Do you want to know the benefits of virtual staging to see whether this trending marketing tool is for you?
One of the most effective techniques to quickly sell a home is to let the buyer imagine how their new home will look like once they are all moved in. This can be harder than it seems, especially when looking through an empty home. However, there is a way to make this vision a reality, and it’s called virtual staging.
In this post, we’ll share 6 advantages or benefits of virtual staging. We’ll also explain what it is and the actual process of virtual staging.
Virtual Staging Explained
Virtual staging is the process of staging a home virtually, wherein graphic editors design the interior of a property based on the aesthetics and personality of the home.
This is done by creating highly realistic furniture, decor, and accent pieces then integrating them into an image of a vacant interior.
6 Benefits of Virtual Staging
As of 2016, 5 to 10% of listing images use virtual staging. And this is on the rise as more and more photographers and realtors recognize the benefits of virtual staging.
That said, here are 6 benefits of virtual staging:
1. Increased Home Sales
Home buyers are more attracted to real estate photos with well-furnished interiors rather than photos of an empty home.
Images of rooms with nice bookshelves, comfortable sofas, and beautiful decor give off a feeling of life and warmth, making them think, “I could see myself living in this house!”
It’s this feeling and imagination that often prompts buyers to close the deal.
With virtual staging software, you can digitally put nice furniture, decor, and accessories right in a vacant space.
You can choose what furniture sets or specific pieces you’d like to add to a room. Or you can simply send an empty image over to a virtual staging editor and have them work their interior design magic on the empty room.
2. A Preview of Their Home
It’s difficult to convince a buyer to purchase a home if they can’t visualize themselves actually living in the space.
And in today’s day and age, 80% of home sales start online.
That being the case, as a photographer/realtor, you need to do anything possible to get people excited about the home you are shooting or listing.
By virtually staging a home, you are giving a potential home buyer a preview into what their life could look like in their new home.
3. Saves You Money
Actual staging can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars, not to mention the time it takes to hire a stager, get furniture in the home, and then take images of the staged property (see below).
If the house is not sold quickly, you could be on the hook for a hefty staging bill on top of not selling the home.
Sounds expensive, right?!
Compare that to virtual staging. You can have an empty room digitally filled with furniture, decor, and accent pieces at a fraction of the cost.
That cost is usually a one-time fee per room/image. In fact, according to Hasten CEO Aleksandr Lanin, virtual staging is up to 90% cheaper than actual staging.
Best of all, the real estate photo editing experts at PhotoUp only charges $20 per image!
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4. Saves Time and Effort
Photographers and realtors can save a lot of time using virtual staging.
Just think of the extra time and effort it takes to find and hire a staging company, followed by the additional time it takes to deliver the furniture and get everything set up and photographed.
Whereas if you choose to have a home virtually staged, you can photograph a vacant room(s) one day and have the whole home staged and images delivered back to you within 24 to 48 hours.
Seems like a no-brainer, right?
5. Target Specific Markets
Another great advantage of virtual staging is that you can actually customize the space depending on the style and preference of the home, realtor, or buyer demographic.
Does the home look more rustic or modern?
Does your realtor only work with high-wealth individuals who like a modern look?
Or is the home buyer demographic in your area primarily looking for the farm/ranch style home?
These are no problems for a virtual staging team. The virtual staging editor can fill the space with exactly what you or your clients are looking for.
In other words, virtual staging allows you to directly target the needs and wants of your market.
It makes listings more appealing to the specific buyers that you want to reach.
6. Declutter Space and Redecorate
Too much can be too bad. No one wants to see a photo of a stuffed, cluttered room.
Or perhaps decors and furnishings in the room may be outdated or out of place.
Virtual staging allows you to remove and redesign an existing interior image to fit your preferences.
You can remove that old sofa, get rid of that creepy painting of a clown, or say goodbye to those ugly rugs that might hinder the property’s sale.
Final Thoughts
And there you have 6 benefits of virtual staging. We hope this post helped you see the advantages of this excellent marketing tool.
Not only is virtual staging more cost-effective than regular home staging, but it can also help you sell a listing faster and for more money.
PhotoUp offers professional virtual staging services to the affordable price of $20 per image!
So, what are you waiting for?
Sign up with PhotoUp today, and let us virtually stage your images in less than 48 hours!
We look forward to helping you provide more value by offering virtual staging services to your clients.
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