STAGING FEES:

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR)::
  ...The average staging investment is between 1 and 3 percent of the home's asking price, which generates a return of 8 to 10 percent. 

There are three ways that we work with our clients. 

1.  Hourly:  If you only have a small amount of work that you need to have done, we can come to your home and provide our services on an Hourly basis.

2.  Custom Quote Per Project:  NAME YOUR OWN PRICE!  This is usually your Best Deal because we are able to take all factors of your project into consideration.  This pricing model allows us to negotiate with you about the work that is to be done, we are able to make specific recommendations, and we have the opportunity to take your budget comfort level into consideration in order to arrive at a plan and price that can be a win/win for everyone. 

3.  Pre-Priced Per/Room Plans:  Our Pre-Priced Per/Room Vacant Home Staging Plan, and Pre-Priced Per/Room Occupied Home Staging Plan includes all written reports, design & labor fees, shopping fees, staging accessories, travel expenses, de-staging fees, and, in the case of our Gold level of staging, the living room, dining room, family room, and bedrooms also include furniture selection and placement, plus Furniture Rental Fees for the first 1 month with delivery & pickup. If the home has not sold and furniture and accessories are needed beyond the first month then rental fees will apply beginning in month 2.

All of our services and fees are listed below.  Ready To Stage Your Home?   Get Started Here
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     Vacant Homes - Pre-Priced, Per/Room Staging Plan:

     For Vacant Homes, You may select from any of the 4 staging levels below, for each room in you home that you would like to have staged.  For example; you could select the Gold level for your living room, dining room and master bedroom, Silver for the second bedroom, and bronze for your kitchen and bathrooms.  Each level is priced differently and provides a different degree of staging.  The Gold level will give you furniture and higher end accessories, and lite staging, using accessory items only is accomplished with our bronze and silver levels.  You can mix and match as you want..  This helps to save on costs, especially in areas of your home that are smaller and don't need a lot of staging.  With this mix and match concept, we can do as much or as little as you like.

The Bronze and Silver levels emphasize the use of accessory items only  ( this is known as "lite staging"). We do not add any furniture in the rooms being staged under either of these two levels (although we may make use of furniture that is already in the home, if there is any).  This keeps costs down because no monthly furniture rental charges are incurred for rooms that do not use furniture.   For example, we would bring in accessory items such as green plants & flowers, pictures and artwork, mirrors for the walls, candles,  towels, dishes, floral arrangements and plants, fruit & goodie baskets, air mattress's,  comforters and pillows, Etc., depending on what is appropriate for each specific room and home.

*** Our  Bronze Level is our least expensive option.  It is designed for people who are on a tight budget, and as a solution for low demand staging situations.  This level works well for small condos, where staging is needed but costs must be kept as low as possible.  It also works well for small rooms that do not require a lot of accessories - It is very nice, but keeps things simple.  This level is usually very adequate for small bathrooms and small kitchens, even in homes where more complete staging is done and furniture is used in other rooms under the Gold Level.

**  Our  Silver Level is an upgrade from Bronze and includes higher end, nicer, and more expensive accessories items.  For example, we can include larger plants, throw rugs, nicer art work, Etc. In the case of bedrooms, a queen sized raised air mattress would be included, as opposed to a single that would be included in a Bronze staged bedroom.  The budget in this package also allows us to allocate more time to the staging work and to bring in a larger number of accessories.  This package is appropriate for medium sized rooms and for situations where a more complete look is desired or needed, and where a larger spending budget is available. 

**  Our  Gold Level Greatly enhances the effect and impact on potential buyers.  This gives you the best shot at making that all important and critical "first impression" when a potential buyer walks into your home.  The cost is a little higher but it is well worth the investment.  Remember, staging is an investment, not an expense, because it helps you to sell your home faster and to realize the maximum price for your home.

For living rooms, dining rooms, family rooms and bedrooms, this level adds the dimension of furniture to your home and includes furniture selection, making arrangements for delivery and pickup of furniture, and furniture placement.  Furniture rental fees ARE NOW INCLUDED for up to 1 month.  If the home has not sold by the beginning of the second month, rental fees for furniture and accessories will be charged additionally.  Any Furniture rental fees that become due after the first month are to be paid directly to the furniture rental company by the home owner.)

