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This vacant home in Portland OR was actively on the market for 7 months without a sale.  The sellers contacted Room Solutions Staging for a proposal and we staged the property a week later. The listing agent held a brokers' tour and the house SOLD for full price only 8 days after staging! 

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This home was very modestly priced at $269,900.  Staging can help every home regardless of price point by adding interest, focal points, & color and allowing potential buyers to imagine how their furnishings might look in the space. In the end, we had a happy seller, relieved broker, satisfied stagers, and excited buyers!

Maureen Bray and Room Solutions Staging in Portland Oregon offers professional home staging services to homeowners, realtors, and investors.  Give us a call so that we can help you sell your home faster and for maximum profit!

 
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27 Comments on On the market for 7 months, then staged & SOLD in Portland Oregon - Before & Afters

Maureen - I love these stories:) You did a wonderful job on this home - kudos to you.

Stephanie

11/30/2007 09:53 PM by Stephanie Heron-Weeber - Dressing Rooms (Dressing Rooms LLC)


Thanks Stephanie ~ success stories are fun to share since I think they encourage all of us.  This sale happened during Thanksgiving week, too!  Even better since it points out that serious buyers are out there!

11/30/2007 09:55 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


Beautiful job, I wish you were closer to me! have a great weekend!

11/30/2007 09:59 PM by Krisy Clayton (Brio Realty)


Maureen, thank you so much for promoting stagging to all of us, specially to listing agents and potential sellers who read our posts.  Staging is a very strong tool.  Also feng shui of the home. i love and believe on both. regards. Lupe Burbank CA

11/30/2007 10:00 PM by Burbank Real Estate (Burbank in Action Realty & Mtg Svcs)


I loved these before & after photos--what a difference that staging made!  Congratulations to all.

11/30/2007 10:01 PM by DALIA KIBBY (KEYES COMPANY)


Krisy ~ Thanks for your kind comments ... you have a wonderful weekend too up near Mt. Ranier!

Lupe ~ You are so right when you say that staging and feng shui have a big impact on the successful marketing of a property.  I hope that you've found some good stagers in your area here on A/R.

Dalia ~ Thanks for stopping by.  The sellers of this home were dumbfounded when they saw the difference that staging made!  Nothing could have made me happier.

11/30/2007 10:06 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


Maureen ~ I love it !  I especially like the fern in the spa shower, How did you make it stay there?

11/30/2007 10:51 PM by Fernando Rosado ASP, president IAHSP PBC 561-906-0050 or 561-840-8950 (Eclectic Home Staging of the Palm Beaches)


Fernando ~ Thanks....the fern is attached to a small plastic grab bar in the shower with a wire.

11/30/2007 11:27 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


Maureen - another incredible job!

Congratulations.  Your post is being featured in the group Staging Before & After group!

12/01/2007 08:41 AM by Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager (Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC)


Maureen, you have worked your "magic" again! You are so correct that even the homes in the lower price brackets need staging to stand out and be noticed. Our market is especially flooded with homes in this price point and the owners are often the least able financially to carry a vacant for an indefinite period of time.

12/01/2007 09:20 AM by Kathy Alexander, GreatStages, Vancouver WA (GreatStages)


Kathy N. ~ Thank you for the feature, it's much appreciated!

Kathy A. ~ This couple had double mortgage payments for 7 months and are now strong believers in staging.  As you noted, our area has many properties in this price range so hopefully more sellers will become aware that a small investment in staging pays off handsomely!

12/01/2007 12:10 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


Maureen, You've got Feng Shui!  I mean it, I was noticing the elements. What a beautiful job, you do fanastic work.

12/01/2007 05:36 PM by Carole Provenzale Owner, Feng Shui Long Island & New York (Feng Shui Long Island & New York City)


Carole ~ Coming from you, I consider that a supreme compliment -- thank you!  I'm not trained in Feng Shui but I've always been able to "feel" if the room is right.  Does that make sense?  I'd like to know much more so that I can be more purposeful about it when I'm working.

