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On Staging for Homes!

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Real Estate Agent with Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty #30RO0980081

 

Staging is very important – as is preparing the home for sale. As a Certified Residential Specialist, I always offer forth pointers for my sellers so they can improve the appearance of their home – so we can basically obtain the highest and best possible price I can on their behalf. It is a known fact that homes that have been staged bring forth higher sales prices, and many times it is cheaper to stage a home as opposed to lowering the price down the line..

 

I recently listed a home – that is so charming and lovely, but the homeowners hadn’t had time to power wash the steps or have those final leaves removed. Yours truly was there with scrub brush, boiling water and soap and look at the difference…. Little things like clean steps can make all of the difference, or even a coat of paint, lighting, all subtle changes but so beneficial for a sale.

 

 

 While I had initiated a hands-on approach with some elbow grease, I have a wonderful array of good, talented, reputable and successful local Stagers in the area that I can refer you to – to prepare your home for its most important curtain call! We are now just waiting on the gardener!

 

Call me, I am here to help.

 

Westchester is GREAT!

 

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Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

You are multitalented indeed.  But, more importantly, you are DEDICATED.  Glad you have a great team that you can normally refer out.

Jan 22, 2013 08:22 AM
Kwee Huset
Kwee Huset Realty - Venice, FL
Venice Florida Homes For Sale

Hi Gay, you are right on, it is cheaper to stage a home as opposed to lowering the price down the line.

Jan 22, 2013 11:12 AM
Nina Rogoff
Boston, MA
Wix Websites for Real Estate Agents

Gay, you really deliver outstanding service to your clients!! I am sure they also appreciate being able to rely on your referrals for quality contractors! Wishing you continued success!

Jan 22, 2013 01:17 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

You are so right. The saying that you only have one shot at a first impression is so correct.

Thank you for sharing your post with all of us.

Jan 22, 2013 05:39 PM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

Debbie - I was walking around so stiff and sore yesterday and then it dawned on me - I had that impromptu 'exercise session!"

Jan 23, 2013 07:15 AM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

Kwee . staging is SO important... sellers can be foolish in trying to save a dollar or two.

Jan 23, 2013 07:16 AM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

Nina - I hope so!

Jan 23, 2013 07:17 AM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

Joe - if I hadn't been so rushed in entering the lsiting... all of these items would have been taken care a week earlier   but was waiting for the signed contract..

Jan 23, 2013 07:18 AM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

Hi COnrad - I wondered what the initials stood for..

Jan 23, 2013 07:18 AM
Hella Mitschke Rothwell
(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI
Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

Gay: What an incredible difference a little scrubbing did to those steps. I've plucked out the odd big weed, had my guy come out and pick up some trash for the dump etc. but what you did went the extra mile.

Feb 08, 2013 07:07 AM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

Hi Hella-  it worked! We are now in contract.

Feb 10, 2013 10:16 PM