You want to hire a Stager…. good for you! 

This means you have done your homework and know the value that Staging your home to sell your property.

It’s also helpful to keep some perspective when it comes to Insurance when hiring that right Stager.None of us want to think about the worst-case scenarios, but we do have to protect ourselves. Your home is probably your most valuable asset.

As a professional Staging Company, I want you to know that we are fully covered when we go into client homes. This is to protect my business investments, on the items we bring into the home and also to protect the home owner for any unsee accidents that are unlikely to happen.

So for really good advise, please keep the above in mind when hiring that Stager. Please make sure they are FULLY INSURED…… WE ARE….. from top to bottom and this also includes W.C.B. 

Cheers!

Kris

I get many calls on how much does it cost to Stage a property. Now because every property has its own integrity meaning, size, and condition, either vacant or non vacant properties. I’m going to give a break down to why a Stager may justify the fee they are charging.

After the initial free consultation, which will usually run approximately 1 hour, the Stager will either give you a quote on the spot or they will go back to the office and put together a well thought out plan and send you a quote within 24 hours. The Staging quote will depend on many factors and I’m going to explain just the Staging Fee and not any Furniture Rentals or Art and Accessories Rentals that may be required.

Staging Fee- Before a single piece of furniture is every moved on the day of the Stage, the Stager has already logged in a few hours of prep work before each and every stage job. I will give you the break down below in the Vacant Property Example.

The first key factor in a Staging Quote is how many hours it will take to do the Stage?  This will be determined on the size of the property and many other factors. Vacant or occupied for example.  Does it require a lot of de-cluttering, boxing of items? The Staging fee may also include the cost to hire another stager/s to help Stage the property. Most Stagers require someone to help shift or move furniture, and to get the job done faster and keep the hours down at a lower cost. What is also included in the Staging fee is coming back to the property once sold, to De-Staging the property. Depending if it’s Occupied or Vacant this can take anywhere from 1-2.5 hours.

A Day In The Life Of A Stage-Vacant Property

Once the client has approved the go ahead to do a Staging, a Stager will have to do some work before the actual Staging job for a Vacant Property can begin.

The firs thing the Stager must do is make sure she has a Mover on the day of the Stage. Then once that is in place its time to go to their warehouse or their sourcing warehouse and pick out the furniture that fits the scale and target market of that particular home. This can take from 1 to 2 hours depending on size of house.

After the main furnishings have been chosen and usually the night before the Stage date, its now time to pick and choose all Art and Accessories for the Stage. This can take 1-2 hours depending again on how much is needed for the property. Then once picked, the Stager must now load all of it, into the vehicles.  This can take another 1 hours of work.

Now it’s the Staging Day. A normal stage can take anywhere from 6-8 hours of work. Again this depends on the size of the property. In my Staging Fee I have a Professional Photographer on Staff. This is included in the actual Staging Cost and is a gift to my clients.

After the sale of the home and conditions are lifted, the Stager needs to coordinate a time for themselves and the Movers to come back to the property. This is called De-Staging the Property. All furniture and Art and Accessories need to be packed up and moved out. This can take anywhere from 1-2.5 hours.

Average Hours Invested- 14 hours (not including driving time or free consultation time) Average Hours Billed with Hyatt Staging & ReDesign Inc.-8 hours

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As a Realtor® Providing Hyatt Staging & ReDesign Inc. as a Staging Service for your clients, you will:

• sell your listings faster

• ensure the highest possible return for your sellers investment

• not leave money on the table

• not reduce your commission

• decrease marketing budget on each stageg  listing

• earn a reputation of being a top sales Real Estate Professional

• receive respect of other agents – they know your listings look great

• receive referrals from satisfied clients

• Your ads will look better on MLS and printed  material

• Receive new seller clients from MLS ( 77% of potential sellers shop MLS for a Realtor)

You as a Realtor® you will have more time to invest on other aspects of getting the property sold. The homeowners will feel well taken care of.

OTHER REALTOR SERVICES HYATT STAGING & REDESIGN INC. OFFERS:  

• Free staging quote for potential clients

• Staging Discounts

• Hosting Broker Opens 

• Open House Partnering

• Provide Market Material that helps promotes your Staging Services

• Ideas on how to incorporate staging into your Real Estate business

Our Promise

Hyatt Staging & ReDesign Inc. provides a third party, professional opinion when it comes to our Realtor Program. This is taken seriously and will not come across asjudgmental or offensive to the client. This means that a Realtor with confidence can refer their client to us knowing that people and their possessions will be honoured.  We know Staging, and we knowthat Realtors knows Real Estate.  We truly understand the need for discretion and privacy. The Realtor needn’t feel, we as the Stage, are criticizing the client’s property. We will show your client that the changes we recommend are in the client’s best interest and a means to selling faster, for more money, and not a reflection on their home.

If you would like to use Hyatt Staging & Redesign Inc. as part of your marketing strategy, call us today, to find out about our innovative ways we are helping Realtors just like you have greater success!

Call Kris personally at 403.201.2280 or e-mail her today kris@hyattstaging.com  to find out how you can
increase your sales and gain more listings!

First you must understand what a Home Stager is.

Home Staging is NOT interior decorating; it can be quite the opposite. As you know Interior Decorating is when you pull together a look that is the expression of the clients own personality and lifestyle. Home Staging is doing the opposite, It means removing the client’s personality.

As a Home Stager it’s your job to Market the home, and show off its best features and minimize it’s not so great features. You also have to leave room for the buyer’s own imagination, and not bring in your own personal taste in every single stage. A Home Stager targets a certain buyer for that particular property. In most cases you don’t know who the potential buyer will be, but if you are an experienced and knowledgeable stager, you will know who will more likely buy the property depending on size, price and location. So you will need to stay updated in the Real Estate Market and know your areas in regards to the kind of buyers purchasing in those areas.

To become a successful home staging professional, you first need to ask yourself a few very important questions.

Are you truly gifted in Interior Design? Were you born with this creative gene or not?

Do you really know how to pull a room together with art, accessories and furniture in a very short time frame? Yes, there are lots of Home Staging courses out there that will teach you how to be a Home Stager, but unless you have the “creative gene “ you will always be two steps behind Top Stagers in your area.

Are you financially prepared to start your own business?

If you thinking of being a Home Stager, then you will more then likely be opening your own business. What these Home Staging Courses don’t tell you is, what the employment availability is in the industry for your area. The chances of being hired by an existing staging company is very slim. What they also don’t tell you is, if by luck you were to be hired by an existing company as an assistant, or helper, it will be more then likely part-time contract work. Staging companies like myself, need time to do consultations and preparation for each and every job.

Do you have great communication and people skills?

As a Home Stager you will be going into peoples homes, and help them prepare their homes to sell.You will need to have excellent people skills and the ability to communicate effectively to make professional suggestions on how they can better their home for the sale, while not coming across as judgmental or offensive.

Once you’ve decided to go forward and you would like to be a Home Stager you will then need to take a staging course to obtain certification. Once you are certified you will need experience. How to get that experience would be to try it with friends and family. Always ask for opinions and feedback and get photos as you will need a portfolio.
As a Home Staging Business you will need to have lots of capital to get your business up and running. You will also need Insurance, this is very important. You will need to purchase furniture, art and accessories, with options to rent furniture if you choose. You will also need a storage facility and a large vehicle to transport staging items to and from the job site.

The home staging industry can be a difficult niche to break into, but for those with talent, determination and charisma, this career and challenge can be incredibly worthwhile.

Kris Hyatt is a certified Home Stager and the owner of Hyatt
Staging & ReDesign Inc. based out of Calgary AB

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