73: How to Build Your Staging Closet
Hustle Humbly Podcast
Alissa Jenkins & Katy Caldwell
4.9 • 914 Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Episode 73: How to Build Your Staging Closet – A Realtor's Guide to Selling Faster
Staging can completely transform a listing, and in this episode Katy and Alissa share exactly how to build your staging closet, what items to buy, and how to use staging to improve photos and attract buyers. From budget-friendly décor to honest conversations with sellers, this episode is packed with practical tips every agent can use.
Topics we cover:
- The must-have items for a strong staging closet
- Where to buy affordable staging decor
- How to store and organize staging items
- Staging occupied vs. vacant homes
- How to talk to sellers about décor, paint colors, and clutter
- Using a pre-listing checklist to reduce awkward conversations
- Real examples of staging that dramatically improved days-on-market
- Why neutral pieces and greenery work in almost every home
- Tools and processes to keep staging simple and consistent
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Are you hiding it under the bed in your kids' room? |
| 0:02.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:02.4 | That would be so funny. |
| 0:04.1 | Hi, y'all. |
| 0:04.7 | Welcome to Hustle Humbly. |
| 0:05.8 | It's Alyssa and Katie and we are two top producing realtors in the Baton Rouge market. |
| 0:09.8 | We work for two different companies where we should be competitors, but we have chosen community over competition. |
| 0:14.8 | The goal of our podcast is to encourage you to find your own way in business. |
| 0:18.5 | So stop comparing yourself and start embracing your strengths. |
| 0:22.5 | Hi, Alyssa. |
| 0:23.7 | Hey, Katie. |
| 0:25.0 | It's episode 73. |
| 0:27.0 | Wow. |
| 0:27.5 | I am not sure how to do that intro without giggling. |
| 0:30.2 | I know. |
| 0:30.8 | Every time I'm like, |
| 0:31.9 | Hello, Katie and Alyssa. |
| 0:35.9 | Here we are. |
| 0:37.3 | Today we're going to cover staging. Yes. We have done a staging |
| 0:44.0 | episode before. We've done episode 35. That was staged to sell. Yes, that was like things that you |
| 0:50.8 | really need to do. But we had a question come in that just was a little bit more |
| 0:55.6 | about the guidance of having the conversations with the sellers. Yeah, there were two parts to this |
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