etc. is important. Keep Suite 19 Design & Interiors contact information on hand and keep your clients confident in your ability to 'work in their best interest'.
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