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As with any other home you sell, a home you are selling "as is" needs some special attention, too. 
Cherie Vuong / Franklin Run, LLC / www.franklinrun.com / cvuong@franklinrun.com / 407-443-4507
More Moving Tips and Tricks at www.REMAXSUBURBAN.com … (0 comments)
With summer fast approaching, okay I know the weather does not always cooperate, but one way to freshen your space is to lighten it. You can do this by doing the following:
I have been teaching classes for years on how to de-clutter your home or office in order to manifest what you really want in your life. One of the biggest obstacles clients and students have is de-cluttering their environment. The issue always boils down to the following questions: "what will become … (3 comments)
DO YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE? This is a recent staging project by Empire Home Staging Solutions, on a resale for a young working family with a very busy toddler. The clients did not have a lot of money to spend on upgrading, so we worked mostly with their own furnishings and brought … (14 comments)
SPRING HAS SPRUNG...some time ago a dear friend introduced me the the "Fly Lady" concept and keeping things in order. The more stuff we have the more congested our minds and life is. I am not even sure the fly lady is still around.Spring is an ideal time to declutter our … (5 comments)
Having seen one too many over-cluttered homes I'm less inclined to keep extra stuff around.That extra stuff can soon become a full closet, a garage space or a cram-packed "crafts" room.Do any of you have tips for keeping clutter to a minimum?Check out the suggestions by Zen Habits, in their article, … (4 comments)
There are two sides to every coin. This is the Seller's side. In todays marketplace you have to set yourself apart from the many listings that are available. The key is for your home to show the best of any others in its' marketplace. Begin on the outside. Increase the curb appeal. … (3 comments)
One of the first recommendations home stagers and realtors alike give their clients is to "declutter, declutter, declutter!" Then we keep our fingers crossed they do that. This is all well and good prior to putting the house on the market but what happens during the selling process when the sellers have to live in the home and work around kids, pets, … (1 comments)
Start with a plan. 1. Make a list of projectsyou want to complete during the yearand prioritize them. You don't have to doeverything in January and February; paceyourself so you won't feel overwhelmed.Take three simple steps. 2. Everyorganization project starts with three basicsteps: purge the items you no longer wantor need, … (1 comments)
Whether you are selling your house, moving into a smaller space or just trying to make better use of the space you have, you could probably stand to de-clutter your life. It's one of the main points of staging a home, and while many people choose to hide their stuff for … (9 comments)
You might ask why i would be blogging about showers if my business is professional organizing, or decluttering people's homes. Let me explain...The shower organizer, the flimsy plastic container your razor sits in that just gets moldy and doesn't really serve any purpose, the plastic mat on the tub so you … (2 comments)
One of my favorite tools for helping home owners to "see" what a buyer experiences when their property is being viewed is the screen on my digital camera. It never lies. Somehow that camera is able to pick up not only what the room looks like and what's in it, but … (8 comments)
Knick Knack Paddy Wack Everybody and their brother is talking about staging, decorating, re-modeling, and accessorizing (myself included). Here is the point: the effort that makes the biggest difference in how a space feels is getting rid of the excess. So much of our time is spent managing our things. We … (5 comments)
But not when you're selling your property!
I started hearing about something on the Internet a while back where people just give their stuff away. I investigated and found that it is called "FREECYCLE" and that it is for real and it works.
Spring is fast approaching and here in Edmonton we are fortunate to have enjoyed beautiful weather for the last part of February. The snow is receding quickly and I can actually see the lawn now! Will it last? The weather network shows promise but we Albertans know it can change with … (2 comments)
Step back and take a look at your home as a buyer would. Is it cluttered? Are there newspapers, catalogs and magazines piled up all over the tables? Kids toys thrown all over? Shoes out all over the floor? What is the condition of the furniture, would you feel comfortable sitting on … (8 comments)
DE-clutter ** UN Clutter ** GETTING RID OF JUNK ** WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. DO IT!!!!!!It makes your home look BIGGER and that's the OBJECTIVEWhen REALTORS bring potential buyers in to a home, one of the first thing the buyer comments on is the amount of "things" or "stuff" … (1 comments)
I just read a post by Amie Chaney, What Does Staging Cost?
