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Dollar Store Real Estate Office - You Can Too!!!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with The Best Spot Realty/Waterfront Real Estate/Ooltewah Real E

I had twirled around the idea of opening an office since the day I became licensed.  For a year after I received my Broker's license I seriously toyed with it.  No time ever seemed like the right time and I was broke, but, I took the plunge--100foot free fall.  As it turned out I purchased 3 nice desks, 3 office chairs, a copier, coffee table and some miscellaneous chairs for about $800 from a company that was going out of business.  From there it was on to The Family Dollar Store and Southeastern Salvage.  Really.  I decorated my new office with odds and ends and unframed pictures from these places.  I used all of my HGTV education and painted frames and accent pieces.  When I was done everyone said that I had a showplace.  I was very proud of that office and it proved something once again; the ANT can move the rubber tree plant if he really wants to.  Altogether I spent under $2000 includinding filing fees.

 

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Ginger Foust
Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA
Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Gayle, there is something wrong with your AFTER photo.  It's pixelated I think?  We really can see nothing but a blur and we all want to see what can be done with bargains. 

Nov 08, 2008 08:43 AM
Gayle Balaban
The Best Spot Realty/Waterfront Real Estate/Ooltewah Real E - Chattanooga, TN
E. TN Waterfront Real Estate

Sorry.  Let me see if I can find a bigger one.

Nov 08, 2008 08:45 AM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

I'll drink to that.  Fix the photo

Nov 08, 2008 08:49 AM
Gayle Balaban
The Best Spot Realty/Waterfront Real Estate/Ooltewah Real E - Chattanooga, TN
E. TN Waterfront Real Estate

Ginger The good pics are on my AOL photo alblum and I can't seem to get then to transfer to the computer so I can upload them.  I will email them to you.

Nov 08, 2008 08:58 AM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

The photos are much better than they were.

Now I would suggest getting to know a stager.  I find the office overly done and it would drive me crazy to be in there.

It way too busy.

The date stamp on your camera needs to be changed

Nov 08, 2008 09:23 AM
Gayle Balaban
The Best Spot Realty/Waterfront Real Estate/Ooltewah Real E - Chattanooga, TN
E. TN Waterfront Real Estate

These are old pictures.  I don't have this office anymore!!!   It was actually VERY comfortable and NOT overdone at all.  To each his own I guess.

Nov 08, 2008 09:27 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Gayle, I THINK (but am not sure) they are doing away with Aol photos....I use AOL as well and had gotten a message about it.  Please let me know when (if) you can get the pictures up, I'd love to see them!!

Nov 08, 2008 11:28 AM
Gayle Balaban
The Best Spot Realty/Waterfront Real Estate/Ooltewah Real E - Chattanooga, TN
E. TN Waterfront Real Estate

Hi Carole They are doing away with it and I finally got them loded on my computer. I will fix this blog in a while.

Nov 08, 2008 11:33 AM
Terrylynn Fisher
Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA
HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Well good luck to you on the new venture.  It's alot of work being the broker and a challenge at times, but very rewarding.  Best.

Nov 08, 2008 04:41 PM
Donna Schoby
Liberty Bank of Arkansas - Bentonville, AR

 Congrats on your new office. It's a lot of hard work being in business for yourself...but well worth it. Wising you success! 

Nov 09, 2008 01:04 AM
Sal Poliandro - Helping People Win
RE/MAX Properties - Ridgewood, NJ
Broker Associate

What a great looking office!  Decoration on a dime... I love it!

Nov 11, 2008 06:23 AM
Caren Wallace
Premier Property Group LLC - Tualatin, OR
Portland Caren Real Estate

Lovely office, I love purple!!!!

Nov 11, 2008 06:29 AM
Gayle Balaban
The Best Spot Realty/Waterfront Real Estate/Ooltewah Real E - Chattanooga, TN
E. TN Waterfront Real Estate

Donna  Thanks for the encouragement, but, this is my old office.  I have been in business for 5 years now.

Caren  I loved this office. The green was in place and not easy to change so I worked around it.

Sal    Thanks! Doing it was fun.

Nov 11, 2008 11:02 AM