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Even the Cat Knows to Stage the Refrig!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 0528582

EVEN THE CAT KNOWS TO STAGE THE REFRIGERATOR. 

EVEN THE CAT KNOWS TO CLEAR THE MAGNETS OFF THE FRONT OF THE FRIG BEFORE SHOWING YOUR HOUSE TO SELL!

 

  In this photo below, the cat is making the staging plan to clear this  refrigerator of its door magnets!

 

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NEXT the cat's staging PLAN is put into ACTION!  That magnet is COMING DOWN!!!!

 

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OH, VICTORY IS SO OH SWEE EE TT!!!    ONE DOWN FOR SURE!  This is ONE magnet  OFF the frig!  Am I a STAGING CAT OR WHAT????

 

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NOW just about 30 more to get down!!!.

 

 

NEED HELP WITH STAGING OR SELLING, CALL BEVERLY AND SHE WILL CONSULT WITH THE CAT!!!

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Beverly Carlson,  REALTOR, GRI, ASP, IAHSP, RESA

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Carlson Properties           

Abilene, Texas

325-721-2429

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Carlotta Remong
Berkshire Hathaway HS N.E. Prime Properties - Newport, RI

Very good staging Kitty!! lol

Sep 24, 2011 05:22 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

Pretty humorous. Does the cat make house calls to help RE agents?

Sep 24, 2011 06:07 PM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

How did you manage to catch those shots? I used to have a cat who thought it his duty to "stage" my desk - by dumping everything onto the floor. I wish he was still with us to do it again.

Sep 24, 2011 08:43 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Hey, Beverly!  I included this post in Last Week's Favorites.   Have a great Sunday!

 

Sep 25, 2011 02:40 AM
Colleen Sample, REALTOR, GRI, CDPE - Your Treasure Coast Real Estate Expert
RE/MAX of Stuart - Stuart, FL

Haha, Beverly! Too funny! But also a good reminder to tidy up places we sometimes forget.

Sep 25, 2011 04:04 AM
Rosalie Evans
Meritus Group Real Estate - Sioux Falls, SD
The Evans Group, Sioux Falls, SD Homes For Sale

Nothing worse then a fridge full of stuff and magnets! I think it looks sloppy and unkempt but that is just me! Nice kitty for helping!

Sep 25, 2011 05:04 AM
Yvette Chisholm
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Rockville, MD
Associate Broker - Rockville, MD 301-758-9500

The cats sometimes have a better perspective than humans.   They like everything clean and tidy.

Sep 25, 2011 05:08 AM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor

Fred, It's not even my cat!

Mike, The refrig makes a great bulletin board until you are marketing your house for sale.

Carlotta, "staging kitty"  - like that.

Michelle, If the cat made housecalls would that be the "staging kitty housecalls?"

 

Patricia, Thank you for that huge ORANGE thumbs UP!  Glad you enjoyed it. Happy Sunday to you too!

Sep 25, 2011 07:49 AM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor

Marte,  The cat heard me talking about staging and decided to cooperate of course! I have another cat that is too lazy to stage, He just lays on top of any papers on the desk. 

 

Colleen, Rosalie, Yvette, & Erica,   Yes, cleaning the refrrigerator makes the kitchen more show ready for buyers.  Buyers seem to like the clean and tidy look.  

Sep 25, 2011 07:57 AM
Lloyd Binen
Certified Realty Services - Saratoga, CA
Silicon Valley Realtor since 1976; 408-373-4411

Pat's favorites sent me here.  I've heard of TAD dogs detecting termites inside of walls, but never cats staging a house.  Will this feline stager work for a saucer of milk?

Sep 25, 2011 11:43 AM
Barbara Calwhite
Keller Williams Realty of Southwest Missouri - Joplin, MO
417-438-7387 Specializing in Relocation
I have 2 black and white kitties that won't leave magnets on the refrigerator either. If they can reach them they are gone.
Sep 25, 2011 11:57 AM
Dawn A Fabiszak
Private Label Realty ( Denver metro area, Colorado - Aurora, CO
The Dawn of a New Real Estate Experience!

Beverly ~ now if only we could train our pets to load the dishwasher and do the laundry!

Sep 25, 2011 04:14 PM
Janet Jones
Just Your Style Interiors, LLC - Kihei, HI
Home Staging, Interior Redesign Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

Hi Beverly--I came over from Pat's favorites, too.  Why do cats have better decorating sense than humans?  Love the cat and the photos. 

Sep 25, 2011 05:06 PM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor

Lloyd,  I like Pat's choice of FAVORITES. This cat seemed to just be enjoying her work! 

 

Barbara, what's better than one staging kitty,  - well that would be two staging kitties!

 

Dawn, Great idea, kitty servants - probably against the kitty union rules!

 

Hi Janet,  Glad you came over from Pat's favorites.  Cats do seem to have a sense of style.  I think they know they look look good lying on  freshly made bed.

Sep 26, 2011 11:59 AM
Susan Neal
RE/MAX Gold, Fair Oaks - Fair Oaks, CA
Fair Oaks CA & Sacramento Area Real Estate Broker

Hi Beverly - Of all the decluttering I am able to get sellers to do, the hardest one to convince people about seems to be the stuff on the fridge.  For some reason, many people refuse to consider that to be clutter, but it does cause visual static that interferes with seeing how nice a kitchen is.

And I have long felt that some cats are much smarter than some people.

Sep 26, 2011 04:31 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Cute photos Beverly!  I like the Staging Cat -- now that is one well-trained feline.  Does she have a staging designation, or was she just born with this talent?

Sep 26, 2011 04:52 PM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor

Hi Susan,  Thanks for the nice comment.  It has to do with letting go, I t hink.  I must admit it is so tempting to stick something on the frig.  But one seems to call for another and another.

I'm with you, Cats are pretty smart to take over the softest spot in the house to sleep and we still feed em!

Sep 26, 2011 04:55 PM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor

Maureen, This cat just has natural talent!  No staging designation required for cats!

Sep 26, 2011 05:58 PM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Smart cat & tidy too.  Next post, let's teach him to paint the awful 'Barbie' pink bedroom the sellers thought was great.

Sep 27, 2011 07:48 AM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor

Lyn,  I haven't seen a pink cat, so I bet the cat would think Barbie pink was awful, too.

Yes, a cat that paints, that would be something!

Sep 27, 2011 01:34 PM
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My Blog is about my real estate career of buying, selling, leasing, managing properties, and home staging. I can help anyone in Abilene, Texas to buy or sell or manage properties or stage properties. My passion is staging because it is the premier marketing strategy to get to "SOLD" in the shortest amount of time. Staging a home leads to more showings which leads to more offers. Staging is part of my marketing plan for selling and leasing. I stage for other Realtors and homeowners. I stage both vacant and occupied properties. I do model homes and model apts. Big or small, I stage them all.

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