Name

Marian Lake Walker

Company

Staged 2Gain, home staging & redesign

E-mail

Contact Marian Lake Walker (Staged 2Gain, home staging & redesign)

Website

http://www.Staged2Gain.com

Cell Phone

(352) 302-7439

Fax

(866) 861-9009

Address

P.O. Box 512, Inverness, FL, 34451-0512

Description

BUYERS WANT THE BEST CONDITION FOR THE BEST PRICE -that's why the Realtor/Home Stager partnership is a winning marketing strategy. Homes that sell faster sell for more-don't wait another day, call me!

Only 3% of today's home buyers found their home in a newspaper. Less than 1% found their home in the Real Estate books or magazines.

More than 85% of Home-Buyers now start their search on the Internet. What will convert these "shoppers" to serious Buyer-traffic to the home? Stand-out Marketing Photos that grab their attention! i.e. "Online Curb Appeal". Do you have it?

Which would YOU choose?

  

(Above) Most of the kitchens you see in online listings look very much like our "before" photo.  Home Buyers equate space with value, so we've uncovered a considerable amount of "value" in this kitchen! As our "after" photo shows, increasing the space, hence value of a home can be accomplished by simply rearranging, removing or relocating what the Seller already has--serving to convey a true sense of the space their home has to offer.  Bonus, the results are often stunning!

  

(Above) Great solution for this Seller who was on a tight budget and not willing to part with most of the furnishings and accessories! We increased Buyer Appeal in this area of the home via Color Correction and simply removing the style-specific, dated window dressings. "Old world" elements removed, this space is now much more cohesive overall --given the home's modern architecture AND the very "focal" modern dining set. 

 BEFORE you spend any of your precious dollars on improvements, call Staged 2Gain. 

http://www.homegain.com/press_center/press_releases/show_release?pr_year=2008&pr=2008_01_07&entryid=10494

 Vacant spaces?

    

(Above) Drawing attention to this home's buyer-friendly features has been accomplished first; by Color Correction, then adding just enough well-chosen and strategically placed furnishings and accessories. (Below) The oddly-placed wall cabinets in this vacant room confused potential Buyers--staging makes sense of spaces and fuels the imagination.

  

Indeed--the world of home buying HAS changed dramatically!

--and we at Staged 2Gain have embraced this change. We use Real Estate Shows to market all our staged homes on the Internet.

It all begins with our professional home staging services that produce show-ready homes for striking marketing photos, shows and interactive flyers that target serious online shoppers, gaining our home Seller clients a powerful online presence and competitive advantage.  

http://www.staged2gain.com/featuredhomes

With the huge inventory of comparable homes available in this part of Central Florida, today's home-buyers have even greater expectations...

At Staged 2Gain we know that homes already have "Buyer-friendly" features and our expertise is in identifying and showcasing those features to ensure the widest possible range of appeal for each particular property type.  From my professional-home-stager vantage point, I serve as the critical "buyers' eyes" home Sellers and their Agents need in order to market their product to its fullest potential. 

*Surprising, but true; only 1 out of 10 Home-Buyers are able to appreciate how well a home may suit them when they are distracted and/or confused by clutter, colors, styles, poorly or undefined spaces and so on.  Are you really willing to part with as many as 90% of your potential home Buyers?  It's my business to know what Buyers are looking for and to make it easy for them to see the value in YOUR home.

Understanding and serving the needs of Home Seller clients enables my company to benefit those Real Estate Professionals who wisely choose to partner with me to gain them a necessary edge in today's highly competitive marketplace!  

Of course, to be truly VALUABLE, Home Staging services must always make sense financially. Staged 2Gain takes into consideration the needs of home Sellers and their Agents to offer home staging services packages that boost the value of any home-selling marketing plan.  Staged 2Gain recommends only those improvements that bring the greatest return on investment.   That requires understanding and keeping up with the industry and current market conditions.  Staged 2Gain maintains membership in the American Society of Home Stagers and Redesigners (ASHSR) Florida Chapter, an international network of industry professionals, to keep updated, advised and equipped. 

**Realtors; for Staged 2Gain Discounted Realtor Partnerships, please call or email Marian at 352. 302.7439 or  marian@staged2gain.com .

Areas of Expertise

Design sense + Marketing skills + Economics & Real Estate wisdom = Home Stager!  What do I bring to this unique niche' of the Interior Design and Real Estate Marketing worlds?  Many successful projects where the principles of Home Staging and Redesign were employed have provided the foundation for establishing myself in what is now recognized as the Home Staging and Redesign "industry". Add to that, HSR Training, Certification and continuing education, then working daily at helping others to secure a stronger position in the Real Estate marketplace as their homes are transformed for mass appeal and increased value! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Others Are Saying

 -about Vacant Home Staging

"Hi, lots of news:  The owner went there today and saw it for the first time in person and absolutely loved it, she said you did a great job and was very pleased.

We had another caravan come through today and (again) the agents were very impressed. A few had been there before the changes and they couldn't believe their eyes.

Some of the remarks I have been getting are how inviting and the warm the home is, how it flows so beautifully and really comes together. One Realtor even thought the price should be higher... What I find amazing is that the things that were so negative before are now the positives that everyone picks out. There is no more confusion, especially with the book cases in the living room. People would walk in and comment on how awful they were (before staging) and now they can't say enough wonderful things about that room. The transformation has been unbelievable and these comments are coming from people who saw it before (staging)"    from the Listing agent

-about Occupied Home Staging

"Wow, you really can work miracles! I can say this because I saw it before the transformation!"

"Marian, I just had to share this with you. We've had a slew of showings at __'s.  ...all came back twice, each buyer wanting the home. One rushed to put theirs (in Kensington) up for sale with their agent who calls us to check on this listing. Today it was shown to people who went off to discuss what to do. Yesterday it was shown to folks whose agent called today for the Seller's Disclosure. __ (seller-client) is thrilled. The price got them in the door and your magic wand makes them go "WOW"."

"We had a caravan of agents through the home on Wednesday and the first agent in the door stood still, looked around, and said that it had been staged perfectly. All the sliders were open to the lanai, the handyman had hung the huge mirror in the entry foyer and the enormous bedroom furniture had been rearranged ... as you had requested. After viewing the home, another agent said that he'd pay the $25,000 more that this home cost compared to the home that they had just left. How wonderful! Thank you Marian."

-from Realtors

 

What Others Are Saying