Physical Staging vs Virtual Staging Real Estate - a podcast by Spencer Hsu, MBA Tech Realtor
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Every Tuesday, I go into detail a question I frequently get asked. Which process should you pick? Should you do physical staging, virtual staging, or have no staging when it comes to selling real estate?
Home staging can mean the difference between getting your house sold, or having your home sit stale. Remember, you only need to find one buyer to take it off the market.
Staging also often brings a higher price for the home. Many estimate there is an increase of value by 7-9% which is very sizable in the Bay Area.
The goal is to evoke emotions and make buyers fall in love with the home. While you have a tremendous amount of love and attention for the home, how we typically live is not how we would design a home as to how we would sell. Think about this, your home is where you build your own personal memories. You may have your own art work, family pictures, and furniture over time, but it wouldn’t relate to the new home buyer looking to create their own memories.
So what are the design principles as to how one professionally stages?
Declutter the home
They don’t block windows; let in natural light.
Use the right size furniture so that rooms appear larger.
Bring in modern decor
Are there any other reasons you can think of? Leave it in the comments below! If you like what we covered so far, be sure to smash that like button, hit subscribe, and click on the bell next to the subscribe button to get a notification for all my future videos!
Now that we understand the benefits of staging a home, how should you do it?
The traditional route is hiring a stager. A professional stager has a massive warehouse of options that are what people dream of in their homes. They typically charge $2,500+ dollars for a one month term. Any additional time you would pay. Depending on their pipeline, it’s usually the first thing to coordinate with given their 1 month lead time. The stagers are masterful designers and will pick and supply everything for you by leveraging the layouts of your home and what you currently own.
In the past, we only had the ability to do physical staging. But given the improvement of technology, virtually staging has and will become more of an available option than before.
If the staging cost is too high or if you are still living in the home. Take a look at one of my recent listings. Since there was a tenant there, in the peak of the shelter in place, we didn’t have the option to even consider traditional staging. This was a much cheaper but also a great option to take professional photos, declutter the home virtually, then staging to how we would want it laid out. This cost a few hundred dollars for several photos and can be turned around in a matter of days.
Drop a comment below with what you think! Would staging impact what you think of the house?
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My Background: Born and raised in the Bay Area, I spent 11 years as Technology Sales Manager before becoming a Realtor. Having personally invested and done renovations through house flips in the Bay Area, I wanted to help busy professionals in the Bay Area tech industry find their dream home by leveraging tech, data and local insights. Our team specializes in creating trusted frameworks of buying, selling, and investing in the Bay Area. In 2022, we are thrilled to share that we have helped 80 clients in the Bay Area with their moves, which positions our team as the Top 1% groups in the country. Looking forward to helping you into your next home and save/earn you more money!
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