Rooms (or entire homes) staged under this plan will show substantially nicer than rooms staged under our Bronze & Silver "lite" staging levels.  We include even more accessory items, and there is an allowance for nicer and more exquisite bedding, more appealing & higher end art work, props for emotional connecting focal points, Etc.  While the fundamental premise of "staging" is always to keep things simple; the more of a budget that there is to work with. the nicer the overall look and effect that can be achieved.  Large to very large rooms, and higher end properties should generally be staged under this level. Gold Staging takes your home staging project to the next level and will make it look its very best.  Our Full Staging "GOLD LEVEL" will give potential buyers a most excellent first and lasting impression.

* Stage at least one Gold Level Room and receive a set of 5 still photos of your staged home, Free.  Stage at least 6 rooms under our Gold Level and receive a beautifully produced streaming Video of your staged home, embedded into a custom web page for online marketing, plus up to 5 still photos, Free.

Please call us for help in determining which levels of staging might be better for different rooms in your home, and for advice on which levels to choose.  We can make suggestions and help you with this. 
PH: 425-440-2093 (Mon-Sat: 9am-5:30pm H.S.T.)

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  Main Photo Gallery   -     Photo Examples of Homes Staged Under Various Packages   

Gold Level Staged Kitchens include One Deluxe Goodie Basket, filled with delicious snacks for your Open Houses!

NOTE: Accessories are included for up to 30 Days and than we charge a very low and affordable monthly rental fee after that.  Although we are unable to guarantee exactly when your home will sell, most staged homes sell within this period of time.  Furniture rental, delivery & pickup are also now included for up to the first 1 month of staging.

Maximum Recommended Size: - Per Home, under our Bronze, Silver and Gold Levels is 1,500 Sq. Ft.  If your total area is larger, we really should do an in home evaluation & provide you with a custom quote.  Prices provided via our online price calculator are not guaranteed for homes over 1,500 Sq Ft.

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    Owner Occupied Homes -  Pre-Priced, Per/Room Staging Plan:

  FULL STAGING:   The needs and the nature of the work, as it relates to home staging, is different in occupied homes as opposed to vacant homes. For example; there really is no such thing as "Lite Staging" for an occupied home, because occupied homes generally require a substantial amount of time and energy in the areas of de-cluttering and re-organizing of existing furnishings.  In a vacant home there is generally no clutter and we are shopping for and supplying all new furnishings (or supplying furnishings from our existing inventory) and we are sitting everything up from scratch.  In an occupied home, we are utilizing existing furniture and accessories and perhaps bringing in some additional items to complete the look and effect that is needed. Because of these differences, we have different strategies and plans.

This Plan, and the following staging levels apply to Owner Occupied homes Only.  You may select from any of the 3 staging levels below, for each room in you home that you want to have staged.  For example; you could select a Gold Level of staging for your living room and dining room, and the Standard Level for your master bedroom and two smaller bedrooms, the kitchen and bathrooms.  This would give you some additional, or new furniture and higher end accessories in the Gold rooms, and accomplish the de-cluttering and re-arranging work in the rooms staged under the Standard Plan.  You can mix and match levels of staging for each room, as you want.  This helps to save on costs, especially in areas of your home that are smaller and that don't need a lot of staging.  With this mix and match concept, we can do as much or as little as you like.

In our ** Standard Level, we do not bring in any additional furniture or accessories.  This level gives you a lower cost, more affordable option as we focus on the use of your existing furnishings. We will make recommendations for items that are, and that are not appropriate to be left out or used during the time your home is being staged, and we will move around and re-arrange furniture and accessories that can be used and that are needed for the project.  We can do minor upgrades and decorating in your home, and we will also assist you with the de-cluttering process.  In most situations, this is a very time consuming chore - you will be surprised at how much time this can actually take and we will give you the professional assistance that you need in order to get it right.  This staging level is designed to provide you with the basic but professional assistance and labor necessary to successfully stage your home, and to get your home ready to be placed on the market for sale.  This staging level will make use of your own, existing furnishings and help to keep your staging budget as low as possible.

