Home Staging in Oakville, Hamilton, Mississauga and Surrounding Areas

Are you trying to gain that extra edge in today's home selling market?

Contact Katherine to get your personalized home staging consultation, and make your house stand out above the rest.

If you are not quite sure what to do to prepare your house for sale, use Katherine's expertise, keen eye, and knowledge of buyers' desires. She will develop a plan to make your house look it's best, while keeping your timeline, skill set and budget in mind.

Give us a call or email to get the process started.

Sell Faster and for More Money with Staging!

After almost 2 months with no interest, this house was staged and re-listed. It sold within a week, in competition, for $6000 over asking.

Home staging (house staging, house fluffing, house primping, or real estate enhancement) is the process of decorating your home to sell fast and with the highest return on investment.  Home stagers will recommend paint colours, furniture arrangement, repairs, de-cluttering, de-personalization, accessories, lighting and more, to increase the perceived value of your home. We use strategies which will minimize problem areas, while highlighting your home’s best features.

Seller’s Market vs. Buyer’s Market

Home staging is an effective strategy no matter what the current real estate market condition.

In a seller’s market, there are few houses on the market, and many buyers. Most home sellers believe their house will sell quickly in this market no matter what, and mostly they are correct. However, without home staging, these sellers might have 2 or 3 interested buyers bidding on their property.  A staged home will appeal to more potential buyers. Wouldn’t it be even better to have 10 potential buyers in conpetition for your property? This could drive the selling price far above your original asking price.

In a buyer’s market, there are many houses on the market competing for the buyers’ attention. In this market, you need your house to stand out above the rest. Staging can do this for you. A stager can create a look that makes buyers fall in love with your home. If multiple buyers fall in love with your home, bidding can occur. This will drive your selling price above your asking price. It is also more likely that you will get offers with no conditions.

Selling an Empty House

Buyers have a difficult time visualizing how furniture will work in an empty space. Staging also will make an otherwise cold, lifeless property appear warm and homey, therefore increasing its appeal to potential buyers. Rooms appear larger and have a defined purpose when they are staged with furniture and accessories. Awkward spaces are particularly good candidates for staging as a potential buyer can see how the space may work for them.

While buyers definitely house hunt with a list of desired features, they ultimately buy on emotion. This means if a house feels good to them when they walk through it; they are more likely to make an offer, even if the house does not satisfy all of their conditions.

This house was listed vacant for 6 months with little activity and no offers. After staging and being re-listed with a Sell Your House in One Day - approved agent, the house sold for full list price on the first day of the open house.

Reduce Stress by Having a Plan, and Selling Fast!

Selling your house can be arduous. Financially, physically and emotionally, the experience is rated in the top 3 most stressful life experiences. So why live with stress? Minimize it with a game plan that is specifically designed to remove as much of this stress as possible.

While your home may be perfect for your lifestyle, you must realize that your house becomes a product once the For Sale sign is on the lawn. The way your house looks when you live in it, is not necessarily the way it should look when you are selling it. Let Set Sale and Go help you maximize your home’s appeal to attract interest from multiple potential buyers.

It is difficult to live in a “show home”, especially if you have children or pets. Not only can we prepare you for an open house, but also provide you with strategies for preparing for last minute showings. Pair these strategies with a great real estate agent who has a plan for effectively marketing your house for sale and we can get your house sold quickly and for the greatest return on investment.

Recommended Staging Strategies

De-clutter and de-personalize: Put your collectibles and family photos away. You need your home to appear spacious and neutral to potential buyers.

Neutralize: To appeal to as many buyers as possible, use neutral colour schemes and keep décor simple.

Clean, clean, clean: That says it all. You don’t see your home’s everyday dirt, but a buyer will. Clean everything, remove or clean dirty carpets, and repaint.

Update: Dated colours, fixtures, tile, cabinets, etc can make a potential buyer shy away from your home because they think there is too much work to do. You can make simple, inexpensive fixes to dated areas of your home to maximize your home’s appeal.

If you want to unleash the value potential of your property then contact us! We’ll show you how!