home staging tips: Are you paying twice for that allowance?
- 09/09/12 12:59 AM
Are you paying twice for that allowance? I just finished reading Should I replace my carpet? by Stan Stepak. I completely agree with his supposition that buyers want move-in ready properties and worn carpets are not going to seal that deal. Some agents will recommend that rather than doing the necessary work, whether carpeting, painting, wallpaper removal or other updates, sellers provide an allowance. The argument is always the same... let the buyer choose the color or style that they want. As a professional home stager turned Realtor, this just makes me cringe. First, an allowance does nothing to overcome the initial problem … (34 comments)
home staging tips: It doesn't take a lot of Agents for a Home Staging to be successful - just the RIGHT ones.
- 06/30/11 04:56 AM
I've been part of several discussions over the past few days that have included the topic of exclusivity with brokerages and working with agents. The general impressions that I've had is that new stagers seem to think that in order to run a successful home staging business that you will need to have a large pool of agents. I would like to dispell that myth from my own point of view and then hopefully have other successful home stagers (your definition of successful, not mine) chime in. My company, First Impressions Home Staging & Interior ReDesign, really only regularly works with about a dozen or so real … (8 comments)
home staging tips: Home Staging Training Tips: Imaginary Planes affect your design
- 07/13/10 04:16 AM
Home Staging Training Tips: Imaginary Planes affect your design Sometimes there are just things in our jobs that become pet peeves. This is probably one of my biggest ones. (the biggest would be improper sized rugs... lol) It's something I've yet to hear stagers talk about but something we deal with everytime we stage. Imagine a room as if it were a simulation or hollodeck (that's right, I'm a Star Trek junkie.. lol). Think of the way it is built. Where ever there is a doorway, walkway or window there is an imaginary (visual) plane. It's like a wall (or ceiling) of glass stretching … (14 comments)
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
Are you paying twice for that allowance? I just finished reading Should I replace my carpet? by Stan Stepak. I completely agree with his supposition that buyers want move-in ready properties and worn carpets are not going to seal that deal. Some agents will recommend that rather than doing the necessary work, whether carpeting, painting, wallpaper removal or other updates, sellers provide an allowance. The argument is always the same... let the buyer choose the color or style that they want. As a professional home stager turned Realtor, this just makes me cringe. First, an allowance does nothing to overcome the initial problem … (34 comments)
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