Staging 101: The Sneaky Little Secret on How To Be The Leader In Your Market
1. Presented by Charity McLean
Certified Staging Professional and RESA Pro member
STAGING 101
2. Topics
• What Staging is and it's impact on
marketing and selling property
• Why staging should be part of your
marketing strategy for every listing
• How buyers buy. What sellers need to do.
What agents do NOT want to say.
• PRICING
WIIFU
3. Staging is About
First Impressions
• Hate it when your listings expire?
• Want to reduce overhead?
• Wish you had more referrals?
• Don’t like listing homes when they aren’t
ready?
7. What Is Staging?
• PROCESS to get Top Dollar
• How to make a property suit the buyer
• Marketing tool
• Tool to reduce seller's personal attachment
8. How Do Buyers Buy?
▪ 93% look online first
▪They make a list of 10 properties
•74% of buyers drive by
• 48% go at night
▪ Majority buy after seeing only 6
9. How Do Buyers Buy?
▪ Staging creates photos that put the
property on the “Must See” list
▪ Staging ensures no way to chip away
at price
▪ Staging creates bidding wars
11. Problems that Prevent a Quick
Sale
• Odor
• Clutter
• Outdated décor
• Outdated flooring
• Items in need of repair
• ALL are within the seller’s control and can be addressed
by staging
12. Do You Want to Tell Your Client
• The house smells or is not clean?
• It is not in selling condition?
• They have too much stuff?
• The décor is outdated?
• Stagers tell sellers exactly what needs to happen to
secure the equity in the property
13. Start by Talking about Staging at
the Listing Presentation
• Staging takes a house from For Sale to SOLD with
as much as 589% Return On Investment
• Sellers have control over 2 out of the 3 major
influences for a sale:
Price and Condition
• Price is Your expertise- Condition is mine
• Sellers control elements which make up 72% of first
impressions
14. It Is A FACT
• Maritz Research surveyed homeowners – found 79%
homeowners are willing to invest $5,000 to get house
ready for sale on middle class, average homes
• The owners will be advised what are the best
investments
• 63% Buyers are willing to pay more
money for a move in ready house
• Professional Staging Makes This Happen
19. Benefits for You as a Listing Agent?
• Profit – Staged Property sells for more
than unstaged
• Cost to market is lower
• Days on Market reduced
• Support Commission Rate with value
• Referrals – Happy clients tell friends and
repeat
20. MORE Benefits for YOU
• Credibility - Staging helps you keep your
commitment to not just list but to also get it
SOLD
• Other agents happy to show your listings
• Tax Deductible
21. How Much and How Long?
• Not an expense – it’s an investment in getting the property
SOLD quickly and for the most money
• Less than most price reductions
• Depends on condition – the most cost and time effective
recommendations are made
• Three Step Process
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22. Bottom line?
Who will be #1? You or your competition?
Be the Leader!
“Pricing gets you interest:
STAGING gets you offers!”
Gary Keller- Keller Williams Realty International
Contact ReLux Stage:
702.421.1151