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home selling tips: The Cheapest Way to Renovate-- The Amazing, Wonderful Can of Paint! - 09/14/09 07:30 PM
Yes, a simple can or two of paint can totally transform your home!  Paint is, hands-down, the least expensive change to your home you can make, adding the biggest impact.  If you are not sure how much "bang for your buck" you can get just from picking up a roller, just take a look: 
This bathroom from a home in Mt. Holly was indeed hard on the eyes!  With outdated foil-like wallpaper, pink tile and flooring, everything about this bath would surely frighten most buyers away!  Since the very limited budget did not allow for updating anything else, we simply painted … (30 comments)

home selling tips: My First Hand Experience with Staging my NJ Home -- Part Two: The Staging - 08/22/09 10:07 PM
Disclaimer:  This is the true story of a somewhat obsessive home stager.  The level of staging in a home is set by the homeowner-- you can do as much or as little as you like.  I chose the "all-out, go for broke, I'm gonna sell this house if it's the last thing I do" approach.
My first hand experience with staging my NJ home continues!  Now that I have de-cluttered, it's time to actually stage the house. 
 First Challenge:  No Storage Space
When a seller has packed loads of stuff to store until moving day, they have a couple of options:
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home selling tips: My First Hand Experience with Staging my NJ Home -- Part One: The Preparation - 08/20/09 06:47 PM
I have been selling homes as a Realtor in Burlington County for 5 years and have been staging homes for the real estate market for 2 years.  I have helped many sellers determine what repairs to make, what needs to be updated, and what it would take to market their homes with staging.
 And then it happened... (queue the scary music)
My own home is for sale!  I know the stats-- staged homes sell faster and for more money.  As part of my marketing plan, I needed to stage the house!  So-- would I be able to take what I dished … (10 comments)

home selling tips: My Client Told Me She Was Afraid I Would Be Mean! - 06/09/09 06:43 AM
I just started a new staging job with a new client, a really nice woman who found me in her internet search for a home stager.  We met for the initial consultation, she gave me a tour of the house, and all was going well.  With a staging plan in place, as I prepared to leave, my new client said to me with such relief in her voice, "You are so nice!  I was afraid you would be mean!"
 Mean?
As I stood there (I'm sure with my mouth hanging open), she went on to explain.  She had seen the television … (41 comments)

 
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Michele Rose, Moorestown Real Estate & Staging

Moorestown, NJ

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Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors, Rose-Colored Staging

Address: Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors, 1 West Main Street, Moorestown, NJ, 08057

Office Phone: (856) 234-0011 x 143

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