Our ** Gold Level for Occupied Homes provides you with everything in our Standard Level, plus it adds the following services: selecting and bringing in additional Furniture and Accessories, furniture and accessory rental for the first 1 month, as needed in order to upgrade your home so as to give it a newer, more current and eye appealing look and feel.  This plan gives us much more flexibility in our staging efforts to transform you home into a beautiful show home that will sell quickly and for more money.  Remember, your staging money is an "investment" in your home, NOT an expense!  According to national statistics, the money invested in staging almost always comes back to the seller when the home is sold, plus returns a profit!  The more you invest the better your chances of maximizing your return on your investment.  More really IS more, with this level of staging because we can allocate more time to your project and more funds in order to acquire nicer furnishings for your home.  The Gold Level helps to achieve the goal of making  your home look absolutely spectacular.

* Stage at least one Gold Level Room and receive a set of 5 still photos of your staged home, Free.  Stage at least 6 rooms under our Gold Level and receive a beautifully produced streaming Video of your staged home, embedded into a custom web page for online marketing, plus up to 5 still photos, Free.

Please call us for help in determining which level of staging might be better for different rooms in your home , and for advice on which packages to choose.  We can make suggestions and help you with this, as well as give you more detailed information about what these plans will include when we come to work in your home.. 
PH: 425-440-2093 (Mon-Sat: 9am-5:30pm H.S.T.) 

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  DO IT YOURSELF CONSULTATION:

2 Hour In-Home Walk Through Consultation:  Includes a written summary of our evaluation of your home's condition and needs, plus a written outline of suggestions for all work that should be done to properly stage your home in order to make it market ready - $350.00 Flat Fee

Half Day In Home Walk Through Consultation:  This is a more thorough and in-depth walk through and provides you with a much more detailed written report.  For larger homes, this is definitely the better choice. With this consultation, we will also return back to your home a second time, for up to 2 additional hours, after you have completed all the work.  At that time, we will do a second walk through and make absolutely sure that all the work was done properly, giving you the peace of mind of knowing that your home is ready to hit the market.  If something was missed, or needs to be tweaked, we will let you know - $650.00 Flat Fee 

Do it yourself Consultations require FULL Payment up-front in advance.

 

     INTERIOR DESIGN & RE-DESIGN:   

We currently do not have pre-priced package plans for this service.  Interior Design projects require an extremely high degree of individualized and personalized service, so an In Home Consultation is necessary. After we visit you home, we will give you a Customized Price Quote. Generally, you can expect that our fees for this work will be a little higher than for home staging because it requires a deeper level of direct personal involvement and interaction with our clients.  Also, this service requires additional, specialized talents and skills. 

 

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   SHOPPING:   

In addition to our other services, we also offer personalized shopping services.  This is already included in our Staging Packages and will be incorporated into our custom quotes for Interior Design projects.  We do, however, offer this as a stand alone service too.  Please contact us for more information and to let us know what you need. 

You are getting the benefit of two shoppers, working as a team, with this service.  That old saying, "two heads are better than one" is our general philosophy because we find that we are able to do a far better job for you when we draw from the tastes, opinions, talents and skills of more than a single person.

Shopping Team:  $65/Hr Staging - $ 85.00 / Hr Interior Design

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   OPEN HOUSE PREPARATION:   

We will come to your property both Before and After each open house and we will take care of all of the details that need to be attended to.  Please see our Services Page for a detailed description of what this service provides.

Per Each Open House:  (Includes Goody Basket Refills) - $225.00

Three or more Open Houses receive a 15% Discount starting with the 3rd Open House.

 

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   VIRTUAL STAGING PACKAGE:

(Vacant Homes Only)
This is the least expensive way to have your home professionally staged if you are on a tight budget but need to grab that extra edge to make your home sell faster.  With this plan we will come out to your home and professionally photograph it inside and out.  After the photographs are taken, we will add in beautifully appointed accessories and furniture.  The photographs will have that "real world look" - making your home look as if it were staged in the real, physical world.  Your new "Virtual Staging Photographs" can be used for marketing to help sell your home faster. You can add them to your MLS, to brochures, to websites, or to anywhere you like.  You can even email the pictures to potential buyers.  If you don't like the first version, we will provide you with up to 2 revisions.  We also give you a 10 day, unconditional no questions asked money back guarantee.  Real world staging is always the better choice, but if your budget is really tight, this is an alternative that will definitely help. 

