preparing your home for sale: Boca Raton Home Staging- Want Your Buyers to Fall in Love With Your Home? Then You Need To Know Their Hot Buttons! - 02/16/12 06:51 AM
Want your buyers to fall in love with your home? Then you need to know their hot buttons. Selling your home in Boca Raton, Delray or anywhere in Palm Beach County is no different from anywhere else. Your house needs to be in move-in ready condition and appeal to a broad range of Buyers. A recent survey of over 2200 first time home buyers by Trulia asked men and women what features made them fall in love with a house. How can this help you …. The Seller? Well, as you are preparing your home for sale you may want to … (39 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County-Don't Let One Distraction Cost You Your Sale! - 01/24/12 04:17 PM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Don’t Let One Distraction Cost You Your Sale!I don’t like to focus on the negative but when you’re preparing your home for sale you need to be aware of any “negatives” or distractions that could cost you the sale of your house. We’re all human and it is unfortunate but sometimes all it takes is just one negative impression to turn your sale sour. Here are just a few “distractions” that this Palm Beach County Home Stager has seen lately that could have become a distraction...... 1. Outdated wallpaper- Believe it or not some … (14 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- We May Want To Buy the House But What We Really Want is to Be Outside! - 01/02/12 06:32 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- We May Want To Buy the House But What We Really Want is to Be Outside!If your house is on the market or you’re even thinking about it here’s a tip to help your Buyer really SEE what they want to see. Think about it... the average temperature in Palm Beach County is about 83 degrees and the low is 66. When we check the weather it’s to check on the beach conditions and if there just may be rain in the forecast. Most of us chose Palm Beach County because we love the … (48 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: What Could Be Better Than Home Staging "Before & After" Photos From New Hampshire? - 12/02/11 05:10 PM
My favorite blogger/stager/friend, Sharon Tara, has done it again with an excellent post of Before and After photos from stagers. We always say a picture is worth a thousand words and never is that more true than in home staging. What better way to show what repurposing, repositioning and removing items can do!
If you're still having second thoughts about using a Home Stager.... look again. We don't work magic or miracles... we just do what we know how to do!
Via Sharon Tara New Hampshire Home Stager (Sharon Tara Transformations):
What Could Be Better Than Home Staging "Before & After" Photos … (5 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- 4 Tips to Help You Decorate for the Holidays. - 11/26/11 07:58 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- 4 Tips to Help You Decorate for the Holidays!Everyone loves the holidays … it’s a chance to have some fun with our homes and celebrate with the traditions we’ve carried with us since our childhood. And with children in the family, it’s hard not to want to decorate as you’ve always done. However, keep in mind that the same ideas for staging your home also apply to holiday decorations. Here are some tips that will help you have a great holiday but will also allow your home to be seen by a Buyer. … (21 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Take a Look at This Inexpensive Kitchen Update! - 11/22/11 11:47 PM
I love what one of my favorite Stagers, Shar Sitter, did with this kitchen. So often I get comments from Sellers and Realtors that staging is only for a certain pricepoint home. Not true! Much can be done to get a home in "show" condition and it doesn't have to be expensive. It takes some imagination, some time and the desire to get your home sold! Take a look at what can be done!
Via Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, MN - Shar Sitter (Rooms With Style):
Inexpensive Kitchen Updates for Low End Homes - Home Staging Minneapolis MN
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County-All These Sticky Notes Will NOT Make Your Buyers Stick Around! - 11/14/11 06:37 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County-All These Sticky Notes Will NOT Make Your Buyers Stick Around!Selling your home in Palm Beach County? Hopefully you’ve listened to your team of experts... your Realtor and Home Stager and chosen a List Price that will be competitive in your current local market and made your home a “short list finalist” by making sure it appeals to a broad range of possible buyers. And it’s only natural that you want any potential buyers to know just why you like your house. You want them to know about all of the assets it has. And, … (58 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging-Boca Raton... Staging Works and This Realtor Proves It! - 10/21/11 01:41 PM
Home Staging-Boca Raton- Staging Works and This Realtor Proves It!Whether selling your home in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach or anywhere else in the country, it’s important to work with a Realtor who understands today’s market and the importance of a home’s condition. I recently spoke with a group of Realtors at Bristol Properties International in Boca and discussed some tips I use in helping Sellers understand the importance of this and how they can help their Sellers “see the light” .The other day I received a call from Helen Sanguedolce of Bristol Properites who was there for my presentation. It’s a … (15 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- This Seller Wouldn't Let Me Do My Job! - 10/03/11 08:38 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- This Seller Wouldn’t Let Me Do My Job!No it’s not what you think... this was not every Realtor’s or Stager’s nightmare...but quite the opposite. I met a Seller who totally “gets it” when it comes to marketing her house and preparing it to be sold. I walked in and I could not do my job... there was no job to do. How Was I Supposed to Do My Job? She’d already....1. Given her house the best curb appeal in the area. All of the walks were swept and “de-weeded”. A brand new doormat greeted … (22 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: It's Not That I Don't Want to SEE You... I Just Don't Want to See That MUCH of You! - 09/29/11 04:03 PM
It's not that I don't want to SEE you... I just don't want to see that much of you.
Kevin Crawford of Crawford Luxury wrote a good Featured post today that discusses removing personal photos in homes for sale. I tend to agree to some extent. Now, don't get out the eggs and start throwing them at me yet! As a Stager I have requested personal photos be packed away. However let me tell you why.......
