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Think You're Too Old to Stage Your Home... Meet Sandy.

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Home Stager

If you think you're too old to stage your own home, please meet my client Sandy!

Talk to any Stager and when Staging an occupied home one of the frustrations is getting the Seller to recognize and do something about all of their STUFF.

"Where do I put it?"
  "I don't know where to start."
    "I can't do it myself."

who knows

Well meet Sandy... 75 years young and ready to sell her house and move closer to her children.

Sandy



Sandy gets it!  It hasn't been easy for her because she knows her mind and she knows what she wants.  But during our consultation, I focused on the fact that the sooner her house is Staged and the MLS photos taken, the sooner she can be with her children. 

With no one here to help her, and because she wants to make sure her treasures are protected, Sandy is doing all of the packing herself!  Many of the items are her own artwork.... paintings, needlepoint and stone sculptures.

She has found someone to help her take her boxes to the storage unit that she found the day after our consultation!

No grass grows under this lady... she found someone to help with the objects up high and patch the holes left in the wall.

Take a look at some of what she's done in less than one week:

 

Dining RoomDining Room
    Not perfect... but it's a beginning.
          living room-before-Room service home stagingLiving room after

It doesn't have to be expensive.... it doesn't have to be impossible... just ask Sandy!

No more excuses... No more delays!

Get it Staged to Get it Sold!

 

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Kathy Streib
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Comments (21)

Nancy Fraser
Exit Realty Premier - Massapequa Park, NY
Realtor, Massapequa Homes for Sale 516-729-0278

Excellent post to see how anyone can do this.

Jan 16, 2011 09:22 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Nancy- she's done more than a lot of my more youthful clients have done.

Jan 16, 2011 09:31 AM
Lisa Walston
Atlas Property Group and Abbey Church Properties - Greenwood, IN

Just came from a conultation wth a client. Lady works full time, has a daughter, does all her own cleaning, pool maintenance, pet care, etc. Still she finds the time to wrap pipes to prevent condensate, replace ceiling tiles, and paint trim. She made me tired! I came home, ate lunch and took a nap.

Jan 16, 2011 09:34 AM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Three cheers for Sandy................with your help, she'll make it happen alright!

Jan 16, 2011 10:00 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Sandy the Super Seller!  Go Sandy!  This is the dream client we all hope we are going to meet at every consultation.  She wouldn't happen to have a sister in NH who needs a stager?

Jan 16, 2011 10:10 AM
Gloria Todor
Premier Property Sales & Rentals - Springfield, PA
& Doug Durren (484) 431-3686 in SE PA

Kathy, She is motivated and not letting age get in the way of what she wants!  Sounds like you motivated her!

Gloria

Jan 16, 2011 12:05 PM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Kathy, Seems as Sandy has a whole lot of spunk....go go Sandy!

Jan 16, 2011 12:15 PM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

This is a perfect example of the benefits of staging.  You did a great job for Sandy.  She was open and ready for it.

Jan 16, 2011 12:41 PM
Anna Dovger
Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX
Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

I think we underestimate older people. Where did she find you Facebook or Twitter? LOL

Jan 16, 2011 01:29 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Kathy - Sandy sounds like one of those amazing Zoomers.  Age is irrelevant - it's really mind over matter.  She sounds wonderful and I'm glad you had a wonderful experience with her.  Ha! Anna's very funny!

Jan 16, 2011 01:44 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Lisa- I know... it's so good to see people out there like that.  Makes you feel kind of like an underachiever.

Roger- she's quite amazing.  You should see her sculptures.  She knows what she wants.  I forgot to mention her green thumb(s)!  She plants it... it grows.

Sharon- wouldn't you just love to clone her.  I love being around her.

Doug and Gloria- she has a problem with her blood pressure and her Realtor and I had to make her promise not to do anything yesterday when we checked on her.

Rebecca- she likes to show us her calendar... let me tell you, it made me tired.

Jane- thanks... I loved her home and looked at the photos on her previous MLS listing before I visited her.  Her artwork is everywhere.  In her case the major expense has been in renting a storage unit, moving boxes and paying someone to help her move gthe boxes. Thanks for stopping by.

Anna- too funny- I forgot to ask her if she's on FB or Twitter. 

Sally- Anna is funny, isn't she.  I like the word Zoomer.  If you think about it, if 50 is the new 35 (I cheat) and I keep telling everyone that 60 is the new 4oish, then at 75, she's not that old!

Jan 16, 2011 02:09 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

OK, Kathy, age has nothing to do with it unless you are a cheese!  I've seen plenty of young ones with no clue about staging!

Jan 16, 2011 02:49 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Pat... Ahh-hhh Good cheese... Green Bay Packers!  I digress.. Age doesn't make a difference.  It's all in the head!

Jan 17, 2011 02:35 AM
Charlene Storozuk
Dezigner Digz - Burlington, ON
Home Stager - Burlington Ontario

Kathy - Good for Sandy!  She was lucky to have your expert input and advice.  I hope it sells quickly for her.

Jan 17, 2011 06:12 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Charlene- I hope it sells quickly too.  I know she really wants to be closer to her children.

Jan 17, 2011 09:54 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Kathy, Sandy should be an inspiration to us all!  If she can do it, I really should get my act together and pack some of that "stuff" away that accumulates around here.  lol

Jan 17, 2011 10:56 AM
Adrian Willanger
206 909-7536 AdrianWillanger-broker.com - Seattle, WA
Profit from my two decades of experience

The of you make a pretty impressive team! Magic, good job.

Jan 21, 2011 12:37 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Silvia- I really admire Sandy and enjoy being around her.  She's a go getter.

Valerie- She is a lady who knows what she wants. She was giving me the Latin names for her plants in her yard.

Adrian- I've been really lucky... all of my clients have been really nice.

Jan 21, 2011 12:40 PM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor

Sandy has the key ingredient for a seller and that is M O T I V A T I O N !!!!

Jan 22, 2011 01:52 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Beverly- she definitely is motivated!  To keep her on track I kept reminding her that the quicker the house is sold, the sooner she'll be back with her children.

Jan 22, 2011 02:05 PM