{"id":13192,"date":"2019-02-12T11:33:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T18:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtuance.com\/?p=13192"},"modified":"2019-05-23T08:53:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T14:53:57","slug":"home-selling-guide-list-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.virtuance.com\/member\/blog\/home-selling-guide-list-close\/","title":{"rendered":"The Home Selling Guide: From Pre- Listing to Post- Closing"},"content":{"rendered":"

In real estate transactions, there are a lot of moving parts for listing agents and it’s easy for new agents to get overwhelmed by everything involved. We designed this guide for listing agents of all levels looking to elevate their business from essential pre-listing activities all the way through to after close<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pre Listing Activities:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Staging the Listing<\/span><\/h2>\n

While it isn\u2019t necessary to stage a listing to sell it, there are some major advantages to hiring a professional staging company. If you are the listing agent, staging your client\u2019s property can help you both make more money (<\/span>20% more<\/span><\/a><\/span> than empty listings) and sell the listing faster (by 80%). <\/span><\/p>\n

The ROI for staging a listing can be incredible for sellers – like a <\/span>1000 percent return on investmen<\/span><\/a><\/span>t<\/span>. Say your client agrees to spend $4,000 on staging to sell their $400,000 home…they could see an ROI of $40,000 on average over their neighbor who opted out of staging. That\u2019s pretty significant! <\/span><\/p>\n

Listings that are staged and captured by a professional real estate photographer <\/span>stand out even more<\/span><\/a><\/span> online in comparison to their competitors. Potential home buyers are drawn to these online listing images, which means they are more likely to schedule a showing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Once buyers are in the home, a professionally staged listing helps them conceptualize the space and see how to arrange their own furniture. <\/span><\/p>\n

While empty spaces can feel unwelcoming and show off glaring defects more easily, poorly staged homes can also negatively affect a buyer\u2019s experience as well. Buyers may find the decor distracting and struggle to picture their lives in the space. <\/span><\/p>\n

With that said, staging the listing may work for some properties and not for others. It\u2019s important to take the <\/span>current market conditions<\/span><\/a><\/span> and the norm for your area into consideration. <\/span><\/p>\n

Below are some highly-rated staging companies for the Denver, Las Vegas and Minneapolis markets. <\/span>More cities will be added over time. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Denver Staging Companies<\/b><\/p>\n