home staging: STAGERIGHT HOME STAGING DESIGN AND CONSULTING SERVICES
- 02/05/12 07:16 AM
Most professional home stagers have a wide variety of services, ranging from full staging of an occupied home, to full staging of a vacant home complete with furniture, art and accessories. Many home stagers also have a consulting program where they will walk you through your property and give you all the examples and detailed information you need to properly prepare your home for market. In between these services you can also ask the home stager if they have sweat equity programs. For example, StateRight Home Staging we offer professional full staging services and consulting, but we can also work with you to stage … (0 comments)
home staging: LIFESTYLE MERCHANDISING AND HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK MICHIGAN
- 10/23/11 04:29 AM
Preparing your largest personal investment for this correcting real estate market is challenging. Professional home stagers know how to market your property to the target buyer. Professional, full time, home stagers know that demographics play an instrumental role in preparing any product for market, including your home. Professional home stagers will research the demographics of the property as well as the psychographics of the potential buyer and prepare the property to appeal to that buyer. Every industry does this, why not then home staging. Professional home stagers know that placing furniture, art and accessories is not enough in this competitve market. They … (2 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 11/22/10 11:49 PM
I just had a great vacant property that I was asked to stage. The rooms were great, the location was great and lots of nice amenities but we needed to paint, for a number of reasons. We needed to paint to give the property a nice, fresh look. It was a newer home and was just a tiny bit tired, but more importantly it was very taste specific. The eating area off the kitchen was bright yellow, with cherry cabinets and black appliances. The guest bath was peach. But alas, there was not going to be any painting. Okay, we are stagers and we … (3 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 11/20/10 11:35 PM
It is time to get serious about selling your property. I have recently read two blogs that really hit home with me. One was about MLS photos and the other was about gimmicks to get properties to move. I would like to address both. Pictures: If you are serious about selling your property then the photographs have to say to the potential buyer "come look at me, I am just the home you are looking for", overflowing trash in the kitchen trash can, counters filled with dishes, papers, kids' books and plants do not say that. I see bedrooms with robes hanging … (4 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 10/29/10 09:48 AM
STAGING A KIDS' BATHROOM Home staging is about presenting/marketing a property to the widest customer base. That is accomplished by accenting the square footage, amenities, character and possibilities a home has to offer while still remaining neutral enough to interest most "lookers". You try very hard to not make too many taste specific decisions for the potential buyer, but then there is reality. We recently staged a property with numerous bathrooms, which gave us an opportunity to stage a kids' bathroom as a fun, colorful, hip place to go potty! We took the existing shower curtain and used that as our inspiration: BEFORE
We then … (2 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 10/19/10 11:10 PM
THERE IS NO ROI ON STAGING YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE! Really? I know, I am still dizzy from shock but I heard it and was stunned. I can understand why people or even agents may think that their property or their listing doesn't need staging. I get that. The connotation may be that there is something wrong with the property and not everyone can swallow that pill. There is always the case for not staging a property because: it will sell at some price or let the new buyers make all the changes-I get those opinions. I even get being so blinded … (2 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 10/11/10 01:12 AM
We were at dinner with friends last week end and of course they asked how the business was coming. "Good" I said. The husband really wanted to argue about how home staging was just a way to get home owners to spend more money that they couldn't recoup in a down market. So I asked, "if you had to sell your property right now, how much would you spend to decrease your time on market by 78% (HomeGain)? He was stunned. In my neck of the woods this marketing concept of "home staging" is very new. There are all sorts of reasons … (2 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 10/07/10 08:59 AM
STAGING A CRAMPED SPACE! We have all had the problem of a small space with lots of furniture or large furniture or both. In a perfect world we would remove some of the furniture or bring in smaller pieces. Ah but the world is an imperfect place and we are a solution based group of stagers. Here is a problem I had some time ago. This master bedroom was small, had large furniture and the pathway to the right of the bed led to the master bath. The bed and window coverings were large as well. If we moved the bed to the … (6 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 09/19/10 10:52 PM
When staging a property a professional home stager will find useable square footage. Square footage adds value. A stager will do this several different ways. Decluttering is one way to show the useable square footage of a home. Perspective home buyers will need to see beyond "you" when they view your home. They will need to see the uses of the space, not how much stuff you have. Often times when I am preparing a property for sale I look at each room and determine how I can set the scene to show all the square footage and uses of a space … (24 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 09/05/10 01:42 AM