In this package you get 4 rooms, virtually staged, plus three outside real world photos of your home - a total of 7 Photos. (Exterior virtual staging is not yet available but we hope to add this sometime in the future.) 

Here are some Examples of Virtual Staging:  Virtual Staging Photos

Total Cost (4 Rooms):  $495.00
Additional Rooms:  $75 each.

 

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  BY THE HOUR:

*  In Home Staging:  $ 125.00 / Hour - 2 Stagers

*  Per Additional Stager:  $ 75.00 / Hour

*  Staging Assistant (helps with moving, packing, minor painting or other Misc tasks):  $45/Hr.

*  Interior Designer:  $ 135 / Hour

*  Shopping Service:  $65/Hr Staging - $ 85.00 / Hr Interior Design

*  Consultation:  $ $175.00 / Hour

*  Drive Time:  $ 20.00 / Hour

*  Minimum:  4 Hours Per Project (half day)


  TRAVEL EXPENSES:

Per Round Trip:  To any location on O'ahu - $42.50

 

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  IN-HOME CONSULTATIONS AND CUSTOM PRICE QUOTES: 

NEW -  Name Your Own Price !   As a home owner/seller, you should have an idea as to how much you feel comfortable with in allocating a budget for staging. We realize that not everyone is rich and we want to try and accommodate you as best as possible. Tell us how much you can afford to spend to have your home staged and we will work with you to try and stay within that budget if at all possible.  In order to do this, however, we need to actually look at your home, evaluate it, and than discuss our recommendations and options with you.  We also need to learn what your budget comfort level is, and than we can finally come up with a staging plan and arrive at a price through that process.  Contact Us Today for an in home staging evaluation

If you are considering our pre-priced per/room staging plans (see below), keep in mind that these plans are limited to homes that are less than 1,500 SqFt in total size. Homes that are larger than 1,500 Sq.Ft., Luxury Homes, and Homes that may require limited minor repairs, such as touch-up painting, or help with packing or moving items to an off site storage location, for example, require an in home evaluation and a customized pricing quote.  We also need to do this evaluation & consultation for all Interior Design & Re-Design projects, and for homes that are listed for sale at over one million dollars (luxury properties)..

Our initial consultation is Free.  This consultation / property evaluation will give us a chance to view your home and, based on what we see, we will discuss with you the budget that you have available.  We can also discuss, in general terms, the work that we may be doing.  After this first initial consultation, if you decide that you would like to move forward, then we will make an appointment with you to return back to your home for a second consultation.  This might be scheduled for later the same day, the next day, or a few days later, depending on our scheduling and your needs.  During this second consultation we will bring in one of our stagers/designers, who will take part in getting started with the actual, detailed planning of the work to be done.  We will walk through your home again, but this time we will be taking notes, taking photos, filling out a written and detailed "action plan", looking at your home from the eyes of the potential buyer, and we will get your feedback and discuss various ideas with you.   Before we do this second consultation you will be asked to pay an up-front consultation fee of $350 (plus Hawaii G.E.T. tax).  However, If you sign a contract with us, to stage or decorate your home, your consultation fee will be credited back toward your total staging / design fees, making this 2nd consultation completely FREE.  The fee for this  2nd consultation must be paid to us in CASH.  Sorry, we cannot make exceptions for this rule.  If, after your second consultation, you decide to not have us do the work on your home than this consultation fee is kept by PHS to help cover the cost of coming out to your home and the time that we spend while we are there.  In this situation, you will be given a copy of the "action plan", which is written summary of our evaluation of your home's condition and needs, as well as it also a written outline of suggestions for all work that should be done to properly stage your home in order to make it market ready.  In the event that you decide move forward and hire us to do the actual staging (or design work) then you will be asked to sign a staging and design contract, pay an additional fee to cover up front expenses, and the action plan will be appended to and become a part of the staging/design contract so as to provide details of the actual work that is agreed to be done. 

 

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  STAGING FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES:

Furniture and Accessory Rental fees are separate and are in addition to staging fees AFTER THE FIRST 30 days. The cost is calculated on an individual case by case basis; Some furniture rental companies that we work with may require a minimum 60 or 90 day agreement, while others will rent furniture month to month with only a one month term requirement. Delivery, installation and removal of furnishings and accessories is now included in our staging fees.  If you have questions about this, please feel free to ask.

