Located in the Bauer Crest neighborhood, this home offers 4 Bedrooms + 2.5 Baths - 2,397 sq ft on 2 levels. Freshly painted with hardwood floors in the entry & open kitchen, which opens to a spacious nook & family room. RMLS# 9051105
For more info on this beautiful home please call Dick Hmura @ Lee Davies Real Estate at 503-740-0070.
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This home was staged by the sellers with advice from Room Solutions Staging in Portland Oregon. We provide cost-effective home staging consultations to homeowners, Realtors, banks, and investors. If you're about to list your property, or have one that's languishing on the market, give us a call to schedule a consultation with one of Portland's fastest-growing professional staging companies. Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.
We were recently contacted by the owners of a lovely home in Portland Oregon to provide a home staging consultation. The sellers and their agent knew that staging advice could help this property look better --- and sell faster.
Here's the family room Before the sellers took our advice and neutralized the bright blue color -- we explained that when you're living in your home and decorating it with your taste in mind, using color like this is fantastic. But when you sell your home, it's important to use color that won't distract potential buyers from noticing the room's best features -- as well as serve as a reminder that they'll have "work" to do upon moving in. Buyers these days want Move-In Ready homes!
We recommended a neutral wall and ceiling color and removal of a few excess pieces of furniture. Here's the After photo as it appears online ... didn't the sellers do a wonderful job?
The Living & Dining rooms also had fun & bright specific colors that the sellers loved, but they might not appeal to all buyers ...
So we advised using neutral wall & ceiling colors to make these rooms look larger & brighter to potential buyers ...
If you're planning to put your home on the market, call your local professional home staging expert for a cost-effective consultation. You'll receive an action plan with easy cosmetic fixes and advice on paint colors, furniture placement, and how to make your property appealing to your target buyer. With so much competition out there in today's challenging market, home staging is a tool that WORKS!
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Sellers in Portland OR rely on Room Solutions Staging to help them prepare their homes for selling. We provide two-hour home staging consultations with all the advice a seller or their Realtor needs to make the property look inviting and spacious. For more information on our services give us a call @ 503-246-1800. Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.
Today is my birthday, but it's also my mom's birthday too. Growing up sharing this special day was a lot of fun in our household.
We could count on my dad bringing home a beautifully decorated cake with "Happy Birthday to Mary & Maureen" written on top.
Mom would also ask me what flavor cake I'd like and she'd bake it for my birthday party with friends - my favorite was her carrot cake with cream cheese frosting ... delicious!
We'd have party favors and games
and of course the all-important opening of presents. Mom always reminded me to say "Thank You" to each guest for their gift, and when I was old enough, to write them a thank you note. That was great practice for later in life too.
My name even came about as a result of the day I was born ... in Gaelic, the Irish language of my ancestors, Maureen means "little Mary" so it was a natural when I arrived on my mom's birthday. I was proud to be named after my mom. She was a gentle and kind person with many friends who appreciated her loyalty as well as her sense of fun. She taught us to do our chores first, and then to go out and play ... which is exactly what I'm going to do right now! My son and I are taking the dogs to our nearby park.
So, Happy Birthday to my Mom ... you left us far too early and we love and miss you! XOXO
Fellow AR Staging Professional Teresa Meyer gives home sellers some excellent tips for making sure their home says "Welcome" to potential buyers ... find a professional home stager in your area for advice on how to make your property appealing!
Summer is a wonderful time to maximize the Curb Appeal of your house. We know all the standard Curb Appeal Do's such as water the lawn, trim the bushes, power wash, etc. I see a lot of houses on the market that have followed all the tips and their homes look, how shall I say..."very well groomed" That's a great thing...its better than weeds in the landscaping and a dirty front door, however, sometimes it just looks well...standard and kinda boring.
Yard is green and mowed (check!),
bushes trimmed (check!),
2 flower pots on either side of the front door (check!),
and new mat (check!...double check!)....you get the idea here.
The Curb Appeal can be "neat" but sometimes lack personality. Summertime gives you that opportunity to create Curb Appeal that will have potential Buyers hearts pounding as soon as they pull up in your driveway!
Use these Summertime Curb Appeal Tips that sing "WELCOME HOME!"
Tip #1: FLOWERS...FLOWERS...and more FLOWERS! Pick a nice color scheme of flowers that compliments your front door and shutter color. Plant flowers in your landscaping, group pots together in groups of 3 and use those plant stands to achieve various heights to add interest in a corner of a porch, patio or deck area. Fertilize, water, dead-head and baby those plants! Keeping them beautiful, fresh and blooming big all summer will be KEY to creating irristable Curb Appeal. There's nothing worse than brown, limpy, dying plants by end of July.
