home staging: Home Staging, FSBO & How To Choose A Realtor: Adult Ed Class Soon in NH
- 09/09/07 06:55 AM
Where can you learn about getting your home ready for sale, how to choose a Realtor, the pros & cons of selling a home without an agent (FSBO)? And receive info about home inspections, listing photographs/featured tours, and Open Houses? **Where can you go to ask a Realtor, a home stager, a lawyer, a mortgage broker, and a home inspector YOUR questions?** What: Selling Your Home in the Near Future?* An adult ed class. When: This 2-evening class is offered Sept. 25 & 26th, and Oct. 2 & 3rd from 6:30 - 8:00 PM Where: Winnacunnet High School, Alumni Drive, Hampton NH 03842 Contact: Director of Student … (2 comments)
home staging: Looking for a NH Home Stager?
- 08/29/07 02:39 PM
If you're looking for a NH home stager within an hour and a half of the seacoast, give me a call. If you're not sure your area is included in that range, call me anyway and we'll figure it out together! My name is Sue Argue, from Hampton, New Hampshire. My NH home staging business, Staged First Impressions, was started in 2005. I have helped many sellers move on to greener pastures, and I hope I can help you, too!
What is home staging? Home staging is the process of getting your home ready to put on the market … (8 comments)
home staging: A Life Raft for Sellers in This Shallow Pool of Buyers
- 08/22/07 04:51 AM
Last week I was invited to visit a wonderful woman named Deanne at her mother's home in Dover, New Hampshire for a home staging consultation. Her Mom had died fairly quickly from an aggressive brain tumor, and it had only been a week since the funeral. Deanne was raw with sadness and understandably nervous about the job of selling this home. Soon she would fly back to her home in the Midwest, and finish the selling process from miles away. She was open to discussing a detailed plan that will help the house to sell faster. And she was smart to … (128 comments)
home staging: The Secret Option for Builders to Stage a Model Home
- 08/19/07 03:31 PM
There was a time when new condos in seacoast New Hampshire couldn't be built fast enough. Our population here in Hampton swells from roughly 20,000 to over 100,000 in the summer months. The winters are long and cold, but plenty of folks like to keep a vacation condo here for the summer months. But times have changed. Too many condos have been built. Builders that get stuck hanging on to multiple units need to get creative in order to sell. As a home stager in New Hampshire, I've been asked, "What are my options?" This model condo pictured below is 2 miles from … (43 comments)
home staging: Will 3-D Virtual Tours Eliminate Home Staging?
- 08/09/07 05:15 PM
I read Amy Bergquist's blog today on 3-D virtual tours. There was an article today in CNN Money that gives an example of Coldwell Banker utilizing a Second Life virtual tour to advertise a 3.1 million dollar listing of theirs in Washington. At first glance, it's cartoony and reminds me of Grand Theft Auto and some other video games that I despise. But, on second thought... there's no clutter. No dirty carpets. No warped wide-angle lens images. Second life virtual tours would eliminate the need for home staging, professional photography, vacant staging, model homes.
What do you think of that?
EDIT: For … (61 comments)
home staging: Duct Tape With Humor Stuck to It
- 08/09/07 01:32 AM
I received this email this morning and it gave me a very wide smile. Hope it brightens your day too! I knew that duct tape was a versatile product, but this is genius!! I have to tell you that I have never seen a better use for duct tape in my life. Makes you want to require everyone carry a roll for emergencies. Maybe you know someone close to you that needs a roll...
Staged First Impressions, a NH home staging company with a sense of humor.
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home staging: Real Estate Shows User Guide
- 08/02/07 01:32 PM
Real Estate Shows is a marketing tool that allows you to take digital images, link them together in a slide show that mimics live video, and personalize the "show" with music and your own text. Obviously the uses are unlimited, but specifically its application to marketing real estate is powerful. These featured tours can be loaded into the MLS, Realtor.com; they can be emailed, and embedded in a blog or website. Versatile, EASY. If you haven't already, check it out! This blog was inspired by, of course, Sarah Cooper. She writes a blog nearly every day for Real Estate Shows … (36 comments)
home staging: Active Rain's Localism "Listings" Category: Getting the Biggest Bang For Free!
- 07/20/07 06:34 AM
Blog about your active listings by placing your Real Estate Shows and/or your website into a blog via iFrame, and post it on Active Rain's Localism, under the "listings" category. You could put your listing show and a linked community show in one blog to advertise a listing. Cheryl Johnson gave us an iFrame tutorial, how to put iFrames inside a blog, which I have done here to insert this website and Real Estate Show URL into this blog page. I’ts real simple, copy and paste into your blog while in the HTML format. Put your website or Real Estate Show … (5 comments)
home staging: Your Home Staging Niche...Have You Found It?
- 07/12/07 03:09 PM
After writing the blog about my successes and failures, I came to the wonderful realization that I had finally carved out a niche for myself here in New Hampshire. I enjoyed 26 years of cardiology nursing before switching over to home staging, so I knew a little about specializing. I got a broad nursing education, but then narrowed my work experience down until I reached a point where I was pretty darn good at something!
Remember those mazes that you did as a kid when you were on a long car trip? You took your pencil and moved it along the … (19 comments)
home staging: Active Rain's Home Staging Statistics, Realtors, Tell The Public
- 07/09/07 04:52 AM
I created this Wufoo web form because people rightfully want to know, does Home Staging really work? So please Active Rain Realtors, give your feedback. Entries need to be in by July 18, 2007. Results will be posted by July 20, 2007. *your name & contact info are not required. PLEASE ONLY ONE ENTRY PER USER. Obviously, home stagers cannot respond, unless you are a Realtor that stages your own listings. If you check "there are no home stagers in my area, I need more info", and sincerely want feedback, please enter your info.
