The initial investment made by hiring the right design professional can save you both a substantial amount of time and money especially in the long run. Here are six good reasons to hire a professional versus trying to do it yourself.
Defining the Overall Aesthetic
There are literally millions of online resources, online retailers, and other sources of design inspiration available to all. The problem is that many people have a tough time defining what they want the end result to look like with their renovation projects. They become indecisive about selecting furnishings and finishes that will tie in with the rest of the property and a cohesive look. This can continue until they become stuck with too many options at their disposal.
A design professional has the skills to help you define your intended aesthetic that fits within the property submarket demographic and incorporate it into the design plan. By asking the right questions and showing you options, a designer will get you a finalized design concept that fits the demographic of the property, is aligned with your preferred design aesthetic and property lifestyle needs, and creates curb appeal and online presence that will lure renters in.
Take the Project off of your Plate
Beautiful before and after photos on Facebook and Instagram pages and heavily-edited home improvement TV shows can make the interior and exterior process seem pretty simple. In actuality, taking on these design projects yourself would be a long and tedious process.
From selecting the finishes, ordering items, directing vendors and contractors, and keeping track of the budget; your professional designer takes over all the complicated day-to-day tasks and operations so that you can focus on your job at managing the physical and financial operations of the property and just look towards the final result—a beautifully transformed property with fantastic curb appeal!
When you trying to tackle design-related capex projects on your own, it can be easy to get distracted by other moving parts while you’re running other important areas of the property. That project can get pushed back and you risk not finishing the project in time as projected by the owner and private equity partners. A good interior designer sees your project through from start to finish. They are there every step of the way until the end, to ensure you get the result you’re looking for.
Clever and Unique Ideas
A design professional will help you solve problems with regard to space planning and come up with unique solutions for the best utilization of space. Whether it’s converting a room less utilized into a fitness center or adding a Wi-fi Café in that unused nook in the clubhouse, a design professional will come in with a fresh pair of eyes, ready to present ideas you would have never thought of on your own.
Access to Qualified Vendors & Trade Only Items
Hiring a painter, cabinet installer, or flooring vendor—you know how difficult it can be to find the right person. It can take hours of peeling through reviews, getting referrals from colleagues or friends, and collecting bids to find someone you trust to do the job right. When you hire an experienced professional, they already have a list of preferred vendors that you can rely on to provide quality work for your project. Plus, those trusted vendors will likely give their best price to your designer, knowing it will lead to more work in the future.
Design professionals have access to trade-only sources of furniture, accessories, and decor. The right design professional can incorporate these exclusive items into your project and get them for you at a discounted rate. Although there is typically a markup fee added when you purchase trade-only items, the final price is still often less than retail. Be sure to hire a designer that is transparent about their trade-only pricing.
Another bonus is that you don’t have to worry about making a mistake, ordering the wrong item, or having to return anything. Unfortunately, design mistakes are common. The tasks involved with ordering, returning, and exchanging items can become time-consuming, expensive, and frustrating. A design professional has the experience and knowledge to help you make the right decisions the first time and if errors are made with the items ordered, they will handle it to get exactly what you need and quickly.
Seamless Execution and Gorgeous Results
The most obvious reason to hire a design professional is to design your space. Their trained eye, knowledge, and experience is essential if you want the end result to be gorgeous and to have your property stand out from the other competing properties in the submarket. There are a lot of tricky elements that go into redesigning a clubhouse, model unit, or selecting the right paint scheme for your property’s exterior.
A design professional can lead you through the process by coming up with the design concepts for your approval. They know the proper sizing of the furnishings and which finishes to select for the most practical use of the space. They’ll work with your onsite staff to install everything seamlessly with proper placement of finishes, furnishings, artwork, and décor. The overall result of installation will happen more quickly and seamlessly so your staff can not only showcase your beautifully updated property amenities but also get back to doing their job with less interruption.
Increase Asset Value of Your Property
A professional designer can help you make the best decisions for your property that will lead to increased asset value. This is especially true when designing interior unit renovation specifications. Though a fresh exterior paint scheme, upgrading the clubhouse, model unit, fitness center, and other onsite amenities will help, interior unit renovations are where you can most easily track your per-unit return on investment. This will appeal to future property owners because you can prove the per-unit increased rental income. Your interior designer will guide you to the finishes, materials, and paint scheme that will stand the test of time and appeal to the target demographic.
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