Meet Libby Telford
Libby Telford is the only Home Staging Consultant in the Raleigh area with the combined experience of:

  1. •Multiple successful & profitable For Sale By Owner transactions
  2. •Income property investment & management
  3. •North Carolina pre-licensing real estate education
  4. •Real estate photography
  5. •Home Staging Business training by Debra Gould, The Staging Diva®
 
Libby has also been described by others as having "an innate sense of beauty", and "fabulous taste in home decor".
 
Libby settled in Raleigh, NC in 2007 after taking an 18 month sabbatical that was allowed after making sizable profits selling two different properties she staged and sold herself. The time off included traveling and exploring photography, while formulating a way to combine her creativity, professional and real estate  experiences to serve her adopted new home.
 
Libby understands the fluctuation of real estate market conditions and wants home owners to realize that the process of staging a home is quickly becoming a mandatory step in preparing a home for sale - in any market condition. Her message to home owners getting ready to sell:
 
“ Buyer standards are getting higher and higher. A properly staged home is more likely to get an ideal offer - and quicker, as opposed to an under-staged or poorly staged home. This is increasingly becoming the norm. Sellers cannot afford to ignore this fact, especially in today’s market where homes can sit on average for 90 days. Sellers need to be proactive to make sure their home is an exception to that rule.”
 
 
 
Some Common Questions
Question:
Can I email you photos of the space before you consult at the home?
 
Yes, I encourage this. Photos can be very helpful. You can also email me your current listing photos or a link to the home’s listing.
 
Question:
Do you have a “watered down” quicker version of your consult for smaller homes such as condos?
 
My consult fee covers up to two hours of my time at any property. An advantage to having me consult in a smaller space is that I can help you accomplish a lot more in the same amount of time, making your home market-ready in a shorter period of time.
 
Question:
Why don’t you have an ASP, or HSE, or some kind of accreditation?
 
Though I am proud to be a graduate of The Staging Diva® Training Program, there is currently no official Home Staging governing body to accredit trainers or schools. Home Staging is relatively new and is an unregulated field. Some schools provide their students acronym designations for a fee to give new and inexperienced graduates an edge on marketing themselves, and the school. Having a few initials after my name doesn’t prove I have what it takes to get the job done. I believe the best edge is knowledge, talent, passion, portfolio, and real-world experience. My clients will feel confident that I can offer all of the above within their first conversation with me.
 
Question:
Some real estate agents provide their own staging services as part of their listing package. Why should I hire you instead of an agent that can do both selling and staging for me?
 
Yes, it is true that some agents have some sort of training within their firm to provide staging services as part of the listing process. However the agent’s area of expertise is to sell your house and find buyers. Since a good agent is already quite busy with marketing listings and finding new listings they simply can’t spend as much time doing an effective staging job themselves. When talking to an agent ask them if the staging services they offer in their listing package means another person, a professional staging consultant, will be hired to do the job.
 
Question:
There are agents who have successfully sold homes for years without ever staging a house. Why is it all of a sudden so popular to hire a Stager before listing a home?
 
Buyers are becoming more and more picky. Especially with today’s market where there’s more inventory to choose from and slower moving. As buyer standards get higher the merchandise must deliver more. Today’s successful Agents go with the flow and stay with the times by meeting the demands of buyers and sellers expectations. The fact is, more and more sellers expect staging as part of the listing process, and more and more buyers are immediately turned off by poorly staged, under staged or vacant homes.
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Libby Telford is a Graduate of the Staging Diva® Training Program. Staging Diva Graduates are given the tools needed to start and grow a home staging business and operate with integrity. All are independent business owners.
 
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