tampa: Home Staging Checklists (5 Part Series) Part 5: Showtime Checklist
- 04/23/09 12:46 PM
Whew! If you've followed the Home Staging Checklist Series from the very beginning you've done a lot in getting your home ready to sell. By now you should have listed or are about to list your home for sale. Make sure to not let all your efforts go unnoticed. If you are planning on doing an open house to the public or to brokers you will want to keep everything neat and orderly to reduce any negatives that can get in the way of selling your house. Now it's time to cash in on all the work you've done. Part 5 (0 comments)
tampa: Home Staging Checklists (5 Part Series) Part 4: Dramatizing Checklist
- 04/23/09 12:16 PM
If you've been involved with this Home Staging Checklist series from the beginning your bound to see a big change since you started. Now, we're going to focus on the sensory connections that emotionally attach would be buyers to you home specifically. You'll probably find this part of the series more enjoyable than the last one. Now for the fun work. It's time to put on your creative hat and get going. Part 4 - Dramatizing Checklist INTERIOR Smell Buy thyme, basil and sage and plant them in three small clay pots. Place them on a windowsill to clean the air and (0 comments)
tampa: Home Staging Checklists (5 Part Series) Part 3: Cleaning & Neutralizing Checklists
- 04/23/09 09:17 AM
Welcome back to our 5 part series on Home Staging Checklists. By now you should begin to see your home shaping up nicely. Most importantly, buyers will see your home as cared for and well maintained. This goes a long way to getting a better appraisal of your home and more buyer interest in making an offer. OK, we've got some work ahead of us, so let's roll up our sleeves and get started. Part 3 - Cleaning Checklist Kitchen Microwave, inside and out Sinks and taps - stains removed Stove - burners, inside oven and storage drawer, outside, top, and (0 comments)
tampa: Home Staging Checklists (5 Part Series) Part 2: Repair Checklist
- 04/23/09 06:49 AM
Welcome back to our 5 part series covering Home Staging Checklists. Today we're going to cover any needed repairs for your home. If possible, do as much as you can on your own, but always be sure to consult a professional if required. Key areas where a professional may be necessary include electrical, plumbing, roofing or any structural repairs. Now let's put on our coveralls and get started. Part 2 - Repair Checklist Walls and Ceilings Repaint over all patched cracks and nail holes. Repair torn wallpaper. Check that smoke and burglar alarms are functional. Lighting Replace any broken or (0 comments)
tampa: Home Staging Checklists (5 Part Series) Part 1: Exterior Checklist
- 04/23/09 06:26 AM
Getting your home ready to sell can be a big undertaking, especially with all that goes on in our daily activities. The biggest hurdle for some owners is knowing what to do and where to start. This can be difficult depending on what needs to be done, but is manageable if you have a plan to follow. This first step to take is creating a home staging checklist. Because each of these checklists by themselves are important, we've broken them down into a five part series covering each of the following topic areas, which essentially cover the five basic principles of preparing your home (0 comments)
tampa: Avoid Common Mistakes Home Sellers Make That Can Cost You Thousands of Dollars!
- 04/21/09 03:36 PM
Selling your home can be a nerve racking, exhausting experience. Last minute calls, inconvenient showings, price adjustments, and the uncertainties of being stuck with a house that doesn't sell for months on end can all take their toll. If you are not completely prepared you could end up losing thousands of dollars in profit! The difference between a profitable, smooth transaction verses a miserable experience is often a fine line. The majority of home selling nightmares are caused by a lack of knowledge. This post is designed to make you aware of the 10 most common mistakes that cost home sellers serious money. IMPROPER (1 comments)
tampa: How to Decorate a Living Room on a Budget
- 04/21/09 11:22 AM
There are a number of different ways to provide a new look to your living room without breaking the bank. It may be that you are just starting out in a new home, or that you would like to revive an old tired space, but decorating any room, and especially the living room, can be a real challenge. It can be even more of a challenge when you only have small budget to work with. But the biggest hurdle that we face is how to get a look that expresses our unique personality, withoutspending a fortune. However, by looking at the items (0 comments)
tampa: The Basic Essentials to Designing Your Home to Sell
- 04/21/09 09:39 AM
If you've been doing any research about home selling - and if you haven't, then you certainly should be - you've probably run across the term 'home staging'. At its simplest, home staging refers to making your home attractive to potential buyers. Buyers tend to be ruled by emotion when picking out a home - and while financial advisors caution against that, buying a house that makes you feel good is not a bad way to make a decision. As the seller, your job is to make them feel good in the house you're selling. Old time real estate logic used (6 comments)