Home staging is a must have marketing tool. 91% of real estate agents believe in home staging. Only 48% recommend it to their clients. Why? Telling a home owner that they "need" a stager is risky. The typical homeowner is going to equate that statement with "your house is ugly". Statistics show that 94.2% of all properties going on the market need some level of staging. How then do you get your home owner on board so that you can increase your turns and sell through rate and the homeowner can retain 5-20% more equity (NAR)? Here are some comments either I … (0 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 09/02/10 06:10 AM
This property was adorable. Owned by a senior who lover her things and was about to embark on a new journey to a wonderful senior community. Before: There was no eating area that could accomodate more than two people comfortably. The kitchen was a galley kitchen that could squeeze in three but not four. Our furnishings were somewhat outdated as was the decor and our budget was tight but we felt we could make this property show to the best of it's ability.. We reused some homeowner art, removed the ceiling fan and dressed up a table that we found and used … (2 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 08/26/10 10:27 PM
Life is great as I have been extrememly busy these past few months. I had a presentation last Tuesday to a group of business professionals and they are hooked on the idea of staging being a marketing tool. At first they really didn't get it and were very skeptical of this fad called "home staging". They previewed it as just another gimmic. But when confronted with the stats and when presented as a "must have marketing tool" they really got on board. They are practically giddy now that they really understand how it all makes sense. The line that really got … (6 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 06/20/10 11:34 PM
HOW TO STAGE WITH PURPOSE There is so much more to professional home staging than sprinkling around a few accessories and filling rooms up with furniture. Home Staging really is a science and although homes that have rental furniture brought in for the purpose of warming them up do show better than homes without furniture, that alone, falls short of the goals of a home stager. When home bring in furniture and accessories they do so0 with strategic placement plans. Because the eye looks for a place to rest and the brain tells the eye what to do next, accessories are placed to create the path … (1 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 05/12/10 08:23 AM
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE, IT WILL SELL AT SOME PRICE!!!!! I have actually heard this conversation. Horrified as I was I could not say anything, call it shock. I have also heard it only takes one person to see the potential of your home. Well, this is true but let's look at the reality of that statement. Let's say there are 70 properties in your price range currently on the market. Now, let's say 15 have sold in the last year. Do the math, isn't that about 5 years worth of inventory? Okay, so the potential buyers have … (1 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 04/20/10 11:52 PM
HOME STAGING AND FLIPPING HOUSES A PERFECT MATCH. I just had an apportunity to work with probably the best flipping team that I have ever worked with. Not only are they on trend, on budget and on time they produce a quality product and hired a home stager, me! As more properties become forclosed on we will probably be seeing an increase in property flipping. Here are just a few of the common mistakes I see when asked to stage a flipped property. COLOR CHOICES: The color should not be contractor white. Introduce a neutral color to give the property some … (0 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 04/12/10 11:39 PM
You may have, by now, decided to give home staging a chance. When you do decide to call a home stager here are some here are some things to consider: 1. Has the home stager been professionally trained. 2. Is the home stager as well as their team insured? 3. What designations has the home stager earned? 4. What home staging associations are they members of or affiliated with? 5. Did the home stager return your initial call within 24 hours? 6. What levels of service does the home stager provide? One size fits all is not customer friendly nor will … (3 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 03/28/10 01:45 PM
WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY FOR MARKET. There are some very common mistakes that we as homeowners might make when preparing their property for market. Here are just a few: 1. Expecting the potential buyer to have vision to see the space the way they could have it. Only 10% of the population can see through your decorating, color choices and decor. That doesn't mean you did anything wrong but these things are your taste and not everyone elses. Home staging prepares your property to appeal to a diverse audience (www.stagerightstaging.com). 2. Justifying not preparing your property for … (4 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK
- 03/13/10 01:00 PM
HOME STAGING IS A BUSINESS SOLUTION The current economics and the correcting real estate industry is an opportunity. Throughout economic history we have had trends; up trends, correcting trends and down trends. All up, down or correcting trends are defined by who is on the receiving end of the up or down and how "they are being impacted". No matter who, we are looking at a business case for change. Home staging is the business solution for the current business trend in the real estate industry. So, what does this mean to the home seller, the home buyer, the real estate agent? It means there is a need to … (4 comments)
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