12/01/2007 07:46 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


Congrats!  The rooms look beautiful, warm and inviting... its no wonder it sold in 8 days.  I too loved the fern in the shower and was wondering how you got it to stay, but Fernando beat me to the question.  Love to see your rooms... keep 'em coming!

Lisa Sherman ~ Interior Aura

12/02/2007 12:41 AM by Lisa Sherman ~ Interior Aura.. Certified Home Stager & Redesiger - Salem, OR (Interior Aura)


Thanks Lisa for your comment.  The After photos were taken when it was getting dark so I need to retake some of the photos on a sunny day (it gets dark so early now doesn't it)?  Looking forward to meeting you at our Jan. 12th Roundtable!

12/02/2007 12:18 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


Maureen,

Another fabulous job by you and your team.  Congrats to you and your clients!

Trish

12/03/2007 11:50 PM by Trisha Lane/ Simple Inspiration Portland Oregon (Simple Inspiration Home Staging)


Trish ~ Thank you!  We missed you on this one but look forward to working together next time....:-)

Beth ~ It's so nice to hear your comments....they're much appreciated - thanks! 

12/04/2007 12:22 AM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


I think I've told you this before  . . . when I grow up, I want to be JUST LIKE YOU!  Awesome, girl, I am so sorry I missed this post earlier. 

So, you will be attending the Atlanta SIF Round Table, right?  Thought you could be our guest speaker!  There is a travel allowance -- transportation from my house to and from the RT; also includes all the martini's and bailey's Irish cremes you can consume, my couch w/ comforters for evening retirement, and 2 scrambled eggs, your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham (with juice, of course) and a bottomless cup of coffee! (not to mention my good company!)

12/06/2007 07:25 PM by Karen Dembsky, Atlanta Home Staging (Peachtree Home Staging LLC, Home Staging in Atlanta, GA)


Maureen,

Just beautiful!  I really appreciate it when stagers post photos. I'm going to add you as an associate so I can refer back to these pix.  Excellent job!!  I will show my clients these photos to encourage them to open their thinking to staging so they can sell faster for more $$$.  Good eye.

Dawn

12/06/2007 09:03 PM by Dawn Maloney, ABR (Geneva Chervenic Realty)


Karen ~ What a coincidence....I want to be YOU when I grow up too!!  Well, I would love to attend the ATL RT, thank you for your gracious invitation....but it's just a couple days after our first RT in Portland.  So I'll have to pass this time but would love to take a rain check. It's not often that an invitation for free-flowing Bailey's comes along -- yum!  :-)

Dawn ~ How nice of you to say....your support of staging to your clients is wonderful to hear.  You sound like an agent who will do everything possible to sell their listings faster!  I hope you find a good stager in your area to partner with!

12/06/2007 09:37 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


Maureen, for those that can't see without a visual...this proves it for them. It is obvious that as a team both the Realtor and the Home Stager are dynamite!

12/08/2007 08:27 PM by Sacramento Real Estate and Luxury Homes, Assoc. Real Estate Broker,Gena Riede (Remax Gold, Assoc Broker)


Gena ~ Thanks for your comment ... you said it best, the Realtor & Home Stager make a dynamic TEAM!  Your enthusiastic endorsement is appreciated by this staging community!

12/08/2007 08:59 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


I missed this one.  Maureen, what a delightful job you did here.  Each space looks so fresh and fun.  Well done!  Just another in a long string of yummy interriors....

12/10/2007 08:23 PM by Home Staging NJ - Juliet Johnson (Juliet Johnson Staging - Home Staging NJ)


Nice before & afters.  I just used the same print you have in the bath in a home I just completed.  Looks Great in the bath too!!

01/24/2008 01:53 PM by Michele Hess, Simply Staged Inc. (Simply Staged Inc.)


Thanks Michele ~ isn't it amazing how many of us have similar items that we use in different ways?  This print has had several reincarnations in various rooms of homes I've staged.  In this case, I wanted to bring some black into the bathroom and used a black towel and the black in the print to do that.

01/24/2008 01:58 PM by Maureen Bray - Home Stager - Room Solutions Staging Portland OR (Room Solutions - Staging that Sells Portland Homes!)


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