Home Staging Worth the Investment in Carmel House Flip
Home staging generates tremendous first impressions and phenomenal results for Carmel house flip.
This spring’s damaging storms and extended black-outs, combined with the typical home-renovation delays, keep AtWell Staged Home “on deck,” prepared for the minute power is returned.
Finally, after weeks of postponements, we receive the green light. It’s late on a Friday afternoon, but we’re able to arrange furniture delivery and staging for the very next morning.
When we arrive that Saturday morning, with snow still on the ground, the power is on but the heat is not. While waiting for the heat to be fixed, the outside temperature rises higher than that inside the home, and we begin to warm the house by opening windows and doors.
To further complicate matters, there are two other minor challenges. No running water and a snowy path leading to the entrance. I stay warm by shoveling the path as we wait for the delivery folks.
The furniture arrives, the path is clear, we finally have water to steam the bedding and, as the temperature rises, thawed hands to stage and hang the art.
A beautiful home that helps buyers connect emotionally speeds home sales. And today’s first impressions happen online. It’s this online impression that leads to 18 showings and a submitted offer in the same afternoon the home is listed.
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Within hours of listing, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,222-sqare-foot ranch home has its first offer leading to an eventual sale of $33,000 (or 13.3%) over the asking price of $249k, for $282k, in a massive bidding war.
Here’s what house flipper Georgina reports right after listing her Carmel, NY, flip:
Similar to staging our other Connecticut house flippers properties, we work with Georgina to create the most cost-effective plan possible.
As in that case, we rent only the larger pieces of furniture—sofas, beds, tables, chairs, area rugs, lamps—while building an inventory of art, accessories, bedding, and towels for our flipper.
This rinse-and-repeat technique minimizes the monthly rental while speeding future stagings. ROI is key in a successful home staging and flipping.
