peachtree home staging: Travel On Home . . . In Your Golf Cart - 08/22/08 03:16 PM
These pictures are some before and after photos of a vacant home I recently home staged in a small, prominent Peachtree City neighborhood. Peachtree City is located South of Atlanta in Fayette County, that neighbors Fulton County in Georgia. Fayette County public schools are touted among the highest … (10 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Is Your Listing An Idol Or Just Idle? - 06/16/08 10:30 PM
I am what I call, a true "American Idol" fan, and also, a true "So You Think You Can Dance" fan.
What I mean by "true" is I could care less about the auditions and all the pre-season wet noodles - give me meat and potatoes - give me talent - … (23 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Have You Been To Home Stager's Heaven? - 06/04/08 03:11 PM
I just came from home stager's heaven . . . well, actually I was in Atlanta, but it must have resembled home stager's heaven, because I had the opportunity to exercise my talents to create a lovely atmosphere in this already charming home! I'm not sure what seemed so magical to me … (17 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Staging it Forward; One Step at a time - 05/28/08 10:12 PM
There are quite a few home stagers and Realtors in the Atlanta real estate market that are working daily to educate home sellers on the value of staging their home.
It was a "smile on my face" and a "warmth of gratitude" to find out that the ATLANTA HOME IMPROVEMENT MAGAZINE … (23 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Mr. McDreamy, the Narrator Is Back! - 05/13/08 05:09 PM
A few weeks back I wrote a post here on AR: Why I Market My Staging with Integrity
In the post I included this statistic: Under contract in less than two weeks; 3 offers were received; 2 were at full price; sold for $30,000 more than any other house in the neighborhood. Professionally Home … (11 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Are You Looking "DOWN" on Home Staging? - 04/03/08 05:48 AM
I took these photos of a great room in a vacant home I just staged with furniture and accessories. The pictures were taken from the second floor cat walk.
If you have a listing where the floor plan will allow you to take photos from above looking down, always take advantage of … (26 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: A Marketing Smile Is In Your Future - 04/02/08 11:15 AM
I received the following e-mail this morning in my in-box. It is regarding a press release I posted 2 months ago.
Congratulations! Your Press Release is now featured on PressExposure.com
Your Press Release, "The Practice of Home Staging Expands in the Growing Real Estate Market" - has been approved and added to PressExposure.com:http://PressExposure.com/?id=12194Your … (10 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Why I Market My Staging with Integrity - 03/15/08 10:06 PM
It's a Classic Line! Treat it with Integrity!
It's the Home Stager's Classic Line! And, rightfully should be! It helps the home owner understand, it brings peace to the stress of the sale. It brings legitimacy to the value of marketing preparation of a home for sale. It puts the truth of … (20 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: good things come in threes (for free) from the rain! - 03/15/08 08:23 PM
I have no idea where the saying comes from. Not sure I even want to know. But here's my Active Rain example of how GOOD things come in threes.
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Alice McCarthy. She needed a vacant home staged and found me on Active Rain. How'd she … (19 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: ACTIVE RAIN History and Making History - 02/05/08 07:14 AM
On February 1, 2008 Bob Stewart, one of our Rain gods, was interviewed by Gina McNew.
The archive of the interview can be listened to on your computer by clicking here.
So if you want to know more about Active Rain,
if you want to know how and why Active Rain came … (14 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Crossword Your Way To The Round Table - 01/07/08 05:39 PM
EVENT DATE: January 17, 2008
EVENT LOCATION and SPONSER: IKEA Atlanta, GA
EVENT FACILITATORS:
Karen Dembsky, Peachtree Home Staging LLC and Kathy Nielsen, Georgia Interior Solutions LLC
EVENT HOURS: 9:30 A.M. until 4:30 P.M.
EVENT REGISTRATION: To Be Announced
EVENT OVERVIEW
There will be two separate Round Table Sessions
There will be one session held … (5 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: The Staging Chef - 12/11/07 10:00 PM
I've been given another opportunity to speak to a group of Realtors. This time I am addressing the difference between staging a vacant home and doing a staging/redesign of an occupied home. I have had a lot of fun putting my candid presentation together for them. I love doing both actually, … (23 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: 'TWAS THE DAY OF HOME STAGING - 12/08/07 03:24 PM
'Twas the day of home staging, when the home for sale shared, High hopes of a sale with the home sellers who cared;With accessories to be placed in all the right spots,home buyer's will have such great first thoughts!The walls were perfect all stroked with fresh paint,While visions of best features … (35 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Write Words for the Right Photos - 11/02/07 03:21 PM
I have a passion for Real Estate. I have a passion for marketing. And, because of those two passions, my ultimate passion is Real Estate Merchandising -- yes, home staging.
Having been a Realtor in Georgia for many years, I gained a heartfelt appreciation for the value of good marketing and … (20 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: post something . . . learn something . . . here's more - 11/01/07 06:29 PM
Thanks to some great comments, questions and tips received from my recent post, HOW I DO MY GRAPHICS I've learned some new things worth sharing.
The first thing was a comment/question asked by Yvonne Root and answered by Nick Raine.
Yvonne asked, "My graphics all come with a "white area" around them. How … (13 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Hmmm . .. How Functional Is VACANT? - 10/29/07 06:32 PM
Remember, you are selling a HOUSE, a property; space. Disassociate yourself.
Okay, but what if . . .
