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Retirement Planning & Selling your home: Stage a Star partners with Retirement Planning Specialists

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Home Stager with Cincinnati Home Stager

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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Teresa Meyer is the Owner and Lead Staging Designer at Stage a Star, Cincinnati's Premiere Real Estate Staging company located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Teresa is an Accredited Staging Professional and recently awarded 2011 Midwest Stager Of The Year.  She is a member of RESA, Real Estate Staging Association, RESA Instructor and currently is the State of Ohio RESA President.   Teresa can be reached at 513-379-5488 or by email: teresameyer@fuse.net to answer your questions about the staging process and looks forward to assisting you in preparing and staging your house for the Cincinnati real estate market.

     

Stage A Star provides home staging services to Hamilton county Ohio, Butler county Ohio, Warren County, Ohio, Clermont county Ohio, West Chester, OH., Liberty Twp, OH., Mason, OH., Fairfield Twp., OH., Monroe, OH., Hyde Park, OH., Loveland, OH., Maineville, OH., Morrow, OH., Deer Park, OH., Indian Hill, OH., and surrounding Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky areas.

 

Comments (4)

Gary Barnett
Home Matters - Indianapolis, IN
Home Matters Property Stylist Group, Indianapolis
Hello Teresa, this is really exciting stuff.  It's just great that she called you.  Good for you.
May 01, 2008 12:39 AM
Marci Toliver
438-4642 - Mauldin, SC
Anderson SC, Spartanburg,Greenville SC, Home Staging
WoW !  Teresa- congrats to you!  I was just thinking of you!  Great picture- btw!
May 01, 2008 03:18 AM
Teresa Meyer
Cincinnati Home Stager - Cincinnati, OH
Home Staging Cincinnati-OH.

Hi Gary: Thanks for stopping by....this was a very enjoyable luncheon/presentation...Her clients were top notch and I really enjoyed myself!

Marci:  I was just thinking of you today too! Hope all is well!  I gave you and Gary a little "link" love on my Profile/Links page. :)   We'll have to catch up soon!!

May 01, 2008 04:15 AM
Yvonne Root
rooms b.y. root - Prescott, AZ
Home Stager - Northern Arizona
Teresa. This is indeed exciting information. It seems as this niche will be one which many home stagers may find profitable and endearing. I know some professional organizers who work exclusively with pre-retirement and retirement families only. Only one aspect of this type of market is that downsizing can be difficult without expert help. You really are a Star. Cool! 
May 03, 2008 05:07 AM