almost a year ago I wrote a blog about taking it all off and how the extra details mean a lot.

Right now I'm working on two estate and the same time.  This has really been a challenge.   One is a nice little condo in Royal Oak that has been on the market for 2 years.  Other units have been slowly selling around it and this one has stayed on the market.

The realtor brought me in thinking that I could do some magic.

The first thing that struck me was the front door knocker.   Being a condo we needed to stay in the same theme as everyone else so I made a great change with a little polish.

This is what it looked like the first day.

And then the next day.   Do you think this will make a difference?

The 2nd Estate is in Bloomfield Township.  It was built in 1963 and has had very few updates. See they wallpapered the ceiling.   This house has been a challenge because very very few of the electrical outlets and switches were grounded.

This is the old style electrical outlet

These were not grounded although the outlets had grounding wire in the wall.

They have been now replaced with three prong grounded plugs

We have also installed GFI where they are needed.

These things take a little bit longer when getting a house for the market.

Stage-Show-Sell, LLC feels that this investment will bring in an extra $10K.   The buyer won't beat us up for bad electrical.

The Bloomfield Twp. home will have it's pre-listing inspection today.

Both of these Estates will be market ready in the next couple of days.

Watch for the before and after shots.

this is a stupid test to see if it will flow to my twitter account

Facebook, twitter, plaxo, AR, LinkedIn oh lord I have a head ache.  Oh, and yes I have two Facebook accounts so I can protect my grand kids

I'm trying to stream line and get all my ducks in a row.

My AR should now feed into twitter but that doesn't appear to be happening.  That's would be less step that I have to do.

LinkedIn and twitter are linked

Facebook appears to feed into Plaxo.

No wonder I have a headache

Of course today I created a page on Facebook.  I have to keep up with the likes of Melissa Marro. How dare she be ahead of me in the technology field :-)

Today I learned that I can create a slide show on Facebook and that will send itself into outer space and feed into everything.  I haven't tried it yet.   Like who has time?

I think that I've created a monster.

All because I want to be better and market myself better and not be an old fart who's 80 steps behind all the younger, smarter and more tecko smart people out there.

Now I'm going to post this and see where in the world it goes.

TTL that Sunday is a day of rest and that I have one extra hour to drive my self crazy.   Hope you all move your clocks back this morning.

Update  tesitng the system.  Will it flow into Twitter now?   I deleted by twitter info and added it back in.

This is just another test to see if it will go thru now

Wonderful Birmingham Cape Cod had offer two weeks after listing.

This Birmingham home was staged by Virginia Tatseos and  Stage-Show-Sell

Birmingham Cape Cod

328 George, Birmingham, MI 48009 View Map

This Traditionally Styled Cape Cod Home Has Been Updated Beyond Belief. The Kitchen Is State-Of-The-Art With Dark Cabinetry, Granite Counters, Top Of The Line Stainless Appliances, Water Filtration System And Ceramic Floors.
Upstairs, The Master Suite Has A Large Walk-In Closet With Built-ins, A Sitting Room, And A Bathroom That Must Be Seen. Glass Shower, Jetted Tub, Granite Counter Top, Skylight And Granite Floors.
The Third Bedroom Is Located On The Lower Level And Has Been Professionally Finished and Includes An Egress Window For Safety.
Additionally, There Is A Natural Fireplace In The Living Room, Central Air, Two Fifty Gallon (Newer) Water Heaters And A Large Deck Off The Kitchen That Is Perfect For Entertaining.
Call Today To Schedule A Showing Appointment, You Will Be Amazed At What You See!

This Home Was Successfully Prepared for Sale by
www.Stage-Show-Sell.com

Details

Asking Price:

$249,000.00

MLS:

29043099

Bedrooms:

3

Bathrooms:

2

Contact Info

Bill Bouscher
ABR, CRS, GRI, Associate Broker

Cell 248-225-9175
Dir 248-360-6800
Email | Website

Not really but the owners feel that way.

I'm working on a condo of a lady who's carpet must be replaced.

We feel that with the large stains, that appeared out of no where, are so unsightly that the carpet must be replaced.

The owners daughter was very upset when I suggested that we have to replace the carpet.   She wasn't so upset when I suggested that they file and insurance claim. 

Isn't that what insurance is for?  They are supposed to handle the unexpected accidents that happen.

]The insurace company is paying replacement costs for the carpet minus the $100 deductable.   The owners now think I'm the most wonderful person in the world. 

We are waiting for a check and then we will finish up the project.

This photo was taken with my cell phone and sent to my email as an attachment to my email :-)

Stage-Show-Sell, LLC is working on another Estate.  This one happens to be in my home town of Bloomfield Hills.

We specialise in homes where the families generally live out of state and can't do the work that's necessary to get the home on the market.

Many of the rooms look "normal" with tons of wallpaper and old paint.   These two rooms are a bit of a challenge.

This is the first floor laundry that's trapped in the 60s.   The wall paper is now gone and I'm working on a new laundry cabinet & sink and floor. The cabinets above are small and not really appealing.  We can paint the cabinets white or toss them out. My problem is that they are small.   The lower cabinet will hold a large can of soup.  The upper would hold two cans of soup back to back.  Am I better off painting them or tossing them and putting in two plain shelves to hold the cleaning supplies?

I've seen this kind of hording before with this generation of owners.  They have been through two recessions and several depressions and can't throw anything away.

The paper, flooring and cabinet have now been tossed out.  The room is next to the laundry and garage.  A door where I'm standing with the camera and one on the left going into the garage.

What do I put in there to show that it's a mud room?  A catchall for coats, boots and other outdoor gear? This house has 5 bedrooms so I'm assuming that buyers would need such a room.  The fix would have to be economical and most of it removable to keep the costs down.

Dark paneling was a status symbol for years.  We think of it as being rich.

Rich is may be AND it's dark.

I had a difficult time convincing the owener of this home to paint the paneling.  Now the room looks twice the size.

After

This room has never been taken advantage of.  The owner didn't need the space before selling it.

We finished the ceiling added a good flooring, paint and furniture

The home owners son has been working on the Do It Yourself project for over a year. Stage-Show-Sell came to the rescue.

The homeowner moved out of state and the well meaning son was working to get this house ready for the market.

The small home has few cabinets and the refrigerator and stove looking lonely by them selves

Adding a few cabinets and art made the room feel much bigger

Oak cabinets and the mircowave on the counter shrunk the room

Painting out the cabinets opened up the kitchen tremendously

To the right of the kitchen is a laundry room that left a lot to be desired.  A full wall of open cabinets made a big difference

I realize that showing this photo is a little unfiar.   Trash cans don't belong in the kitchen.

The home owner doesn't want or can't afford window treatments

We've posted about wall paper before and I hoping that we have some new solutions to this "trendy" problem.

This rooms appears to be the worst of the several rooms that I have to renovate.

Any suggestions?   In the past I've used the downy and the scoring of the paper before steaming and neither has worked very well

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