Tip #2: A FRIENDLY FRONT DOOR! Give your front door a fresh coat of paint, polish up the hardware or replace it with new, same goes with the light fixtures...if its seen better days, replace it., look up and check for cobwebs, clean the doorbell or replace with a shiny new one, add a shiny brass knocker and a beautiful summer wreath. Be sure your wreath is new and updated for the season. There's nothing worse than a faded and dated wreath.
Tip #3: HAVE A SEAT AND STAY AWHILE: Does your front door area have a space for a pretty, weather-proof piece of furniture? This is a perfect way to welcome potential buyers and give them a preview of whats to come inside! A pretty chair tucked in a corner, a pair of rocking chairs, or bench with a few colorful pillows visually invites your Buyer to have a seat and stay awhile!
Tip #4 CHARMING LITTLE EXTRAS: Don't overlook the little charming extras that can make your Buyer fall in love with your house. Put out a tray of fresh lemonade and cookies if you have a porch with chairs and a table, add a book, magazine, or rolled newspaper by the tray. Fill your bird feeders, hang a small windchime, add fluffy pillows and even hide away a sachet of lavendar close to the doorway for a subtle hint of fragrance that says welcome.
Tip #5 MAINTAIN IT!: Let's face it...Summertime can be busy with vacations, entertaining, running the kids, etc....and on top of it selling your house! No matter how busy it gets, maintaining your Curb Appeal has to take priority and is critical to a successful sale. Create a scheduled time each day and week to water, mow, sweep, fertilize, trim, etc. Making a plan keeps you organized and on top of it.
Creating Curb Appeal that goes above and beyond what is standard is key to creating an unforgetable first impression in the minds of your potential Buyers. Taking the opportunity to use these Summertime Curb Appeal Tips that will have your house singing "Welcome Home!" and you'll be asking "Where do I sign?" when you get that offer!
Happy Staging!
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Teresa Meyer is the Owner and Lead Staging Designer at Stage a Star, Cincinnati's Premiere Real Estate Staging company located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Teresa is an ASP, Accredited Staging Professional and CSPE, Certified Staging Professional Elite and Ohio Certified CSPE Trainer to real estate professionals in Cincinnati. She is a member of RESA, Real Estate Staging Association and currently is the State of Ohio RESA President. Teresa can be reached at 513-379-5488 or by email: teresameyer@fuse.net to answer your questions about the staging process and looks forward to assisting you in preparing and staging your house for the Cincinnati real estate market.
Here's an informative blog from Lori Cain, a Realtor who knows the powerful benefits of staging her listings! She believes in hiring a professional home stager to provide a consultation prior to listing.
I have two listings almost ready to go on the market. One Seller is a previous client, so she knew to expect "assignments" from me. The other Seller is a referral, so at our first meeting, I was faced with the difficult task of itemizing what they needed to do to prepare their home for sale: paint this, re-carpet that.
Unless impossible from a financial standpoint, I like to get my listings move-in ready. The inventory of homes is so high that Buyers will not spend a minute considering a home that has dingy carpet, hot pink walls or outdated curtains. When Buyers walk into your home, you want them to say, "Oh my gosh, this is perfect and I don't need to do a thing!" Your home must "WOW" the Buyers in the first ten seconds, which is why your front lawn/garden and entry way are critical.
Buyers also must see themselves living in your home. They must feel comfortable that their furniture will fit in your living and dining rooms and that your closets are large enough for their home. Realtors don't ask you to empty 40% of your closets because we think you have nothing better to do - if your closet is crammed, the Buyer will think that there is not possibly enough room for their clothes. If your kitchen counters are cluttered with canisters, spices, toasters and mixers, Buyers will think that there is not enough counter space for them to prepare dinner.
Hiring a home stager for a consultation can pay off in the long run. We know that your favorite 20 year-old recliner is exactly where you want it to watch television, but is it making the room appear crowded? The National Association of Realtors reports that staged homes bring almost 7% more in price than homes that were not staged. So, while your furniture is arranged the way you want to LIVE, it may not be arranged in the best manner to attract a Buyer.
Yes, it's an inconvenience to store that toaster if you are use to keeping it out, but wouldn't you store it if it would decrease your days on market and increase the price you could get for your home? So, consult with your Realtor about what you need to do to prepare your home for market. Typically, fresh paint and new flooring will be the least expensive improvements that will immediately increase the value of your home.
