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2011
Recently I learned of some pretty interesting statistical data from one of our real estate agents. I had to check them out myself.... to see why the tale of these two listings was so very different.... checking out the MLS listings.... there isn't too much of a difference between the 2 homes. T...
04/18/2011
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Last Friday our local RESA chapter met with Matt Poole of Carolina One Real Estate to discuss how home stagers should be presenting themselves to real estate agents to close the deal. Matt and his partner Randall Sandin are two of my best home staging clients. Every single listing they take, we...
04/18/2011
This has been an insane year. Last year we re-started our SAR training division including adding the first ever advanced home staging course with HGTV personality Matthew Finlason. RESA was a big launching pad for us. More than half of our 11 instructors were nominated or won RESA awards inclu...
04/16/2011
What an incredibly important point to make. First impressions are crucial when selling in today's markets. No product makes it to the shelf without proper packaging. When the packaging is a mess - it hits the clearance bin. Is that where you want your listing (or home)? A house in my neighbor...
04/15/2011
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a sofa pileup here in Summerville: 15 Sofa pileup off of HWY 78 in Summerville, SC. Our warehouse was getting precariously full after a rush of staged properties selling the first couple of months this year. Since I did the original blog, we've staged about 10...
04/14/2011
Offered by Greg Flanagan with remax Advanced Realty. Built in the late 1800's this painted lady has seen her fair share of history pass by the front door. Originally built as a get away for the plantation owners during the hot summers, this home is surrounded by hundred year old live oaks. The c...
04/07/2011
I've been partaking in quite a few tweetchat conversations lately, inluding a pretty good one hosted by Roslyn Ashford (#stagingchat Sundays at 8pm EST). They are amazingly informative and great for networking. I've been impressed by the connections we've made in the short amount of time during...
04/06/2011
When I moved to Charleston, SC a few years ago, I could never figure out why all of the locals would call this a small town. We've lived here for about 7 years now and I finally "get it". Having lived in what really was a small town - Kingsland, GA - Charleston seemed like a huge, spread out ci...
04/04/2011
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I am often befuddled when I hear home staging companies talk about advertising. Occassionally I'll see my competition put ads in local papers, particularly Skirt Magazine. Now I used to be the manager for a real estate office and I know what these ads cost. Most range somewhere between $200-$4...
04/01/2011
For those of you who don't already know it, at the RESA Convention I launched Market Ready Real Estate - an online home staging consultation program. While I always love helping homeowners get their homes ready for sale, writing the staging reports were time consuming and tedious. I have consid...
04/01/2011
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Melissa Marro
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging
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Author Bio: Melissa Marro, Home Staging Industry leader, Realtor, and entrepreneur offers a unique perspective on New Home Construction, Resale Residential Real Estate, and Home Staging