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Help with the house next door. ....My reputation as an Estate Specialist is getting around

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Home Stager with Stage-Show-Sell

My reputation as an Estate Specialist is getting around.

 

 

Families have a hard time coping with the loss of a family members and then handling the process of getting the house ready to sell.

My crew organizes the whole house into:

  • what the family should have
  • what the family might want
  • run and estate sale and stage the house for listing at the same time.

This takes the pressure and stress off of the family. 

This morning I viewed a nice ranch in Warren, Michigan and the two sisters were near tears.  They have been working on the house since January and still don't have it ready.  They have hardly made a dent in the stuff in the house.  They have all the aunt's and uncle things of 40 years AND their aunt and uncle items

Nothing has been thrown away in 3 generations.

I look forward to this project and know the house will be nicely staged and ready to go on the market.  I think we need about a month to do it.

There is so much there that our hours and staging should cost them nothing.  The sale of the treasures will pay for the work.  There is no budget for painting etc.

One issue that this stager needs help with is the house next door.

 

 swimming pool next door

This is a above ground pool with a Tiki Hut and ithe yard looks like a tavern with all of the signs.

 

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Stage-Show-Sell, offers affordable home staging solutions in the Birmingham - Bloomfield and surrounding areas in getting your home ready for the market. We service both home sellers and realtors. We have the experience, our own rental furniture and accessories to stage many homes. We specialize in Estate work. The house can be put into our hands for the whole process of getting the house on the market

 

Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

Good Luck

Jul 12, 2008 07:59 AM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

I would plant some tall arborvitae in a row along that cyclone fence to shield the view.  Plant now, they are fast growing -- and buy ones that are already well established.  You can get them for $20 at places like Costco, Home Depot, etc.  

Jul 12, 2008 08:12 AM
Marianne Sweet
Home Sweet Home Staging - Rochester Hills, MI
Home Sweet Home Staging, LLC Rochester Hills, MI

How much does it cost to rent a bulldozer?

Jul 13, 2008 01:30 AM
Joyce Zdenek
Hallmark Sotheby's International Realty & Joyce's Interiors - Hopkinton, MA

How much do you charge to run the sale?  I am going to do a house sale, not as involved, but not sure if I should charge an hourly rate or percentage of items sold/  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Joyce

Jul 14, 2008 01:05 AM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

Fernando, I agree. I would like to get the realtor involved at now before it's listed.   They can check the city codes to see if there is anything that we can do.

Maureen,  I check the prices today when I'm out.

Marianne, I'm hoping one of the tiki torches got out of control this weekend.  They had a pool party yesterday.

Joyce, My services are ala- carte.  I offer prices, by the hour, for the clean up and organizing, price by the hour for pricing.  NEVER will I take a percentage.  I even offer to let the run the sale after we have it ready.  I offer a commercial ionizer and my tables and this is built into the staging fee.

Twice in my career doing this, the seller let me organize and sold the stuff without me.  I would have had to sue for the %.

My staging fee is separate.

Jul 14, 2008 01:42 AM
Gail Alexander
Setting the Stage, LLC - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Stager

Rent a fence!  Look in your local yellow pages.  Those places rent fencing of all different kinds...not just chain link and be sure to warn the Realtor that it is not attached so is not included in the sale.  It will at least give the buyers an idea how they can cover up the disaster next door if it bothers them!

Jul 14, 2008 03:03 AM
Michelle Hall
Century 21 Hecht - Denver, NC

The only thing I could suggest is trees, trees, and more trees.  If it is at all possible to double fence that may be an option as well.  Put up a nice fence to take the eyes off of the neighbors fence and pool area.

Jul 19, 2008 01:59 PM