If all I can see is a wall of personal pictures, and I do mean whole wall... frames of all sizes... and of every … (24 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Who Says It Has to Be Perfect to Sell? - 09/07/11 08:16 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Who Says It Has to Be Perfect to Sell?
If you're planning on selling your home, more than likely you've heard about Home Staging. You may have even watched a show or two on HGTV about preparing your home for sale.
The truth is Location, Price and Condition do make a difference.
Moving is stressful enough but preparing your house for sale doesn't have to be. Don't let the thought of a huge list of "To Do's" scare you from doing anything at all.
My sellers were ready to move because Mr. Seller had … (41 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Why are You Making Your Buyers Wonder and Wander Through Your House? - 08/04/11 06:10 AM
Home staging tips in Palm Beach County... Why are you making your Buyers wonder and wander through your house? Today's Buyer has a tough job... how to navigate through the many properties available and choose the one that fits their needs. If your property is one of those out there in the sea of houses on the market today, don't make it any harder for them. Wondering..... 1. Don't make your Buyer wonder what a room is for. Is it the dining room or office? Define your rooms either for their original purpose or help show your Buyer the possibility … (25 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County-Home Staging Is Needed AND is Available for Every Pricepoint! - 06/27/11 06:25 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County-Home Staging is Needed AND is Available for Every Pricepoint!
I've often heard people say that Staging is only for higher priced homes.
I've also heard people say that a certain higher end home had expensive design work and therefore did not need Staging.
The truth is I've seen $3 million dollar listings that very much needed to be Staged and I've consulted on $80,000 listings. Clutter has no boundaries!
A home can be beautifully decorated with expensive furnishings and art but be so taste specific and cluttered that … (29 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Snowbirds.. We Can Help Stage your Nest Even If You're Not Here. - 06/23/11 06:19 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Snowbirds... We Can Help Stage Your Nest Even If You're Not Here.
Florida has a somewhat unique bird...the Snowbirds! They migrate from the north beginning in October and stay until around May.
At some point it becomes necessary to sell the home in South Florida and return North to be closer to family and friends. It's not easy, especially when trying to arrange for everything while out of the area.
Room Service! Home Staging can work with you and your Realtor to make sure your home is showcase ready, arranging for and coordinating … (11 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Curb Appeal and Water Restrictions-Here are 5 Things You Can do in These Drought Conditions! - 06/11/11 06:23 AM
Curb appeal and Water Restrictions... Here are 5 Things You Can do in These Drought Condtions!
If you are selling your house, or plan to, you know how important Curb appeal is. You know that a freshly cut and green lawn helps set the tone for the Buyer's expectations of your property. And, you have probably been told to add color with flowers.
However with water restrictions even tighter, how do you maintain your Curb Appeal? In the cities of Palm Beach, West Palm Beach and South Palm Beach, one day a week watering was announced this week. Hand watering is … (31 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Grab Your Camera and See What Your Buyers Are Seeing! - 05/23/11 06:44 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County... Grab your camera and see what your buyers are seeing!
You can't get away from it... Home Staging, or Styling, your home before you sell it is here to stay. And, as the everyday use of the Internet continues to grow and change how we do almost everything... it has also changed how we begin our home buying search. Studies have shown that as many as 89% of buyers use the Internet to search for their home.
There's another reason you want to grab your camera..... it's one of the best ways to see … (21 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County... The Heat is On in Florida so Keep Your Cool! - 05/16/11 06:27 AM
Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County... The Heat is On in Florida so Keep Your Cool!
Our days are already in the high 80's in Palm Beach County and it isn't even summer yet! If your home is on the market hopefully you have already called in a Home Stager to help get your house "show" ready!
But now that we're into our summer weather... make sure your house can Take The Heat!
Don't forget!
Curb Appeal- Those beautiful plants and shrubs you planted may begin to feel the heat. With water restrictions in effect, keep an eye on … (52 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Home Staging in Boynton Beach Florida! - 02/24/10 04:43 PM
Home Staging in Boynton Beach, Florida. Take a look at what these Boynton Beach DIY Sellers were able to do after our Home Staging Consultation! If you're thinking about listing your home, you are probably painfully aware that in today's market your house must be able to meet the competition head on. That means decluttering (or editing), repairing, cleaning and showcasing your home's assets.
This is where you'll want to enlist the services of a Professional Home Stagerwho can provide a consultation designed specifically for your home. You'll receive detailed notes on how YOU, the DIY Seller can make your … (9 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Preparing your Home for Sale in Palm Beach County-What to do BEFORE you List your House( Part 4) - 08/19/09 07:07 PM
Preparring your home for sale in Palm Beach County-What to do BEFORE you list you house! (Part 4) EDIT DONATE STORE HIDEGetting ready to list your house in Palm Beach County? This is the 4th in a series of How to Prepare your home for sale; and hopefully you'll do this BEFORE you list your house. The first impression you make is critical, so I've outlined a series that will enable your house to compete in this market.Here's what we've covered so far:
Step 1 Start to think of your house as a Marketable Product
Step 2 Begin to see your house through the eyes … (8 comments)
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preparing your home for sale: Preparing Your Home for Sale in Palm Beach County-What to do BEFORE you List Your House! (Part 3) - 08/17/09 10:04 PM
CLEAN, REPAIR AND REPLACEWhether you live in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, or anywhere else getting your house ready to sell and STAGING it are NOT just about painting and moving furniture around. In Part 1 of this Home Staging Series I suggested that as soon as you decide to place your home on the market you have to look at it in a different light. You'll need to begin to think of your house as a product to be marketed in a very competitive field. Part 2 provided two exercises to help you see your house as buyers … (6 comments)
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