STAGING
Which one is right for you:
Virtual or Owner-Occupied
What is staging?
Staging is preparing your house visually – inside and out – before presenting to the public for sale. Staging is essential to get the most value in selling your property or home.
The statistics are clear as day: According to research (2019) by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), 95% of all home buyers began their search online. Staged homes spend 86% less time on the market than “non-staged” homes. And from my own experience, you nearly always can charge more for the house once you help buyers to visualize the property as their future home.
Another undeniable benefit: some appraisers will only complete a “Desk Appraisal.” This means they will provide an appraisal without ever having visiting the house in person, working solely from County records and Realtors’ pictures. This alone could mean you, as the seller, are leaving thousands of dollars on the table.
–Leo
From empty to cozy and inviting
Virtual Staging – sounds like “virtual reality (VR),” doesn’t it? Well, it is VR, in a sense. Virtual staging is a modern solution that real estate marketers and realtors use to sell outdated and empty homes. By choosing digital staging over a physical one, realtors save their money, time and ease the burden of selling empty or older real estate. Such properties require whichever type of refreshment — from complete renovations to simple virtual staging examples of replacing furniture and decor. We take photos of each empty room throughout the entire house, import that file into the computer, and digitally add all the elements of a home being lived in. “Elements” can be anything from pictures on the wall to furniture to plates in the kitchen cabinets. We use only the best virtual artists available who specialize in this type of visualization using complex 3D computer applications.
Before
The empty room is photographed as the starting point
After
All room elements are digitally placed “into” the room
NEW SERVICE OFFERING
For every client who sells his/her/their home with me. I now provide FREE virtual staging. In the last couple of years. I’ve exprimented with the right tools. different marketing approaches, tactics, and decided it’s a must-have for many homes and my clients. I strongly believe that this NEW service I’m offering will benefit many sellers – and buyers, as well.
OWNER-OCCUPIED (LIVE) STAGING —
Re-model for re-selling your home
Owner-Occupied Staging – or “live staging” – is just what it means – preparing your house or improving the appearance of your house inside and out before shown for public viewing. I only work with some of the best staging artists and interior designers available anywhere – and certainly in the Twin Cities area.
Before
In owner-occupied staging, we start with what you have currently. Some pieces may stay, some may go. Let’s leave that up to the pros, shall we?
After
The designer will choose the best furniture and decor to present each room in the most visually appealing manner.
Meet One of the Staging pros
My Commitment to you is that I only work with the best when selecting 3rd party collaborations for staging, financing, and building. And for staging, there’s no one better in the Twin Cities area then Becca. I’ll let her introduce herself:
Becca Schwartzbauer
Owner, Gray Duck Staging
I am Becca Schwartzbauer, founder, owner, and lead designer of Grey Duck Staging. I am a Minnesota native and my heart belongs to Saint Paul. My love for layout and real estate started with a Barbie dream house and today I have a much more intimate knowledge of the industry and actual human scale! I founded this company to serve the stumped, the stuck or those just motivated to get the highest profits as quickly as possible! Grey Duck Staging & Design services will maximize the appeal and marketability of your home by amplifying function and flow, delivering cohesion from space to space and increasing desirability with diverse textiles, art, modern color palettes, up-to-date furniture and decor that all enhance the unique characteristics, era and charm of the home.
Contact Leo for Staging Your Home
Want to talk about options for selling and staging your home? Fill out the form below and let’s get started!
NEW SERVICE OFFERING
For every client who sells his/her/their home with me, I now provide FREE virtual staging. In the last couple of years, I’ve experimented with the right tools, different marketing approaches, tactics, and decided it’s a must-have for many homes and my clients. I strongly believe that this NEW service I’m offering will benefit many sellers — and buyers, as well.