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Sound ADVICE From Albert Einstein

By Michelle Pimentel

Home Stager with Empire Home Staging Solutions

June 03, 2008 09:20 AM

There is a lot of inventory available in the real estate market today and real estate agents need to do their best to prepare their clients listings for sale!

Stay ahead of your competition!

Why put your listing up for sale if you are not fully prepared? Using your local resources and hiring a home stager can be the best decision you'll ever make in real estate. Find a reputable home stager that services your area and be sure to check out their references. A professional home stager is able to give you and your clients the proper recommendations for preparing your home for the market! A staged listing will not only show better than the competition, staged properties tend to get multiple offers and on occasion offers will even come in over the asking price! Agents, your staged listings will not only show better, they will help you make more money $$$! And it doesn't take a genius to know that more sales means more commissions! For your clients it means a SOLD home!

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Fernando Rosado

West Palm Beach, FL

561-906-0050 or 561-840-8950

e=mc2 means Staging ....Great advertising

Jun 03, 2008 12:57 PM

Kat DeLong

Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ

REALTOR

Michelle; This is perfect!!! Staging REALLY makes a BIG difference. People...People...People, LISTEN to Michelle.

Jun 03, 2008 02:23 PM

Gena Riede

Riede Real Estate, Lic. 01310792 - Sacramento, CA

Real Estate Broker - Sacramento CA Real Estate (916) 417-2699

Michelle, I agree wholeheartedly...home staging and price point are the two most important points to selling a house in the shortest amount of time for the highest amount.

Love the photo!

Jun 05, 2008 02:23 AM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Here's what Albert Einstein will be doing to the competition once YOU use a Professional Home Stager, and your competition doesn't!

Just thought I'd add a little humior to your post - It doesn't ake a brilliant mind to know that:

Home + Staging = Results!

Jun 05, 2008 02:52 AM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Fernando- Thanks for commenting!

Kat-Glad you know that staging makes the difference, do you stage all of your listings?

Gena-I agree with you, there is no better way to sell a home than by staging it and pricing it right!

Connie- Very funny! LOL! I always have liked this picture of Einstein, it shows he had a crazy sense of humor! Thanks for adding it.

Jun 05, 2008 06:24 AM

Kat DeLong

Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ

REALTOR

Michelle: I "haven't" been able to get a seller to stage, YET. But I think the times are changing and sellers are MORE aware now of what it takes. I'll keep trying though...because I KNOW staging helps sell. AND, I'll certainly recommend YOU, my friend.

Jun 05, 2008 09:47 AM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Kat- Thanks for your nice comment! It's good to know that you would recommend my services when your clients are ready to stage.

Staging does help sell more homes than people realize, and on that mountain, I know there are a lot of homes that would benefit and sell faster if only they were STAGED!

Jun 06, 2008 07:03 AM

Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

HIMichelle! Albert was ahead of his time!! Love your post-so exactly right on!!

Jun 06, 2008 03:03 PM

Deb Brooks

Brooks Prime Properties Wichita Falls Texas - Wichita Falls, TX

Michelle, I wish I knew more about the Home Staging business. I live in a small rural area and sell out by the lake. I know we need to climb into this century but as far as I know the closest Home Stager is an hour plus away. Any advice?

Later in the rain~Deb

Jun 11, 2008 04:39 PM

Cindy Bryant

Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

I couldn't agree with you more. Now can we put this in a full page ad in USA Today!

Jun 11, 2008 04:53 PM

Cynthia Tilghman, Realtor® Onslow County NC Home Specialist

Kingsbridge Realty, Inc - Hubert, NC

Michelle,
Now Albert was way ahead of his time, he was one smart cookie! :0)

Jun 11, 2008 10:15 PM

Jim Fischetti

The Fischetti Group/Keller Williams - Wake Forest, NC

Great post. Super job. And I agree, guess I'm a genius.

Jim

Jun 12, 2008 01:39 AM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Cathy- Albert was ahead of his time! What a genius!

Deb- Thanks for your comment. It's unfortunate that you do not have a home stager in your area, may I suggest that you look into training with stagedhomes.com. They offer staging courses just for realtors so that you are able to help you clients prepare their homes for sale. You also receive your ASP Realtor designation. This will set you apart from other agents in your area. You could be the first! It is a great and very thorough course. If you look on the web site it can give you the next available training date in your local area. Good luck, let me know if you decide to take the training.

Jun 13, 2008 03:25 AM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Cindy- A FULL Page Ad would make my day!

Cynthia- One of the smartest cookies of his time!

Jim- You are a genius, for knowing that it PAYS to stage your listings!

Jun 13, 2008 03:32 AM

Pam Pugmire

Silvercreek Realty Group - Meridian, ID

Meridian Idaho Real Estate

Michelle, LOVE the picture! Very clever!

Sellers really do need to make their home stand out from the crowd. Sellers should also remember that they need to do this when they first put their home on the market, not once it has been on the market forever and the listing is stale. The first few weeks of a listing are the most vital!

Jun 13, 2008 05:48 PM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Fun post, very nice twist, TGIF...huh? We get a little nuts by the end of the week.

Jun 13, 2008 06:39 PM

Kym Hough

www.Staged-to-Sell - Danville, CA

Staged to Sell East Bay - Danville, CA

Michelle, it must be early this morning because I was really looking in your post for a quote from Einstein. A Real quote. I think its time to make coffee. thanks for making me smile. Kym

Jun 14, 2008 02:10 AM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Pam- You are so right about staging prior to listing a property! First impression is everything! You could lose a potential buyer, just from not having your house prepared and priced right. However, sometimes people haven't done so and are struggling to sell. So in those situations, if they ask for our help, we are more than happy to assist them in preparing their home for the market! Thanks for your comment.

Jun 17, 2008 01:04 PM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Terrylynn- Thanks for your comment! Yes, sometimes things can get a little NUTS, that's just when you need to take time for yourself. That is the beauty about this business, is that you can be as flexible with your hours as you want to be!

Kym- Your funny! Glad to have brought a smile to your face, thanks for stopping by!

Jun 17, 2008 01:10 PM