Remember that in addition to selling homes, we work with Buyers. So, we know what turns Buyers on and what turns them off. Get your home 100% ready to sell before your Realtor puts that sign in your yard!
This updated "Old Portland" style home is in Portland's convenient Hayhurst neighborhood. Beautiful and classic updates include new hardwood and tile floors throughout, new granite & appliances in the kitchen, remodeled bathrooms with the finest materials, and Tiffany light fixtures in most rooms.
RMLS #9049073 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths; 2644 sq ft.
For more information on this beautiful home contact Kristin Rader @ John L. Scott Real Estate ~ 503-539-6946
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This home was staged by the homeowners with home staging advice from Maureen Bray at Room Solutions Staging in Portland Oregon. We help sellers, Realtors, banks and investors prepare their property for sale with staging consultations as well as staging of both vacant and occupied homes. For a free home staging proposal anywhere in the greater Portland Metro area, call us @ 503-246-1800. Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.
This should be required reading for sellers who may be unmotivated to do whatever is necessary in today's challenging market. Thanks to Sharon Tara for stating it so clearly! Find a professional home stager for top tips on preparing your property for sale.
Selling a house is a stressful process. Preparing a house for sale is a lot of work. Living in a house for sale can be very inconvenient. You may have to rearrange the furniture or even worse, move your favorite recliner to storage.
If you are going to sell your house, here's the first question you need to answer:
What's more important to you - that you be comfortable in your favorite chair or that you sell quickly without having to reduce the price?
I find it quite amusing when sellers take a firm stand, arms crossed, a look of defiance on their face, and refuse to remove the giant TV from the master bedroom because they just can't give up watching TV from their bed. Or, they refuse to move the monster bag of dog food from the kitchen to the garage, because it would be too inconvenient to store it out there.
I actually had a seller look me in the eye and say it would be "disturbing to their routine" to have to remove their personal products from the shower on a daily basis.
If you believe that it's your right to live in your house comfortably and that buyers will just have to see past your stuff, and you have made up your mind that you will give this "staging thing" a try, but only for one month and then you are going back to living "normal" then this message is for you:
It doesn't matter to me how long your house sits on the market. I'm not making the mortgage payment or paying the taxes. I get paid for my consultation and get the same amount regardless if you sell tomorrow or a year from now.
I am here for one reason only, to tell you how you can make your house more appealing to buyers, which will help you sell faster and increase your odds of making more money. You can follow my advice or choose not to.
We are on the same team. We both want the same end result.
I'm not the one who is going to lose or gain depending on the outcome, you are!
This is one of the most charming 1924 vintage homes on the market in Portland's desirable Alameda neighborhood! Spider-web stained glass windows, nooks & crannies galore, hardwood floors on a tree-lined street are just a few of this home's special features. Homes with this much character are hard to find!
3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths, 2311 sq ft.
For more information on this charming home please call Sue Coon, Realty Trust Group @ 503-416-2001; MLS #9047747
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This home was staged by Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR. We help homeowners, Realtors, banks and investors prepare homes for selling using staging techniques that produce results! Some of our clients wonder if we use a little magic too. To discuss your home staging project, give us a call @ 503-246-1800. Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.
This modest home in Beaverton, OR was staged by our team one recent Saturday. The owner had moved out of state and the home had been a rental for a couple of years. His listing agent contacted me for a home staging proposal after the home was freshly painted and new carpeting was installed. There were several homes in this development with the same floorplan already on the market, but they weren't professionally staged. We staged the key "impact" rooms in this home ... here are a few photos of a couple of them ....
RESULT? SOLD in THREE WEEKS!
The listing agent contacted me and said, "Please leave me a pile of your business cards. This was really KICK-A$$ staging and I will be referring my future clients to you!"
Hmmm ... let's see .... can I repeat that on mywebsite'sTestimonials page?
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Have a property that needs a quick sale? Let Room Solutions Staging in Portland Oregon give you a free staging proposal to prepare your home for the market. Our clients are homeowners, Realtors, banks, and investors who want to reduce market time and get the best return on their investment. Give us a call @ 503-246-1800. Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.
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I find it quite amusing when sellers take a firm stand, arms crossed, a look of defiance on their face, and refuse to remove the giant TV from the master bedroom because they just can't give up watching TV from their bed. Or, they refuse to move the monster bag of dog food from the kitchen to the garage, because it would be too inconvenient to store it out there.
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