Follow-up ---- The Realtor said What????

Last week I was feeling dissed by the Realtor--what a difference a week makes.  As usual, I learned more about myself, and this business of home staging  being a team effort ,than I did about anything else.  Mainly, I learned not to be a hothead who is overly protective of my own position.  In the corporate world I was designated as an IC (individual contributor) because of my inclination to tackle a job with the force of a  300 lb. full back.  This is my third reiteration, or metamorphosis, and this time I will get it right.  Home staging is a TEAM effort and the team includes the homeowner, the realtor and the stager.  We all have our part to play , especially now in a slowing market, to make all part of the machinery work together to get things moving forward by getting houses sold.

I took all of the comments from AR to heart on this matter and, sure enough, things do get better. I better understand that the Realtor was not opposed to my service, they just did not know about it.  This job, if I do it right, will convince them, and the firm they work with, that home staging is a progressive and valuable tool and is profitable for everbody.  As a study in the psychology of team building this has been fascinating to watch.  Its a dance where the parties step aside, compromise and take up new positions.  The homeowner, the realtor and I have all had to give in on some positions to move closer to the goal line----the sale. The realtor open house takes place next Tuesday and shortly thereafter the public open house.  I am very sure the house will sell quickly.

More (time and money) has been put into this home staging than I anticipated, and more than I will be paid to do, but it is worth it to see the results.  It has been a chance to, once more, put my belief that you cannot give it all away, to the test.