Seller FAQs

Q. The market is HOT right now. Why should I bother staging my home?
A. Because no matter the market, you want your house to sell as fast as possible for as much money as possible. Staging helps to make that a reality because people don’t have to imagine how the space could be best utilized.

Q. What types of stagings do you do?
A. We do two types of home stagings: vacant and occupied with the most common being an occupied property. We call the occupied stagings, refreshes.

During a refresh, we work with you to optimize your current furniture and decor and provide some supplementation (either furniture or decor or both) to make your property as shiny and sparkly as possible.

Q. I'd like to stage just a few rooms, like the living room and the primary bedroom. Is that possible?
A. We believe that for a home staging to have maximum efficacy, it needs to give the buyer an immersive experience. This means we will only stage entire properties, not a few rooms.

Q. I want my house to be staged but I've heard that it can be prohibitively expensive. Is that true?
A. We do everything in our power to minimize the cost of staging to a bare minimum. We also follow a stage now pay later model. This means that the costs will either:

1) Come out of your seller proceeds and be paid at closing or within 90 days, whichever comes first.
2) Or, your Realtor has included the staging cost in their listing commission and we will bill your Realtor after the property closes.


Q. Can you give me a ballpark estimate for a vacant staging?
A. These are ranges, we can provide a more precise estimate once we view the property.

A vacant staging for a property up to 1500 square foot property is usually around $1995.00. A 2000+ square foot house is around $2700.00. A 3000+ square foot property would be about $3995.00 and up.

Remember, there are ZERO upfront costs to you, all costs are paid at or after closing.

Q. What about the cost to refresh an occupied property?
A. The cost of a re-arranging staging which we call a refresh varies based on how much time we have to invest and whether or not we are bringing supplemental furniture or just decor. Our lowest price for a re-arranging is $695 and they usually max out around $1495 but again, they are very property dependent.
The best thing to do is to set up a consultation so we can make an assessment.

Q. Is there a cost for the consultation?
A. Yes, the consultation cost is $249.00. A consultation usually requires an hour-long visit to the property and then 2-3 hours afterwards for a member of our team to compile the notes, pictures and suggestions into a PDF.

Q. How do I pay for the consultation?
A. We will send you a Square or PayPal invoice. It can be paid with all major credit cards or via ACH, whatever you prefer.

Q. How does the process work for a re-arranging/refresh?
A. We will set up a time to come view the property, usually an evening during the week. The process takes about an hour. We will walk through the property and take pictures and a video.

Within 48 hours, we will email you a PDF with pictures and a list of recommendations and suggestions to make the property as appealing as possible. There will be tasks for you (the seller) to complete as well as things that we can do if we stage the property.

Q. How does the process work for a vacant staging?
A. For a vacant staging, there usually isn’t a need for a written write up unless the property needs a lot of work. For a vacant staging, we provide a written estimate and contract that you will need to e-sign in order to move forward.

Q. How much time is required for each type of staging?
A. A re-arranging usually takes two weekday evenings (3-4 hours each night). A vacant staging requires at least two full days.

Q. How much lead time do you need for a staging?
A. As much as possible, but at minimum one week as our schedule changes rapidly. If we can fit you in, we will though!

Q. When do you de-stage the property?
A. We usually wait until all of the contingencies have been removed before removing the staging as we don’t want to risk de-staging the property too soon.

Q. Do you have a place where I can view previous stagings?
A. Absolutely, please check out our website at www.comelivedwell.com. We update it semi-occasionally. :)

Q. I have a few more questions that weren’t answered in this document, how do I get in touch?
A. Email is the absolute best way to reach us so please email help@comelivedwell.com with any outstanding questions.

All the best,

The Live Dwell Team