Accessories are items such as art work, bed spreads, pillows, candles, plants, table settings, dishes, towels, knickknacks, Etc.  Accessories can either be purchased, or rented.  Accessories are included in our pre-priced per/room staging package plans for up to the first 30 days.  Most staged homes are sold within or close to this amount of time but we charge a rental fee for accessory items if they are needed beyond 30 days.  The exact amount of the rental fee will be determined according to the value of the specific items placed into the home and will be quoted to you at the time of contract signing.

Furniture Rental Costs:  As an example, the cost for a 1,200 SqFt home will typically be in the range of $500 to $800 per month, including delivery/pickup charges.  But, depending on the supplier and the exact amount and style of furniture used, as well as current availability of furniture needed, prices will vary.

 

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   VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES:

We can help you with the marketing of your property by providing a professional video presentation of your home after it has been staged and when it is ready to go on the market. See our services page for more information.

Basic Video:  Includes on-location video shoot in Wide Screen Hi-Definition, editing, background music, text overlay's, up to 3 minutes in length, encoding into flash .flv format, uploaded to our server (we provide hosting), and a one page realtors webpage with the video embedded into it. $599.00.

Video Add-On's:  We can add a voice narration track, provide actors (in multiple languages), provide copy writing services, author and burn your video to DVD, and provide other services as well.  Please contact us for more information.  Video Production is provided by our sister company, AjM Digital Media - http://www.ajmdigitalmedia.com

 

   PROFESSIONAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY:

Using professional equipment and a professional, commercial real estate photographer, we can produce beautiful photos of your home.

Our Basic Package gets you get 5 Room Photos plus 2 Outside Photos of your home.  This includes taking the pictures on location and photo editing - I.E., color correction, image sizing cropping, and other minor adjustments as might be needed. 

Total Package Cost:  5 Rooms plus 2 Outside Photos  $495.00

Additional Photos:  $90 each.

Estimated Delivery Time:  2 to 3 business days, possibly less depending on schedule. 

 

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  SPECIAL OFFERS:

From time to time we run special limited time promotional offers.  These offers are subject to change or to end at any time.  During the time that we are offering these promotions, some requirements will apply.  To qualify for a promotional offer, you will need to meet the specific requirements.

 

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  PAYMENT TERMS:

Unless otherwise agreed - We require an up front payment equal to 60% of the total staging / design fees for all projects.  The balance is due upon completion of the project.  Fees for Consultations must be paid for 100% up-front in advance. There are no refunds for Consultation fees. 

Available Payment Methods:

1 - Online, via PayPal.  (PayPal accepts Credit Cards)  Preferred Payment Method

2.  Cash

3.  Cashers Check drawn on a local banks only

4.  U.S. Postal Money Order

We Do Not Currently Accept Any Other Methiod's of Payment

We DO NOT directly accept personal or business checks.  We also do not accept cashers checks drawn on out of area banks, bank money orders, or travelers checks.  There will be NO Exceptions to this policy.  

PayPal, offers you options to use a credit card (VISA, Master Card, AMEX, Discover, Etc.), or to pay by electronic check drawn on your personal or business checking account.  
PayPal is our Preferred Payment Service Provider. 

You do not need a PayPal account in order to make a credit card payment via PayPal.  However - If you wish to use PayPal to pay using funds from your checking account then PayPal will require that you sign-up for a PayPal account and that your account be verified.  Payments made via PayPal must clear before work can be scheduled or begin (see below).  For more information regarding PayPal payments, visit http://www.paypal.com  All consultations that require a fee must be paid for in advance, or at the time they are scheduled.

Interior Design projects will require payments for accessories and any other items that are purchased, either in advance of the purchases or at the time of delivery to your home, according to arrangements we will make with you prior to beginning your project.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  Upon the signing of a Staging or Interior Design/Re-Design Contract, no work will be scheduled or can begin until after 3 business days have passed following the date and time of contract signing.  Also, any payments made via PayPal, cashers checks or money orders must clear and be collected before work can be scheduled, before work can begin, before any services can be rendered, and before any purchases for the client can be made.  There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy.


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