Selasa, 10 Oktober 2000

FAQ's About Hiring Real Estaging

11 Frequently
Asked Questions on
Hiring a Home Stager
to help you sell your property.

Please note that because the staging needs for every home is different, Real Estaging is always happy to answer any specific questions regarding your property and its particular staging needs.

1. How much does home staging cost? Answer: Pricing begins at $125. The more services needed and provided by Real Estaging, the higher the cost. It is important to note that our property styling services and "loan" of props are rolled into one flat fee for our Enhance, Furnish and Model service levels.
2. Is there a consultation fee? Answer: If the home is vacant and we are providing a price to stage with furniture there is no consultation fee. If you would like for us to visit the property and provide a list of “staging things to do” we charge a $125 to $250 Consultation fee. After visiting, we can provide a custom written report specifying the items we talked about. We also will be available to return for a follow-up visit to check on the execution of the items. If the seller is not interested / able to complete the execution of this tasks necessary to stage their own homes, we will provide a price to return and complete tasks for them.
3. Who pays for staging fees? Answer: While it is not uncommon for the Listing Agent to pay for our consulting services, the Home Seller normally pays for Rearrange, Enhance, Vacant or Model service levels.

4. Do you have sources for furniture and will you evaluate the space, make recommendations on what furniture to get and then facilitate all of it? What would that cost? Answer: Yes, we do offer some furniture rental from our own inventory, but the majority of our furniture is supplied through area furniture rental companies. Rental companies are better able to accommodate the variety of staging pieces that work with a properties needs with all the various sizes, styles and delivery issues we encounter. We will evaluate the space, put together a styling plan and provide the rental company with a specific list of furniture items needed. The rental company will provide us with a quote that we pass directly to the client. We will coordinate the delivery, pick-up and any rental furniture issues.

5. Is there a minimum rental term for Real Estaging supplied props? Answer: Yes, two months, but the third month is free.
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6. Is there a minimum monthly dollar amount required? Answer: No. But for stagings require the use of props there is a minimum overall charge of $500 per staging job… this is a per JOB rate not a per MONTH rate.

7. Is there a delivery charge, pick-up charge? Answer: Yes, and it is determined by the size of the job and the estimated number of items that will be needed to complete the job. It will also include the cost of retrieving all the items when a property needs to be packed up. Other variables that contribute to the delivery cost include access of the property, freight elevator access, distance from the delivery truck to the space being staged and parking.

8. Is there an installation / set up charge? Answer: The set up charge is part of our styling and merchandising cost. Our proposals are broken out as follows:
  • Styling & Merchandising Expertise – includes assessing property, developing a stylizing plan, selection and coordination of any outside rental furniture, selection of accessories from our prop inventory and shopping for specific items needed for a particular job. It also includes on-site stylists who will set & arrange all props including furniture, artwork and accessories and photograph and document the project for future marketing needs (frequently used by agents).
  • Real Estaging’s Prop Usage Fee – price will vary depending on whether we are working with a vacant property or integrating our props with that of the seller to enhance the space.
  • Delivery Services – Labor to pack, deliver and retrieve props and truck usage.

9. Is there a price break if the rental goes beyond the minimum rental term? Answer: If the staging goes beyond the initial three months, the client pays us only for the rental of the Real Estaging props used. We also continue to provide the third month free for each two months of rental (if they rent for a total of six months they will only be charged for 4). We require a credit card authorization on file and we will automatically charge the client a monthly rental fee if we do not receive instruction 10 days prior to the contract expiration date to remove our items. We will provide them with a monthly rental price in our initial proposal. If we need to stage using 3rd party rental furniture, the rental company will provide a monthly fee as well.

10. Is a security deposit required for props supplied by Real Estaging? Answer: NO. However we ask that your client fill out a credit card authorization form that we keep on file. If our property is damaged or missing then we will put through a charge based on the cost of the items in question and your client will be notified of such charges.

11. What is your payment schedule? Is there a deposit due when the initial agreement to stage is made? Is the payment due on delivery? How much is required when? Answer: In order to schedule a job a 50% deposit is required. When the job is staged, the balance is due upon completion of the on-site work. Your client can give us a check when we leave the property or we put through a credit card charge that day.

When determining a price to stage a vacant room, we consider such variables as: size and layout of space, natural light in the room, how a room flows with the rest of the house (condo), intended use of the space, total areas to be staged and window to wall ratio (the amount of wall space that needs art). When we are pricing a home that is being occupied by the sellers we use the same variables in addition to what items are need to enhance the existing furnishings.

The following prices are rental cost ranges based on averages for furnishing a vacant room. These costs are monthly fees and do not include delivery fees.

What would be the “typical” monthly rental fee for a:

  • Living room $400 - $600
  • Dining room $300 - $500
  • Bedroom (with a queen size bed) $350 - $550
  • Office $125 - $400

In addition to the rental fee is the staging cost which includes the components defined under styling and merchandising expertise. This is a one time initial fee and costs an average of $250 per room. Please note these fees represent averages and are not actual quotes.

For More Information Please Contact Real Estaging

Contact Us

131 South Lincoln Avenue Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
O: 847-384-9369 F: 847-384-9368
Email:
info@realestaging.net

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Tutorials

Much can be written and spoken about Home Staging, but sometimes all it takes is a few pictures to tell the best story. Here are 7 shows that quickly teach the staging story.


SHOW 1
Where Does Curb Appeal REALLY Start?


SHOW2
When Staging Goes Wrong... Money Is Wasted.


