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HIRING A PROFESSIONAL VS. DOING IT YOUSELF
Time is perhaps the most common concern and most common limiting factor among homeowners during the home-selling process. To conserve as much time for yourself as possible, you will want to delegate as many tasks as you can so that you will be free to focus on other important aspects of your move. A professional home stager can be a real lifesaver. Staging experts have often acquired valuable experience that they can pass on to your home to increase its saleability. A staging professional or firm will create a theme in each room to compliment the layout, bring in the furniture and home decor needed to complete those themes throughout the house, and give you tips to use when showing the house, such as what kind of fresh flowers to buy or scented candles to burn. You might also want to consider that a staging expert or firm will make sure to provide the manpower needed to do the heavy lifting and moving of furniture throughout the house, and if any damage happens in the process, the stager covers the cost of repairs. On the other hand, staging the home yourself could not only save you money, but could also allow you to put more of your own personality into the theme. Having lived in the home yourself, you are more familiar with its pros and cons, both indoors and outdoors. Like the need for more light in a certain room at certain times, or making sure that the lawn is treated for weeds to keep them from sprouting up overnight, you know your home best. Your goal is to gain the highest return on investment when your house sells. If you believe you can achieve this by staging on your own, then go for it; otherwise, spend a little extra on a professional upfront to reap the benefits at the sale.
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