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Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Yes, it was very positive and resulted in a quick sale.

Aug 12, 2018 06:24 AM
Rainmaker
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Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

No.

Mar 28, 2018 08:26 PM
Rainmaker
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

We have not...yet...

Aug 20, 2017 06:01 AM
Rainmaker
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Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Renee, yes and it does make all the difference in the world to stage a vacant home!

Apr 02, 2015 11:34 AM
Rainmaker
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I have an investor client that buys houses to flip and she stages them with some furniture and curtains, etc. It helps her houses sell faster and not sit as long on the market.

Apr 02, 2015 07:44 AM
Rainer
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Jenn Flynn
Quorum - Seattle, WA

I always recommend staging.  I have found that staging will get the seller at least 30,000 more sale price here in Seattle.  The difference is astounding.  But I always use really good stagers also.  That's not just me putting some towels and small items in a house.

Apr 02, 2015 03:19 AM
Rainmaker
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Staging immediately sold a vacant listing on the market for 6 weeks. The problem was too many flooring types visible from front door of vacant home. Is was during the second visit when I observed the buyers stay at the front door incredibly long as they scanned left and right and left and right. Had I not be present, this observation could not be made.  Solution, area rugs and visual interruption.

Staging solved a problem exhibited by the behavior of buyer. Had I not been present, this could not be noticed.

Buyers stood in two spaces of another house, puzzled how they would use this space. Staging suggested a use that fits the lifestyle embraced by the buyer and sold immediately.

I typically don't recommend staging for the sake of staging but to solve a problem. Sometimes the PROBLEM is a vacant home is very hard create decent photos. Other times it is the result of observed buyer feedback as noted in the two examples.

Apr 02, 2015 01:13 AM
Rainmaker
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Renee,

We highly recommend staging to every home especially the vacant ones.  Our clients always use stagers.  One particular home we looked at with our client had Chinese pagoda architecture. When we walked in, it was beautifully put together with Chinese artifacts, and it felt comfortable and lived in.  I asked our client if this was the sellers furnishings, his response was no, the stager did it.  That house moved fast in a then slow market.  A

Apr 02, 2015 01:12 AM
Rainer
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Kristine M.
Virtual Real Estate Blogger & Marketing Specialist - Portland, OR
Real Estate Blogger & Marketing Specialist

Hi Renee,

Several agents who have a knack for finding just the fittings will go garage sale shopping and find the perfect items to furnish/stage a home. Some repurpose them for other homes that are vacant & non-furnished. Others sometimes sell the home with those furnishings found - raising the sales price a bit too! : )

Apr 02, 2015 01:02 AM