My husband and I sold our condo in Santa Monica last week. We had suddenly decided to move to Hawai'i to care for my elderly mother due to the sudden death of my father.
My husband and I did not want to do a lot of upgrades to the condo before selling it since we were already living in Hawai'i. We decided to paint the interior and clean the carpet and windows, and that would be it.
The condo was completely empty, and my husband and I refused to do staging. We wanted an "as-is" sale, so we did virtual staging.
We received two consecutive offers for slightly over the asking price that both fell through.
Our agents recommended that we stage the condo because, apparently, it is jarring for people to view a condo that is completely empty.
I truly believe that our condo was scientific proof that staging works because after we staged the condo using Elizabeth Koch Design, we had five multiple offers all significantly above asking price within two weeks! Ultimately, we made 4.4% over the (already high) asking price. The amount we made over the asking price was 7.1 times the amount that we had paid to Elizabeth Koch Design for the staging!
Elizabeth Koch worked with our agents who also have exquisite taste to ensure that the staging reflected their wishes in order to appeal to the type of buyers in our area.
We highly recommend Elizabeth Koch Design. They do an excellent job, and the return on investment is amazing! read more