It is really variable, depending on the size of your home and amount of furniture/accessories needed. Most stagers will provide a complimentary proposal for costs after viewing your property. It is rarely necessary to stage an entire house. Obviously, staging select rooms is less costly. Staging is a very smart marketing strategy in the current market!

It seems most every stager has his/her own business model. Most will come and do an initial report/evaluation/assessment, often in the $200-$300 range. Then it varies, depending on: (1) whether you simply want to take the report and follow through on the recommendations (inexpensive, but not recommended); (2) whether the stager him/herself will do it, or hire someone else to move furniture around; and (3) whether you need any furniture or props to be provided, and whether, if you do, whether the stager has them in inventory or has to rent or buy them.

Overall, you could be looking at several thousand dollars. (Larger homes and vacant homes will cost more; smaller homes and ones with items the stager can work with will cost less.)

At this point, you probably don't need to hire an assessor. Interview three Realtors. Ask each for a CMA, look at the comps they used, and discuss that with them. You'll get a very good idea of the range in which your home will sell.

Hope that helps.

I have a great stager who will give you a consultation for $50 for an hour. She does a great job in an hour and I haven't needed to hire her for longer though she'll work with you all day if that's what you need. Also, ask an appraiser is typically $200-$300. Again I have good local appraiser who can do this with about 24 hours notice. A cheaper way is to get an good agent through. Let me know if you'd like names or numbers.

Depending on the size of your home and the company you hire, you may see fees from $200-$500. Realtors have been staging their listings for free for years, in an effort to have them look better and sell quicker/more money. My average listing clients always ask what they should do or organize to help the process.
To hire a certified real estate appraiser, you may pay from $300-$450.
You could also or instead interview 3 experienced Realtors and have them give you their opinion on pricing and the right marketing to net as much as possible.

I suggest asking your REaltor for suggestions. There is more to preparing a home for sale than "staging". You want your home to stand out. Ask someone who knows the market.
If you are selling without professional representation, I would interview three Realtors anyway, have them provide you with an "estimate of seller's net proceeds", then you make the call.

Youngster,

Check out ActiveRain.com to find stagers in your area. Fees vary by the level of service, as well as the service provider, but staging is a good investment which yields a high return. Remember, less time on the market is more money in your pocket!

Good luck!
Audrey Hoffman
Simplystage.com

There are staging companies that charge anywhere from $70 - $100 for the first hour of consultation. Sometimes when you hire them to stage your home they will drop that initial fee. The charges are according to the size of the home, how many pieces they have to bring in and the time it will stay in the house.

Happy staging.

Ulli

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