SORRY -- I HAVE STRUGGLED TO MAKE THIS POST RIGHT; BUT I GUESS YOU COULD SAY  I AM HAVE AR NETWORK DIFFICULTIES.  THX, MAUREEN BRAY FOR BRINGING THE FORMATING DIFFICULTY TO MY ATTENTION  I CAN NOT SEEM TO GET IT FIXED SO I AM JUST MOVING ON . . . JUST A BAD DAY IN THE RAIN, I GUESS . . .

 A week or so ago, I did a member's only post titled "Do You Create Money Pits for Profit".

A day or so later, after creating that post the seller contacted me and asked if I would meet my competitions proposal and stage his home and guarantee to leave my furniture and accessories until the home sold.

I told him "NO", and he asked me to please re-consider and get back to him. I asked him why he wasn't just going with the other stager and he said he was concerned about the quality of presentation he would be getting -- I had a Web site showing my work he had seen and he was quite impressed.

I found out the other stager had been recommended by the listing agent. I also found out that the listing agent recommended that the seller source another stager so he had some quotes to compare. I confirmed that the stager recommended by the listing Realtor did in fact give a quote to leave the furnishings and accessories in the home for as long as it took to sell the house. (For $300 less than my quote for 90 days)

I let a couple days pass and decided to send him an e-mail that basically said, I was not able to come up with any solution other than . . .

If he wanted to go out and shop, purchasing the furnishings himself, I would provide the accessories at a non-refundable 12 month rental rate to be paid in advance. I would leave the accessories in the home until it sold or the home was not actively for sale in MLS by a licensed REALTOR.

I received a call the next morning from the seller asking me to bring over my contract; he signed and went out shopping for the furniture I described that he would need for a good presentation. He was an absolute delight to work with as it turned out.  Here are some and afters:                                               

Another Peachtree Home Staging success story -- The door is closed!  I'll keep you posted as to when it sells!

What I love about being a professional home stager in Atlanta is that hard work, honesty, credibility, integrity, and creativity really does prevail!

How folks live in a home is their business, how folks present the home for sale is our business!

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