They will ask you many questions. Just like a doctor, a staging pro wants as much information as possible from you about your needs. For your part, you also need to ask any questions you can think of during the initial consultation to make sure that this is the stager for you. Ask questions about how they work out their rates, how long they will take, and what you can do on your end to keep the costs down. Ask how many homes they’ve staged, and whether or not they’ll expect anything from you during the process. They are staging pros. Not agents. Not bankers. However, they do need to know enough about real estate to ensure that they know what they’re aiming for is increasing a home’s saleability. Their job is to make your home as appealing as possible to potential buyers, so they will not (and should not) talk to you about negotiating pricing with those buyers. Be prepared to change your ways. The stager will want you to follow certain guidelines if you will be living in the staged house. This will help keep the rooms in order and ready for viewing. If you won’t be living in the house, it’s going to be much easier to keep the home clean and ready to show. However, make sure to get in and dust regularly. Real staging pros should make you feel confident about the quality of their work. If you have any negative internal reaction during your initial consultation, run in the other direction and find someone you can trust. If you want to sell your home, it’s ultimately your responsibility to make it happen.
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