Home Staging Company Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

• Introduction

  Home staging can make a huge difference when you're selling your home. A NARS survey found that, on average, a staged home sells for 6% more than one that isn't staged.

  
  

  If you're going to invest in professional home staging, you want to make sure you hire someone who's qualified and experienced. Keep reading to get answers to the most frequently asked questions about home staging before you make a hiring decision.
  
  

• What is home staging?

  Home staging is the process of professionally arranging and decorating a house, so it's appealing to buyers. The process typically includes adding decorations, rearranging furniture, and removing or adding furniture. Staging typically removes personalization from the home so prospective buyers can envision themselves living there.
  

• How much does home staging cost?

  Home staging includes an initial design consultation fee and then a charge per month per staged room. On average, the consultation costs $300-$600, and the monthly charge is $500-$600 per room. The price will vary depending on the size of your home, how long it requires staging, how much staging it needs, and the company you hire.
  

• What does home staging include?

  What you get with home staging depends on the type of package you order. However, a typical home staging includes:
  

  • A deep cleaning
  • Purging of personalized items around the home
  • Reorganizing of everything
  • Adding furniture and taking out furniture
  • Sometimes, minor renovations and landscaping

• Does home staging really help sell a house?

  Yes, the data shows that home staging can help sell a house faster and for more money. For someone to be interested in your home, they have to be able to see themselves living in it. A home stager understands this and gets rid of any personal items that remind prospective buyers that others live there.
  

• Should you set the table when staging a home?

  Home stagers may have different perspectives on this, but generally, it's not recommended to set the table when staging a home. First, a set table makes the room seem more cluttered. Secondly, seeing a set table makes people focus on the items in the room rather than the room itself.
  

• How do you find home staging clients?

  One way to find home staging clients is through realtors. Real estate professionals can recommend your services to clients who are trying to sell a home that could use a “facelift.”

  
  

  Another option is to browse local real estate listings. Find homes that have been on the market for a while or seem poorly decorated, and offer your services.