staging: 8 Easy Steps to Decluttering your Entire Home! - 12/04/14 03:37 AM
It starts as a small pile of mail, or a few clothes, or some toys, and a few days later the piles have multiplied in size. By the end of the week the pile has become a monster that you really don’t want to deal with. As I have stressed countless times, a clean house will sell faster and for more but a clean house also just feels better and will improve your mood! So I present to you an 8 step plan to attack and declutter each room to get your house under control!
Step 1: Start Off Right TIP: … (2 comments)

staging: Ideas for Organizing Your Home! - 08/22/14 03:07 AM
Organization is the key to a clean home! Let's take a look at some of the more clever and non-traditional organization techniques! Mark or Label Everything!
It's not really clever or non-traditional but one of the most basic organizing principles is one of the most important. Marking and Labeling. This doesn't mean you need to go buy a label maker and go crazy! You can use colors, pictures, in addition to or in conjunction with labels.
Magazine Rack to Store Pot Lids
Pot and Pan lids are the scourge of many organizing amateurs. By using a magazine rack on … (3 comments)

staging: Does your home smell like your dog? - 08/15/14 03:14 AM

Does your home smell like your dog? If so, we need to work on a few things to increase its chances of it selling in a reasonable time-frame.
You also need to be willing to accept non-biased opinions about your home's smell. Sometimes when you live with smells, you become accustomed to them. You Realtor ought to be able to give you an objective assessment of how much work you need to do to eliminate it.
Here are a few things that we've done with past clients that helped eliminate the smell. Air your house out. While you're cleaning, open … (2 comments)

staging: Cleaning those Often Overlooked Places! - 04/01/13 05:38 AM
Cleaning your home is a fairly complex, tedious process and we all tend to cut corners to save time. However, every once in a while a good, deep clean of all those places we skipped or overlooked the first time is a very good idea. Not only does it give your home that extra sparkle but it can also help maintain the value of your home! Let’s take a look!
The Light Fixtures It’s not the most fun thing in the world. Are you afraid of heights? What about bugs? If you’ve said yes to either or both of these, then … (0 comments)

staging: 7 Quick and Easy Ways to Clean Your Bathroom - 01/31/13 02:00 AM

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Every once in a while we all find ourselves in a situation when we need to quickly clean the bathroom! Last minute guests that need a place to stay? You’re such a nice person for letting them stay at your place! You would prefer to completely clean out the bathroom but you don’t have the time! No worries! Here are a few hints that I’ve collected over the years that will save you time and still get the job done!
Bleach and Water – This one is a bit obvious. Equal parts bleach and water in a … (0 comments)

staging: 8 Steps to Decluttering your Entire Home! - 01/22/13 04:20 AM
It starts as a small pile of mail, or a few clothes, or some toys, and a few days later the piles have multiplied in size. By the end of the week the pile has become a monster that you really don’t want to deal with. As I have stressed countless times, a clean house will sell faster and for more but a clean house also just feels better and will improve your mood! So I present to you an 8 step plan to attack and declutter each room to get your house under control!
Step 1: Start Off Right TIP: … (1 comments)

staging: 11 Things you MUST DO to get your home sold! - 01/16/13 12:16 AM
It's a tough and competitve market.
You want your Home to be the one that will sell!  After the price, the most important factor is Staging. Staging is positioning your home to be at the top of every buyer's list.
 
 
 
 
 
Properly staged homes outshine the competition every time, and are proven to sell for more money! You must dress your home to be the "prettiest girl at the dance."
 
Here are 11 things you MUST DO when staging your home.
 
 
 
1. De-cluttering: Clutter can be one of the most distracting … (0 comments)

staging: 6 Ways to Stage Your Home on a Budget - 10/23/12 03:31 AM
We have written before about how presenting an attractive home to potential buyers can greatly increase your chances of selling your house quickly.
 
Here are 6 more ideas on how to make the inside of your Las Cruces home stand out.
 
1. Float the Furniture
 
Though it may seem natural to push furniture against the walls, try "floating" the furniture to make more intimate spaces for conversation. Lisa LaPorta, designer on HGTV's Designed to Sell, recommends visualizing a figure-eight or the letter H and placing furniture in that pattern. Just remember to create clear pathways for traffic … (1 comments)

staging: Ideas You've Never Heard of to Stage Your Home - 10/01/10 04:24 AM
If you are selling your home let me share a story with you. Last week I took buyers to a few homes. Here's what happened at one of them:
 
The family was inside eating dinner. Since they had just sat down to eat, there were dirty dishes on the counter. Two kids were crying because they wanted ice cream. The TV was on one of the news channels with a controversial political debate taking place. It smelled like spaghetti. And worst of all, the husband tried to talk to us as he was walking out of the bathroom.
 
That … (4 comments)

staging: Selling Your Home: Which Repairs Create Positive Returns? - 10/29/09 03:35 PM

 

Most people looking to sell live in homes that are a little dated. Trends come and go, and over time, we all do the best we can to keep our homes exactly how we want them. It’s tough to compete against the brand new, never lived in, built to sell houses; the only downside to those is that they’re priced much higher than homes that have been previously lived in. So, if a cost-conscious and trendy couple or family is looking to buy, there’s a small market available to them.
Nowadays, there’s a full-fledged portion of the workforce … (1 comments)

staging: Staging How-To's & How It Works - 08/21/09 11:56 AM

If you’re thinking about selling your home or even buying one, you’ve probably heard the term ’staging.’ Staging is essentially the act of making your home as desirable as possible by doing things like cleaning, organizing, and refreshing key rooms. Over the recent years, staging has become a vital (and popular) part of the selling process and almost any agent will suggest that you hire a professional ’stager’ to take care of your home. However, I have learned staging can be a simple and easy process than can be done by any seller; all you need is a willingness to … (5 comments)

 
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Evelyn Bruder

CRS, GRI, ABR, E-PRO

Las Cruces, NM

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