Home staging—where you decorate your house to entice buyers to bite—may seem counterintuitive at first blush: Why spend money on real estate if you are moving out?
Because home staging can get you more money for your home sale.If your real estate agent (here is how to find a real estate agent in your area) has suggested staging, it is because evidence shows staging real estate is usually well worth the effort.
On average, staged homes sell 88% faster and 20% more than nonstaged homes, which is nothing to sneeze at.
But just how much does home staging cost?
As a rule of thumb, the average cost for most stagers is $300 to $600 for an initial design consultation and $500 to $600 per month per staged room.“Therefore, staging a 2,000-square-foot home would cost around $2,000 to $2,400 a month,” explains interior staging companies.
Most professional home stagers also require a three-month minimum staging contract, “even if you sell the home in 24 hours.” That could bring your final staging bill to $7,200.Home staging might sound expensive, but if you own a vacant home, for example, you are already paying lots of bills every month that your upstaged house sits empty.