**the more info you give me, … (37 comments)
home staging: Portsmouth NH's "Tree House Toys"
- 07/08/07 02:48 PM
I love kids. I love toys. I love watching kids happily playing with toys. So as you can imagine, going to Tree House Toys in Portsmouth, NH is a blast for me. Treehouse Toys, Portsmouth 143 Market St, Portsmouth, NH (603)433-8697 This store has something for everyone. If you can't find your little buddy a gift here, you are too picky. They've got everything from trains to dolls to puppets to...toy lobsters. Quality, durable, unusual, FUN toys. What would seacoast NH be without toy lobsters, fish, octopuses (octopi?) and moose? The first picture is Market Square in Portsmouth. If you are … (13 comments)
home staging: My Successes & Failures Are Teaching Me
- 07/06/07 01:27 PM
Recently someone asked me about my business statistics. What they meant was, for every house I staged, what was the outcome? How long did it take for the homes to sell? And what was the offered price compared to the asking price? Did my staged homes sell faster and for more money? Some of the statistics are good, some not so good. The best outcomes I have blogged about, of course. But the houses that (still) sit on the market after staging, I cannot hide. And I cannot blame someone else. But these "failures" have taught me a lot. Mistake #1: I … (54 comments)
home staging: Craig Schiller, Sue Argue & Cindy Lin Meet in Chicago: Home Staging Coast to Coast
- 07/04/07 05:40 AM
We ate deep dish spinach pizza in the heart of Chicago, and talked for the first time face to face. From New Hampshire, Chicago and San Francisco, we came together and shared our backgrounds, our home staging business stories, and our hopes for the future. And ladies, Craig is much more handsome in person. Craig Schiller treated Sue Argue and Cindy Lin to a guided tour around Chicago, which was fantastic. If you haven't been to this city in a while, go...it's a friendly, clean and FUN place to visit. Craig, never wear that hat in Boston, OK? You might get beat up … (24 comments)
home staging: IAHSP Convention June 2007 in Chicago
- 07/03/07 04:44 PM
Last year I didn't attend the International Association of Home Staging Professional's Symposium, but this year I felt very fortunate to attend the convention. Held in Chicago last week, our classes took place at the historic Navy Pier. The conference was not only a learning experience, but fabulously fun as well. Chicago is a friendly, clean and happening place. There were families pushing strollers, older folks checking out the city, and all ages in between. There is shopping on Michigan Ave, there is Millennium Park to explore, "Taste of Chicago", The Art Institute of Chicago, the theater district, The Water Tower, … (6 comments)
home staging: Shopping for Kodak V570?
- 07/02/07 03:48 PM
If you're shopping for a Kodak V570 to snap some fantastic listing photographs, now might be a good time to shop for one. Walmart is selling these models for $188. with no shipping costs if you pick it up at your local store. It comes with everything you need. As I mentioned at the IAHSP Convention, you can get a more expensive model with a built in panoramic stitching feature, but I don't think that's necessary. What is Staged Photography? Staged First … (16 comments)
home staging: Home Sellers, Create Some Excitement and Get Your Home Sold!
- 06/20/07 01:03 PM
Selling your home?? Create some excitement, stir up some energy, get your house SOLD!! If you were a Realtor with a beautiful home to sell that was priced correctly, wouldn't you be EXCITED? Make the excitement happen! If your house looks great and your agent is proud to show it to other agents and buyers, what happens is a "This-house-is going-to-sell-fast" attitude. The excitement is CONTAGIOUS! Buyers can feel this excitement and will be more apt to make an offer. First, repair and replace broken/ruined items. Have your home staged so it has curb appeal, and updated style.LISTEN TO YOUR AGENT'S … (14 comments)
home staging: Sitting On the Market Too Long?
- 06/19/07 04:13 PM
If your house is priced right, and still sitting on the market, what can you do? Before you resort to a price reduction, consider Home Staging. When your home is staged, it is transformed into a beautiful, comfortable and updated property. The listing photographs of a staged home stand out above the others. According to the National Association of Realtors, over 80% of today’s home buyers are looking on the Internet first for houses that interest them. That means the listing photographs of your home that are posted on the Internet must be top-notch to capture buyers’ attention. You … (6 comments)
Staged First Impressions, Hampton, NH home staging company. We'd love to help you sell your home faster too! If you have a question about home staging and you can't find the answer here, please contact me, and I'd be happy to help you in any way I can. Carey & Giampa Realty, Seacoast New Hampshire Portsmouth NH's "Tree House Toys"My Successes & Failures Are Teaching MeWhat is Staged Photography?Home Sellers, Create Some Excitement and Get Your Home Sold!Sitting On the Market Too Long?Under … (19 comments)
home staging: Adding WWW links into Your Real Estate Show
- 06/07/07 03:53 AM
Read today's Real Estate Shows Blog, written by Sarah Cooper, called Work that "WWW" Button! There are several spots to place links in your Real Estate Show, use them all! Where can you add links? "WWW" tab: Again, read Sarah Cooper's blog for advice on this tab. You can change this to add any link you want. Make sure you have your branding info completely filled out, with your email and website link!"Schools" tab: IES is automatically going to come up, as long as you correctly enter the zip code in your property details. This IS a good school info site, but, you … (17 comments)
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