Home Staging Consultation

As a home stager, you are many things – and one of the most obvious is that you are an inspector, saddled with the responsibility first, to review and inspect the home you hope to list.

Inspecting the home is a reasonable first step that home staging experts must not boycott. By inspecting, the home staging expert tries to see the home from a buyer’s point of view. A walk around the home and through all sections of the building will provide deeper insight and help the home staging expert make an adequate assessment of the home that is about to be listed. When the inspection is thorough, the expert gets to know the parts of the home that need reparation and more work.

It is one thing for a home staging expert to inspect and review based on personal expectations. It is another thing – a step further – when a home staging expert seeks out the estate agent who has been in contact with potential buyers. When they meet with estate agents, packaging the home to fit the taste of buyers becomes easier.

The meeting with the estate agent helps the home staging expert understand the target market, and of course, positions them to create and design in this regard.

The first two steps are only useful when a home staging expert considers them and uses them to make the home better looking. For instance, after review, if the expert finds that one of the rooms is not well furnished, or paintings need to be replaced, the next thing should be finding ways to ensure that resource workers who can proffer solutions to all the problems are hired, and they do the job effectively. There are always things to do after a home staging expert has inspected and reviewed a home that is to be put for sale. Apart from painting, other things they may likely do range from window-washing, replacing worn-out carpets and lighting, installing new equipment and deep cleaning.

The first impression will always matter. When potential home buyers pick the home they would like to purchase. It is important to know that most people for quality are often fascinated with homes that will serve them long-term. But this shouldn’t stop us from acknowledging that the first view of the home will create a lasting impression on them. So, the aesthetics of the home you are preparing for listing matter almost as much as the function. Home staging experts must improve the curb appeal after repairs have been done in the right places.

Before listing the home, a home staging expert does not stop at improving just the building. It is also essential that equipment and furniture used in the buildings are properly made and adequately placed. No matter how beautiful a building is, it is at the risk of turning off the potential buyer if the furniture/equipment used are not fitting. Yes, something as simple as a large piece of furniture or wrong placement may turn off home buyers. And the only way to counter this is for home staging experts to ensure appropriate placement of equipment and furniture in the home.