If you are like me it is always your plan to get more organized! Well, I have found some good tips that seem to be making things a little easier for me! I pick one tip/task and work on it steadily until it is complete and a habit! Then I pick … (0 comments)
Last year I went through every room, every drawer and organized. Threw out junk, bought plastic trays, you name it - I did it. It took about a month to go through the entire house but I felt so much better! But here it is - a year later and … (1 comments)
It's Chinese New Year. So what has it to do with Real Estate and Staging?Plenty! The New Year traditions are all about preparing for success - happiness, prosperity, and health - good CHI (energy) at home, at work, in relationships. Preparing for success means making space for new things, happenings, experiences, … (6 comments)
Now is a great time to clean and organize your home. Below are some tips for getting a handle on clutter and getting rid of the excess "stuff" in your home. You'll find it takes significantly less time to organize your clutter than to repeatedly sift through it looking for lost … (0 comments)
Pretty soon we can all get back to life as we know it. The days of frenzy shopping and parking nightmares soon behind us. Now it's time to put all the stuff away and get organized! You may have acquired a few new things and can't find a place for them. … (2 comments)
One of the single biggest factors in sellers not being able to sell their homes at the price they want or need....or be able to sell it at all has to do with DECLUTTERING! Why do so many skip the significance of this job? DeCLUTTER is NOT a DIRTY WORD!!! JUST … (1 comments)
Potential sellers must be 100% aware that homes that are cluttered and unorganized will come off as uninviting and congested! A potentially spacious home can be reduce to a mass of cramped space due to excessive clutter. Completely de-cluttering your home prior to showing it is a MUST. Keep in mind, … (5 comments)
On one of my blogs outside Activerain I received two questions/comments about home stagers. Here they are. From James:Hi Pamela! I think this is a great idea. I have some questions about using a home stager. Is it really worth it? I have seen some articles by real estate agents stating … (8 comments)
I find that one of the hardest things to keep organized at home is all the paperwork that comes into our homes, whether it's catalogs, junk mail, bills to pay, invitations etc. Here's a great article that was emailed to me from RealSimple.com. It also includes a link to a … (9 comments)
We have all read articles and attended classes on how to stage a home. Get rid of the clutter, clear the counter tops and clean, clean, clean. To get a home in showing condition it takes a lot of work. Work most of us don't want to do. Many people say … (4 comments)
To ensure the most productive and effective staging appointment, it's important to plan ahead and have these 7 major things already done:paintingrepairsdeep cleaning & detail cleaning- appliances, carpets, floors, windowsremoval of unservicable vehicles, old piles of lumber, etc from the premisesdeclutter & downscale contents of homemoving boxes, tape, sharpies, packing materialsstorage unit This … (0 comments)
Hello All!
Like most other people I am addicted to the home improvement shows . They could be the only channels available and I would never say "There is nothing on." Whether it is on how to make over one room or "flip" a house I can not get enough. There are many reason … (0 comments)
Picture this: You are driving down your neighborhood street and notice someone has posted a bulletin board in front of their house. On it are pictures and names of all of the kids that live there, their school and activity schedules, numbers and names of after-school sitters, copies of the latest … (2 comments)
So..you are finally ready to sell your house. But is your house ready for the show? Today's market is much more competitive for the seller than in the last five years. There is much more inventory on the market...so you have competition. How do you come out on top? Do you … (0 comments)
Enter the home of a pack rat or someone that is sentimentally attached to everything...now what? We can't keep all of it to stage a home properly so the homeowner has to find a place to put it, or start packing. What happens once they move? All of that 'stuff' comes … (6 comments)
I mentioned the below article I wrote in a previous response to a blog.
I just added a listing that can be found at this AR page. Here are a couple of photos to illustrate the cluttered look. My question is to Active Rainers out there is this: Is it better to have "cluttered" photos until the owners declutter or would it be better to … (7 comments)
De-clutter. Get rid of the clutter you have around the house. Look around your home. See things like nick knacks, piles of news papers, to many things stacked in one place. Pack up everything you don't need and store it in boxes. Take it out and put it into storage or a … (0 comments)
1. Make minor repairs to your home: -Patch holes in the wall -Replace and fix cracked floor or counter tiles -Paint rooms that have non-neutral colours -Replace burnt out light-bulbs and broken electrical fixtures 2 . Remove Clutter and de-personalize the home: -rooms should have the appearance of spaciousness --personal … (1 comments)
When you decide to sell your home there will be scores of items on that "To-Do" list. Your Realtor® will talk about what you can expect from listing to settlement, and one of the topics will certainly be how to show your home to best advantage. 
Staging websites, staging brochures and even staging TV shows chant the mantra "De-clutter, de-clutter, and de-clutter some more....oh, and don't forget to de-personalize and neutralize, too!" Could the overuse of these common terms actually be helping homeowners come to the conclusion that they really do not need staging after all?De-clutter: This staging … (32 comments)
Today was a perfect day. Blue sky, a few puffy white clouds. The quintessential summer day with temperatures in the upper 70's...and a breeze from the north.
Most people are turned off by even the smallest amount of uncleanness orodor when buying a home. Sellers lose thousands of dollars because they donot adequately clean. If your house is squeaky clean, you will be able tosell your home faster and net hundreds, if not thousands of dollars more. Ifyou … (1 comments)
Dress your home for success You’ve decided to sell your beloved home, you’ve chosen a top agent and set a healthy price. Now it’s time to open your home to potential buyers. Of course you want it to look its best…but how?Dressing for success is not just for people. With a … (1 comments)