Home staging consultations are a great value-added service many agents incorporate into their listing presentations. Not only can it improve your marketing efforts with better photos and increase the dollar value buyers are willing to offer, but it can also help enhance your reputation as an agent who utilizes the latest techniques available to sell homes.
Ready to give your listings a competitive advantage? Take a look below to learn how the online home staging consultation process works and how to prepare your clients for what to expect. (Not a Realtor? See our page for homeowners instead.)
Our Process: An Overview
Our Process: The Details
1. Book the Consultation
Start by purchasing the consultation on our website. Consultation packages are priced according to the size of the home and whether you want to include a written report. Immediately after checkout, you’ll receive a PDF file called Instructions & Next Steps. You’ll also receive it via e-mail (check your Spam folder if you don’t see it). You can forward this PDF directly to your client to complete the process. This document includes:
- link to our Online Home Staging Questionnaire & Photo Upload Form
- link to our exclusive/interactive, Home Prep Guide & Workbook
- links to information on how to prepare and what to expect during our consultation
If you need a consultation immediately and are concerned about timing, please contact us prior to booking to make sure we can accommodate you. Have special concerns or issues you want us to cover with your client? Let us know!
2. Submit Info
Next, your homeowner client follows the instructions to answer our online questionnaire, upload photos of their home, & indicate their preferred appointment time using the links provided. Photos don’t have to be perfect — we just need a general sense of where everything is. *If the home is currently listed, we can use the existing listing photos, or you can submit photos on your client’s behalf.
3. Receive Confirmation
After all photos have been uploaded and the questionnaire has been submitted, you and your homeowner client will receive an email confirming the appointment date and time.
4. Consultation Day
On Consultation Day, we meet with the homeowner via Zoom at the designated appointment time. Using their photos to create a special slide presentation, we’ll “walk” through each room together, discuss the recommended staging in each space, determine priorities, and create a plan to enter the market. Realtors are welcome to be part of the Zoom meeting as well, but it’s not necessary. Consultations last about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the home.
You and your client will receive a recording of the Zoom consultation. Written reports are available for an additional charge.
Realtor’s Guide: What Homeowners Can Expect
- First, we’ll discuss their home, goals, and expectations. We will work with the homeowner’s needs, buyer demographic, and market in order to help them transform each room for a faster, more profitable sale.
- Encourage your client to take notes during the photo “walk-through” of their home. We will be approaching each space as a prospective buyer would, gathering first impressions and noticing details.
- We always try to work with what your homeowner already has first. Occasionally, we may recommend investing in additional accessories or suggest home updates or repairs that have a high return on investment.
- We’ll help the homeowner prioritize projects based on the home’s needs, budget, and time constraints. These consultations aren’t about making the place perfect. They’re about helping homeowners find a practical approach to doing the best they can with the resources they have available. Our goal is to motivate and inspire your sellers to take action on what is doable, not overwhelm them with a bunch of unreasonable requests.
Questions? Get in touch with us!
Realtor’s Guide: How to Prepare Clients for the Consultation
- Due to the sheer volume of information we will cover, we recommend homeowners limit distractions and interruptions (from pets, phones, television, children, and other family members) as much as possible during the consultation.
- Reassure homeowners that they should NOT feel self-conscious about each room. We are putting on our most critical buyer’s eyes so we can help them market their most valuable commodity to its fullest potential. This will allow them to make more money and sell their house faster.
- Encourage homeowners to keep an open mind and think in terms of future revenue for today’s hard work. A staged home looks different from a “lived-in” home so we can discuss what would be “ideal” versus what is “practical” given their current living situation. The homeowner sets the boundaries.
Realtor Testimonials
**Our Online Home Staging Consultations are not appropriate for vacant homes. These consultations are geared toward occupied homes that have existing furnishings.**
By purchasing services from Three Bears Home Staging, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions (no fancy legalese, just providing full disclosure).