Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Sell Your Home Fast

As an Accredited Staging Professional, I can tell you that 95% of ASP® Staged properties sell, on average, in 37 days or less. That is impressive given the average days on market.  The average days on market in the Charlotte MSA is now 141.

What is even more impressive, and at the risk of bragging a bit, is that 83% of Ballantyne Home Staging's Staged properties this year have gone under contract in less than 9 days on average!  And that's not all -- 60% of our Staged® homes have sold at or above list price!

Last week, one of our Staged® properties went under contract in 2 days.  The owner is ecstatic because it is a divorce situation and he really needed to sell this house and move forward.  How beneficial was his staging?  If we use the current average of 141 days on market vs. actually having sold with a closed date prior to next month's mortgage due, it saved him $11,000 in mortgage payments.  Deducting what he paid for the Staging®, he earned a 467% Return on his Staging Investment!  But that's not all.  He also earned an additional $5,000 on his sell price.  Once Staged®, the house was listed for more than he and his Realtor® had previously discussed, and the sell price was $5,000 more than he thought he was going to get.

Man, I wish I could find me a financial instrument that could give me nearly a 500% Return on Investment(ROI).

The next time you ask yourself, "Is Home Staging Worth It?", consider these statistics.  An investment in Home Staging® is always less expensive than your first price reduction! 


 
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