staging: Mr Seller - What Does your Home Smell Like? - 02/10/08 12:30 PM
It seems this is the week of Posts on SMELLS... and not those of sweet, fragrant, freshly-cut flowers - the OTHER SMELLS!!!
Smells are a HUGE turn off to Home Buyers.  First Impressions are EVERYTHING in many instances.  From curb appeal of a home to how to it is staged, lighting and yes, … (7 comments)

staging: Cheap Rehab and cheaper staging - I know who NOT to call! - 01/19/08 10:10 AM
Yesterday I showed a couple of condo units to a new buyer.  They were in a rehabbed building with many units for sale.  I had never been in the building; but I knew that it was rehabbed and made "new" in just under a year.  Knowing the size of the building (and how slow people … (3 comments)

staging: "AS IS" - Seller could be making a HUGE mistake! - 09/13/07 08:51 AM
The Real Estate market for the most part is a Buyer's Market.  This varies from area to area (having a couple of buyers recently lose out on a deals with multiple offers in Washington DC ), but in general there are more homes to be sold than buyers to buy. 
Home buyers have … (2 comments)

staging: Please - We don't need a tour - We can find our way - 09/09/07 09:51 AM
Everyone once in awhile - maybe 1 in 7 times - I am showing a property with my buyer and the owner is home.  What the owner should do (and what I tell my sellers) is to excuse themselves and go for a walk.
Instead some owners feel they need to give … (6 comments)

staging: Why can't I sell it just the way it looks now? - 08/31/07 10:32 AM
I have been extremely lucky so far in my experience when working with sellers.  When I have been hired by sellers and we make our pre-listing Do-To List; my sellers have done everything I suggested and more!
While I am not a Professional Stager - I have worked in this business long … (7 comments)

 
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