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Hours not days

I love happy clients. When they are over the top happy it just makes our job even sweeter.

I was at an appointment for a new listing for a Realtor client that I have worked with for some time now. She is a lovely woman who usually just calls me up - tells me where the key is on the vacant home - and I send her the proposal. We move forward, the house gets sold and we don't talk again until the next listing.

A few weeks ago she called me and told me that she is selling her own home and would I be interested in taking a look? I met her at her home - only the second time I have ever met her - took my photos, chatted and came back the next day to do our thing.

She has a beautiful home but it needed a professional to see it through new eyes to bring it all together. And we did just that.

We had two more stagings to do that week so I didn't speak to her again until I received her call on Sunday telling me about another listing she needed help with that upcoming week. During the course of the conversation I asked how her house was doing and she said that it sold 18 hours after we staged it and that she needed my team to come back and destage.

Yes, in this market, it still happens. My Realtor client has always been a believer of staging vacant homes, but now she is a true believer of occupieds as well. It doesn't matter what the house size, age, or condition - all houses need to be staged to sell. If priced right and staged well the right buyer will find it (especially if there are lots of photos online).

Here are just a few before and after's from this 18 hour home

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BEFORE Staged to Sell

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AFTER Staged to Sell

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BEFORE Staged to Sell

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AFTER Staged to Sell

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BEFORE Staged to Sell

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AFTER Staged to Sell

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BEFORE Staged to Sell

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Posted by Kym Hough, Home Staging Professional CSP, RESA, Danville, CA on 07/27/2009 10:35 AM

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19 Comments on Hours not days

JUL

That's great! I agree, nothing better than clients that are over the moon happy with our work! Just had one of those this week with a listing we got UAG in 21 days. Feels so good!

Sincerely,

Kathleen

Wonderful! It's so great when you can use their things to make there house/home look so good! Congrats on your "hourly" sales!

What a tremendous difference! I have one in the works right now where the owner is doing a lot of work. I can't wait to go back and take pictures and write about it.

It is still happening in this market - that just proves how powerful staging can be!

Another beautiful job, Kym. 18 hours, that's fantastic! Congratulations.

Woo-Hoo that is fabulous news Kym, congratulations on the quick sale!

You two obviously make a good team. Nice work--thanks for sharing!

Congrats! Proves that staging is the edge that home sellers need in this market.

Great job Kym. The before photos looked a bit dull and tired; you perked each room up and made them easier to look at and far more appealing.

p.s. I am still waiting to hear from the enlightened realtor!

Sharon - there are so many enlightened Realtors out there don't give up hope. I went on three bids today and every Realtor sold me and staging prior to getting there. The homeowner's signed up on the spot. Kym

One Brilliant Realtor + One Talented Stager=a sold home! Beautiful work! A bonus seems to be that you didn't have to bring in many staging items; the Realtor had "the right stuff", you just put it all in it's proper place and made it look wonderful!

Awesome staging job!!! I love how you worked with the seller's decor and made the rooms seem both completely different and so utterly appealing.

Your story about your partnership with this realtor ties right back in with the blog post I wrote tonight regarding realtors and home staging. Thanks for backing me up (even if you didn't realize you were doing it)!!

JUL

It looks fabulous. No wonder it sold so fast. Adding little splashes of color make all the difference in the world. Great job.

Super job, Kym! There does seem to be a hurdle to get over for some realtors about staging occupieds. Yours is a perfect example of why every home can benefit from staging. It looks beautiful!