Do you stage your own properties or hire professionals?

[Tayo Ogunnaike]

Hey All,
I flip home in the Los Angeles market and home staging has proven to be extremely effective and of course, extremely costly. The homes I flip tend to be mid high to high end homes and require at minimum that the master bed, living, dining, kitchen and baths be staged.

In the past year I've spend well over $30,000 alone staging the homes I've flipped. (3k-5k per property). I can't help but think about all the high end furniture I could own and store away for less than what I'm paying staging companies. I'm curious as to what my fellow BP'ers are doing when it comes to staging. 

Are you hiring professional stagers to come in design, stage and remove all the furniture when the property has been sold? Or are you staging your properties yourself with your own furniture and dealing with the headache of design, staging, de-staging and of course storage? 

Cheers,
Tayo

[Charlie DiLisio]

I stage my own and copy professional stagers ideas and layout.  I have a small storage unit where I store my pieces and so far it has worked out well for me.  I have a large flat screen Tv and entertainment center that I put under it.  Queensize bed and a few nice pieces to use for the master bedroom.  Couches and a dining room set and have paintings that I hang in various places.  Works good for photo's and have gotten lots of positive feedback on the look.  I only do two properties at a time but this works for me.  Good luck.