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Home Stager with Staged First Impressions

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!

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What is home staging?

  Home staging is the process of getting your home ready to put on the market so it sells faster and/or for more money. It can include moving furniture, packing up some of your things, scaling back on household items and adding some beautiful accessories. Sometimes suggestions are given for changing your interior paint colors, or removing old wallpaper. 

Why is home staging necessary?

  Buyers will see pictures of your home on the web looking clean, updated and comfortable. They will see photos of a home where the sellers look motivated to sell. When they get to your home for a showing, they will look at the selling features of your home, not at your stuff!

How can staging affect the sale price of a home?

  Every time a buyer can pick out things that are "wrong" with a house, they reduce their asking price. For instance, if the carpet badly needs replacing, they will try to deduct the price of new carpet. The same for a new roof, new furnace or walls that need re-painting. Try to eliminate the "wrongs" from your house, so that buyers can't justify reducing their offer!

   Home staging doesn't involve adding a new roof, but it takes care of the "feeling" a home has. A home should feel clean, comfortable and relaxing. This is what draws buyers in emotionally. A good traffic flow pattern through the house, colorful accents and an updated look all add to a good feeling. Buyers do need to connect with your house emotionally to imagine themselves living there. It's a huge decision, buying a new home, and people are naturally very picky!

Can you teach me how to stage my own home?

  Yes! Call me & schedule a home staging consultation, 603-926-2676.

Do you have references & testimonials?

  Yes, visit Sue Argue's Active Rain profile page, or contact Sue Argue for further information.

 

To read more of Sue Argue's home staging blogs, check out this list of blog titles: 

 

Comments (8)

Karen Rice
Joseph J. O'Brien REALTOR Inc. - Greentown, PA
Northeast PA & Lake Wallenpaupack Home Sales
I have bookmarked this blog - good idea to have all of your blogs in one spot; makes it handy for folks who want to read more of your stuff on home staging, in New Hampshire or otherwise.
Aug 30, 2007 05:58 AM
Sue Argue
Staged First Impressions - Hampton, NH
NH Home Stager
Karen, it helps with Google too. Many of the tag words people search for are included in the blog titles. Thanks for the bookmark :)
Aug 30, 2007 08:30 AM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
Great post Ms. Argue....what do you charge to stage a home in Caldwell, Idaho? :-)
Sep 02, 2007 02:56 PM
Sue Argue
Staged First Impressions - Hampton, NH
NH Home Stager
Well, just airfare on top of my regular fee. And accomodations. And a tour of Boise. And the local winery. That's all :)
Sep 03, 2007 12:32 PM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
My, that sounds mighty reasonable.  When are you available??? :-)
Sep 04, 2007 03:49 AM
Ann Cummings
RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Nice New Hampshire banner and pictures!  Did you create that?  Very nice looking.

Ann

Sep 04, 2007 11:34 PM
Sue Argue
Staged First Impressions - Hampton, NH
NH Home Stager
Ann, No, I didn't create it. Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment!
Sep 05, 2007 01:44 AM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes
You're worth flying in to any state anytime Sue Argue.  When are you coming to Texas? I think I need to call you soon anyway... I've been missing ya!
Sep 07, 2007 12:24 PM

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