3 Myths About Home Staging

I often hear comments from people about home staging, "Is it really worth the money and trouble?" or "I think the house is fine like it is." Staging is so incredibly important when selling a home.

As simple as this sounds, it is so important to declutter and depersonalize. You aren't selling the home based on why you like living in it - you are staging the home to create appeal to a wide range of people. Ideally, if the home is staged correctly, it will seem open and inviting, and people from varying backgrounds will all be able to visualize themselves and their stuff living in your home and ultimately make an offer. That is the goal, right? :) You wouldn't try to sell your car still full of your stuff with your fuzzy dice and air freshener of choice still hanging from the mirror would you?

We also want to stage your home with style, so it really pops in pictures. Home buyers will do hours of shopping online before they ever look at any homes in person. By staging a home well, taking great pictures, and creating a gorgeous virtual tour, we will put your home at the top of the "must see" list for the internet window shoppers so they will come take a look in person when the time comes. No matter how great a home is in person, if it isn't staged well and show well in pictures on the internet, people aren't going to come and see it in person.

Take a look at this article called 3 Myths About Home Staging by Audra Slinkey. She does a great job explaining the basic importance of staging.

Are you interested in selling your home in the Houston area? Give us a call and we will gladly get started on staging your home to maximize the audience of buyers!

- Jessica Rumbaugh | Rumbaugh Properties