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Home Staging – Vacant Properties
Why should a seller consider
renting furnishings for key areas, when the home for sale is vacant?
- Empty
rooms often appear smaller than appropriately furnished rooms
- The more
time a buyer spends in a home for sale, the more likely they are to make
an offer on the house. Might
as well give them a comfortable place to sit!
- Only
about 10% of people can see past what is in front of them, or in the
case of a vacant property, what ISN’T in front of them. Many people
have a hard time visualizing where furniture would go in an empty home.
If they can’t picture how it will work for them, they won’t
buy it.
For vacant properties,
furniture, art and accessories are rented for key areas.
Typically it is important to furnish the entry, most or all rooms
off the entry (usually dining room, office, living room, kitchen, etc)
and sometimes the Master bedroom. Other areas that are good candidates
for Staging include rooms that may feel awkward without furniture (entry
to the room is on an angle or an unusual layout), or rooms that are a “bonus” area and
the function should be defined for a buyer.
Many different styles can be
utilized when Staging, however most furnishings are in the traditional,
transitional and contemporary styles.
Vacant Home Staging is
appropriate for all price ranges. Ross
Designs has successfully Staged homes with asking prices as low as
$85,000 up to $1.1 million and a lot in between.
Fees
& Other Important Considerations
Ross Designs, LLC is fully
insured. Complete liability insurance polices are held for Tori Ross and
all rented inventory.
Ross Designs requires an
on-site consultation for all vacant properties and the fee is $75.00.
The on-site tour will also include an overall analysis of the
property and will issue a report listing any additional items that
should be under consideration to address.
A typed and detailed report/quote is returned to the seller
within 24 hours.
Rental rates vary
significantly and can start as low as $250/month and go up to
$1,000/month or more. Most packages are in the $500/month range,
with a one or three month minimum.
Usually it takes about a
week’s notice to get everything ordered and arranged for install.
However, the more advance notice the better. Some homes can be Staged
within a few days when necessary, so don’t be afraid to call anytime
with short deadlines.
For more information on Ross
Designs or client testimonials, please visit the home page and click on
“About Us” or “Testimonials” in the top right corner.
Staging companies are not all the same; please visit these areas
to learn more about how Ross Designs should be the Staging expert with
whom you choose to partner.
Photo
Gallery
Please view these photos of
Ross Designs’ Vacant Home Staging work. As previously mentioned,
Staging has been done in homes with asking prices as low as $85,000 up
to $1.1 million and a lot in between. Many different styles can be
utilized when Staging, however most of the work is in traditional,
transitional and contemporary styles. The homes shown below were in a
variety of price ranges.
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