What if the house you are selling is vacant? Well, it becomes easier to disassociate yourself! YEA! After all, your belongings have already been removed and that, of course, is what made it home.
Now … (45 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Keeping Your Pictures Your Pictures - 10/24/07 06:39 PM
Regarding using Microsoft Publisher . . . I just posted a blog How I Do My Graphics on how I use this software program for graphics (and just about everything else I do!) But I didn't mention that it is also excellent to mark your photos that you post. (NOT that they'd ever … (16 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Here's a Listing Presentation about a Listing Presentation - 10/14/07 06:32 PM
In a blog I posted recently, "But, this is Home Staging! We could talk all day!", I mentioned a 10 minute presentation I did for Realtors regarding Home Staging.
I struggled with how to best use 10 minutes in front of 40 Realtors. I started by making my self a list of … (21 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Home Is Where the Heart Is; The Wallet's Where the House Is! - 08/15/07 02:02 PM
Home Staging by a professional home stager prior to placing your home on the market is a tool that provides multiple home selling advantages. Having been a Realtor® for many years, and now a professional home stager, I have witnessed both the financial and emotional advantages home staging provides to home … (20 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: George, The Good News Realtor - 08/11/07 05:24 PM
Is it Bad News; or is it Good News?
The Realtor that advises their listing clients to have a Home Staging Consultation prior to publicly listing their home on MLS knows they are delivering good news, not bad. These Realtors know how to make lemonade, time and time again!
Realtors are continually in client … (16 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Home Staging; Avoid a Groundhog Day Experience - 07/26/07 10:45 AM
Remember the movie, Groundhog Day, with Bill Murray? In 2006, Groundhog Day was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Having your house on the market is the same as living in the real estate version of this classic flick. Everyday you must wake … (1 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Avoid Displaying Your Home Office in the Master Suite - 07/19/07 12:47 PM
Even setting up a small personal office in the master bedroom suite dilutes the mood of privacy and relaxation.
BEFORE --
AFTER -- In this Atlanta area home, staging simply required rearranging the location of the desk, depersonalizing the space, and adding a seating arrangement. Now a potential buyer can appreciate the benefit … (8 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Home Staging for the Average Joe - 07/13/07 01:42 PM
Everybody knows the average Joe. Although the average Joe varies from region to region across the country, you can bet you know him where you live. Most of us are friends with, and do business with, the average Joe. In fact, most of us ARE the average Joe.
The average Joe in … (11 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: I have BBB approval! - 07/11/07 02:35 PM
I am excited about this. I, or I should say, Peachtree Home Staging LLC, just got it's approved membership to the Metropolitan Atlanta Better Business Bureau. We were also approved for BBB on line for the web site http://www.PeachtreeHomeStaging.com/ With home staging being an unregulated field, I consider this to be … (26 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Peachtree Home Staging, Atlanta, GA – What Should You Expect - 07/11/07 10:49 AM
Peachtree Home Staging -- Atlanta, GeorgiaHome staging, sometimes called home fluffing, home enhancement or home redesigning is the art of decorating a home to appeal to the most potential buyers. Peachtree Home Staging will bring out your house?s best features, downplay the negatives and create an inviting atmosphere. The result of … (0 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Atlanta Based Home Staging Company Receives Membership to the Better Business Bureau - 07/11/07 08:43 AM
… (0 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Picture This for Showings! - 07/03/07 04:31 PM
The Internet has changed everything regarding Real Estate Marketing
Today, Class, we are going to explore:
Lesson 1: No posted pictures = a no show
Illustration -- (Yeah, right . . . whatever . . .)
Lesson 2: Unappealing pictures = very few showings
Illustration --
Lesson 3: Providing inaccurate pictures = angry showings
Illustration -- Illegal marketing … (41 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Home Sellers - Taking Responsibility for Less Stress and More Profit! - 07/02/07 06:07 PM
Selling a home in today's market is considered stressful by many. Most all life changing events are. The stress of selling your home becomes quite manageable when you understand key factors regarding your home sale. Some of these are in your power of control, some are not.
Treat yourself to less stress … (0 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: The power of support and encouragement -- where does yours come from? - 06/26/07 07:10 PM
We all get support and encouragement, and can't bear the thought of living without it.
Here's what I'm talking about . . . When I started my business and got my first job, I came home to a present, wrapped with a bow. It was an empty tool box. The card said, "I'm proud … (17 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Attention HOME SELLERS: Join the Marching Band, or You Will Miss the Parade! - 06/26/07 01:41 PM
Today's buyer has a different thought process and is marching to a different tune. Times have changed. Selling your home has a whole new meaning - new meaning to the buyers, that is! Selling a home today is all about intricate detail. Sellers need to march with perfection and the buyers … (8 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Atlanta Home Stager takes the WHY out of Home Staging! - 06/24/07 01:02 PM
Benefits of Having Your Home Staged
Before a showing -- A staged home will generate multiple showings when properly photographed and displayed on the Internet. As many as 80% of potential buyers begin their search online and identify homes they would like their real estate agent to show them.During the showing -- … (0 comments)
|
peachtree home staging: Take Down the Red Flag on Home Staging! - 06/21/07 02:14 PM
What does it really cost to stage a home, or not? Karen Dembsky of Peachtree Home Staging separates myth from reality.
Atlanta, Ga. June 21, 2007 - Many think the cost of staging a home is not worth it. Or, they think that home staging is only for the rich, with … (0 comments)
|