SHOW 3
RED Done Right... a Color That Sells Homes.


SHOW 4
Good Staging Takes Basic Math Skills


SHOW 5
What Exactly Does Staging Do For a Home?
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SHOW 6
Staged with Rental Furniture? YEP, and beautifully!
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SHOW 7
Even Staging Can't Solve This Problem

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Home Staging Industry Links

HOME
STAGING
INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS

As the Home Staging Industry continues to grow, more and more organizations are are on the rise that will help the home stager grow both as a stager and as a business person.


Join the Association(s) that best serve and develop you and your staging businness!


ASHSR: American Society of Home Stagers & Redesigners

Home Stagers Directory

Home - Staging / Decorating Network

IAHSP: International Association of Home Staging Professionals

International Staging & Redesign Directory

RESA : Real Estate Staging Association

Redesign & Staging Directory

Staging Directory

SIF: Stage It Forward...

United Staging Association

Home Staging Training Links

Home Staging Training Programs

Looking to start a new career in Home Staging?

Price should not and need not be the sole criteria when selecting a foundation training program. Research and carefully scrutinize the companies that you are considering.

Keep in mind that the goal/purpose of home staging is to create a favorable first VISUAL impression. Therefore anyone that is going to teach you how to create favorable impressions should live by what they teach.

Start your evaluation of a foundation training program by using your eyes and then ask yourself… “What kind of first impression do I get from the training companies website?”

39 TRAINING PROGRAMS

NOTE: The above list (in alphabetical order) of home staging training companies is for reference only and is NOT an endorsement for any one trainer or program.

Home Staging Services Real Estaging Offers

Real Estaging's
STAGING SERVICES FOR SELLERS

Just as every home is diffent, so are its needs when it comes to home staging. Real Estaging offers 5 Levels of Service to accommodate every listing scenario and budget.

1. CONSULT / REPORT: Preparation of a custom tailored Do-To-Sell Report for the home-seller's use to best prepare their own property for showing and sale.

2. REARRANGE*: Our Styling Team transforms the property working only with the sellers existing furniture, art, and accessories to achieve the best sales impact possible.

3. ENHANCE*: Includes all the above, plus Real Estaging adds decorative "props" and/or furniture to create the desired effect.

4. FURNISH: Complete furnishing and decorating of a home seller's vacant property

5. MODEL: Plan, design, furnish and decorate a developer / builder's model unit.

ALL on-site Vacant Property Estimates are FREE!

*ALL Rearrange, and Enhance levels include the following: Room-by-Room Home Evaluation; Yard & Garden Evaluation; Photo & Video Documentation; Furniture, Accessory & Framed Artwork Editing & Re-Arrangement; Kitchen & Bath Editing; Prop Placement Proofs and task coordination of 3rd party independent contractors.

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INTERIOR STYLING SERVICES FOR HOME OWNERS

Want to enjoy the impact of a beautifully designed home for the price and time it takes to stage a home? Well, you can with a service we call Interior Styling.

Together with our sister company, CRAIG Interior Design, we can quickly transform the look of your home! So while styling a home is not hardcore interior design… it can have as dramatic of a result. You might to think of Interior Styling as Interior Design Light, or Interior Decorating for the home you live in. Regardless of what you call it, you will work with a formally educated Designer to arrive at the new beautifully cohesive look for your home.

Interior Styling Services include:

  • Sorting & De-cluttering
  • Color Mining (Consulting to discern a home's color palette.)
  • Space Definition & Set Up
  • Furniture Editing & Arrangement
  • Accessory Editing & Arrangement
  • Framed Art Editing & Arrangement
  • Art & Accessory Sourcing (Spending limits determined by client.)
  • Home Design Concept Report

For more information about CRAIG Interior Design, and our wide range of Interior Design Services, visit us at www.craiginteriordesign.com

For More Information Please Contact Real Estaging

Welcome to the nation's largest on-line portfolio of staged homes.

With over 200 Before & After home staging photos,
you can see why we say we don't just
dabble in staging, we stage homes full time!

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HOME STAGING IMAGES... by Real Estaging




About Real Estaging

Real Estaging
is proud
to be recognized as one of the best and most respected home staging companies, not only in Chicago area, but all over the USA and Canada.

We are committed to providing the very best in home staging services, and will work within any seller’s staging budget.


We don’t just dabble in home staging… we do it full time.

We are passionate about what we do. In the 4+ years we have been staging, we have experienced over and over again how GOOD staging WILL help sellers sell their properties. We stay committed because we know... Staging works!

We are adamant that home sellers & Realtors know that home staging is NOT decorating rather; it is the strategic use of design as a marketing tool to sell homes.

We work tirelessly to educate home sellers and Realtors across the country to know how home staging can aid them to sell their homes quickly and maximize profits.

We have become, for all these reasons and so more, one of the nations most innovative and respected home staggering companies.

We founded the first Home Staging Industry Association in the nation known as Stage It Forward... Free and open to all home stagers, its membership exploded and now boasts well over 2000 staging professionals in the USA and Canada. With a daily feed of fresh ideas SIF, a national social network of home stagers, has become the largest FREE sites for home staging tips, marketing ideas, and success stories.

We are experts the media relies on. Our fun and informative blog (Home Staging; Rants & Ravings) articles on home staging and the industry are regularly featured on ActiveRain.com and nearly 70 television station and print media websites nationwide… including Reuters, USA Today, HomeScape.com and NBC New York.


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Senin, 09 Oktober 2000

Real Estaging Makes The News

Main Stream Media
Relies On Our
Expertise!

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