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New Stats to Help Sway Clients
Dec 2008
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EEK! Naked Stagers!
Our Pricing
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Our Favorite Stage 
 
staged dining room 
Lake Forest Park
Click here to see this home. We staged it and posted it on Stagedhomes.com, which gets over 6 million hits per month. 
 
Your home is listed FREE on Stagedhomes.com when you work with us.
 
 TIP: Set The Stage boosted the appeal of this stark, vacant home with warm colors & texture.    

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 Dollar signOUR PRICING
Yes, times are tougher. 

 And yes, we have adjusted our pricing to remain competitive.
Still. . .
 
No crazy offers.  No rock-bottom "move 'em out" deals. No "furniture only" promotions. 
 
Why?  Because you get what you pay for. 
Pay less = get less. 
 
We offer quality staging
at competitive prices.  Because you deserve more. And so do your clients.
 
Work with us and you'll always get our professional best. 
 
You have my word on it.
           WOW!
 
Last year, Set The Stage
staged over 46 vacant properties valued at $28 million.
 
 
Set The Stage - for Dramatically Different Results. 
 
 

Greetings!

Good news!  Local stagers have done their research, and we've uncovered valuable information to help you.   

 
In the past 90 days, 480 homes have sold that were listed between $500,000 and $1,200,000. Of those that sold, 79% were STAGED HOMES, 21% were unstaged or vacant.*
 
Use this statistic to help you convince sellers that unstaged listings take longer to sell - and sell for 6.9% less than staged listings.
 
Let Set The Stage help you stand out in a crowd.
 
Call us today at 206.910.9314. 
 
Sample locations: West Seattle, East Side/South, Mercer Island, Bellevue-East of 405, Bellevue-West of 405, Kirkland/Bridle Trails, Queen Anne/Magnolia, North Seattle, and  Ballard/Greenlake.
*Excludes 20 waterfront and water view listings.
  
EEK!  Naked Stagers! 
 
What's a naked stager?  It's what we in the business call someone who is staging without (1) accreditation and/or (2) insurance.
 
Why should you care?
 
1.  When you refer a stager to your client, you are putting your relationship on the line.  If the results aren't up to par - your client will most likely blame you for the experience.  Stagers who simply "hang up a shingle" one day without proper training offer the same value as...well, a real estate agent with no training and credentials.
 
2.  Stagers with no insurance are, quite simply, an accident waiting to happen.  Don't be cavalier -- staging is a fairly complicated enterprise. 
 
Stagers put merchandise they own or rent into a property that isn't theirs, sometimes with a contract signed by an agent who doesn't own the property.  Inventory is then left for weeks at a time in a home toured by scores of strangers...Got a headache yet?
 
Friends don't let friends use naked stagers.
 
Always work with credentialed, ASP Logo 75 pixinsured professionals.  Set The Stage is owned by an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP), the only national accreditation for staging in the U.S.  We have staging insurance through Traveler's Insurance, industry provider for staging professionals.
 
Trust SET THE STAGE with your listings.
 
A Note From Patty
If you've worked with us this past year, thank you!  We appreciate your business.
 
This has been a challenging time -- but I absolutely beieve that cream rises to the top.  Interest rates and pent-up demand will start to get things moving again.  Those of us who offer quality service will see our efforts rewarded with new and repeat business. 

We'd love to work with you in 2009. 
 
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Sincerely,
Patricia Bonnell, Owner
Set The Stage
Accredited Staging Professional (ASP)
Board Member, Seattle Chapter IAHSP
Member, RESA (Real Estate Staging Assn.) 
Member, BNI Seattle Sound Connections
$100
Rebate!
 
 
Call us.
206.910.9314
 
 
Hire SET THE STAGE for your occupied listing.  We'll give you a comprehensive Staging Plan in 1 hour.  We call it the "1 Hour Stage."
Cost:  $150.
 
Hire us back to perform the plan, and we'll give you $100 rebate!
We'll reduce the FLAT FEE for owner-occupied home staging from $900 to $800.  Money
 
No extra costs, no hidden fees. 
"Staged In A Day" for $800.
Easy.  Affordable. Done.