Stage a Star was honored with the opportunity to partner and speak at a Book Signing Event with Tina Teramo Manion, PhA, RSP, founder of Retirement Planning Specialists. Tina has successfully assisted individuals and couples in the financial industry since 1979.
So how does Staging your home and Retirement Planning come together? Well...this was an interesting story how Tina and I came to partner together for her Book Signing event. Tina had been looking for a book on PRE-retirement at Barnes and Noble with no luck. There were plenty of books on retirement but no book on things to think about before your retire. The Barnes and Noble guy told Tina she should write the book and after wrestling with the idea for awhile....she wrote it. One of the chapters in her new book "Planning for Retirement", she writes about deciding where you want to live and if you will be selling your house or staying put. She thought it would be beneficial to her clients to have a professional home stager speak to her pre-retirees about the process of getting their home ready. Tina contacted Stage a Star and we thought it was a great idea!
I was able to share with Tina's pre-retiree clients the benefits of planning ahead when selling their home down the road. Many of these folks have been in their homes for many years so even beginning the process of preparing the home to sell can be overwhelming.
I shared a story with them about how many of my own clients are replacing carpet, updating their bathrooms and kitchens, removing wallpaper, and painting right before they put their homes up for sale. I always hear the same thing...."Teresa, I wish I would have done some of this years ago so I could at least enjoy it for awhile" Not to mention how stressful it is to do so much in a short amount of time.
Meeting with a professional stager for a consultation ahead of time is very smart planning. Homeowners have the "plan" of exactly what to do in regards to updating, repairs, painting, decor, etc. The "plan" allows them to work on the house completing recommendations according to their time frame. Even if it is several years before the house goes up for sale....the larger projects can be completed and enjoyed by the homeowners.
Tina's pre-retiree clients were a pleasure to meet. All were excited to learn about working with a professional stager and how it can benefit them during the pre-retirement years. Stage a Star looks forward to working with these fine folks!
Teresa Meyer is the owner of Stage a Star, a full service professional home staging company in Cincinnati, Ohio serving Butler, Hamilton, and Warren counties. Cincinnati Home Staging....helping Sellers, Realtors, and Investors prepare their home and listings for the Cincinnati real estate market. For more information about our Cincinnati home staging services, please call us directly at 513-379-5488..We look forward to talking with you about how we may assist you in staging your home for sale.
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