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Staging Works for vacants ... SOLD 37 days after staging

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Home Stager with Southern Home Staging LLC

This was a project I did for a friend of mine who usually buys properties and then rents them out.  He decided he wanted to sell this particular one.  It had been on the market for almost a year.  Now, it's biggest issues were that it was refurbished with renters in mind, not buyers, so it didn't have any bells or whistles.  It was also in a very rural area where buyers had to pass several new home subdivisions in his price range along the way.

We finally talked and I convinced him that staging could REALLY help this house.  We worked out a deal to stage the first floor.  

SOLD in 37 days.  Now, normally 37 days wouldn't wow me, but after sitting on the market for a year plus not as high end as others, I was to say the least ESTATIC.

 

home staging master bedroom before   home staging master bedroom after

    

home staging master bath before    home staging master bath after

 

home staging office before   home staging office after

My next purchase is a better camera and learning how to take better pictures.  

Sharon Conner is the founder and owner of Southern Home Staging.  Let Southern Home Staging provide all your staging needs for your occupied home or vacant home for sale.  Southern Home Staging serves the Metro Atlanta areas Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett and Henry counties in Georgia including Atlanta, Brooks, College Park, Decatur, Douglasville, Dunwoody, Fairburn, Fayetteville, Griffin, Hampton, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Marietta, McDonough, Morrow, Newnan, Palmetto, Peachtree City, Senoia, Sharpsburg, Smyrna, Stockbridge, Tyrone and Woolsey. 

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Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging
Great job!  I'm sure the client is thrilled! 
Feb 05, 2008 08:36 AM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

Great job, Sharon.  It looks so different!

Kathy

Feb 05, 2008 10:38 PM
Savanah Hickson
Associates Realty, Inc. - Sumter, SC
Sumter S.C.
Great Job. The home is warmer and more inviting. I def. agree with Kathy Riggle!! Your staging really opened the rooms up!!
Feb 06, 2008 02:22 AM
Sharon Conner
Southern Home Staging LLC - Peachtree City, GA
Southern Home Staging, South Metro Atlanta Home Stager
Thank you all for your great comments. I had given my friend suggestions for updates which he just wouldn't do so I was concerned that even though it was staged, it still might sit. I was thrilled to say the least. 
Feb 06, 2008 03:07 AM
Judy Heinrich
Judy Heinrich Home Staging - San Diego, CA
37 days in this market is very good!  Nice job with the staging.  It really makes a difference!
Feb 10, 2008 11:20 AM
Phyllis Pafumi
ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey - Old Bridge, NJ
ReStyled to Sell Staging Homes NJ

Congrat and nice job...Also I think your pics look great! I am sure your friend was thrilled with the results of staging.

Phyllis Pafumi

Feb 11, 2008 12:32 PM
Karen Hubert
Center Stage Design-real estate staging, Ancaster/Hamilton - Ancaster, ON
Home Stager
This looks fabulous Sharon.  You really warmed up the spaces.  The bathroom looks so inviting.
Feb 12, 2008 01:19 AM
Sharon Conner
Southern Home Staging LLC - Peachtree City, GA
Southern Home Staging, South Metro Atlanta Home Stager
Judy, Phyllis and Karen, thank you all for your kudos. The owner was absolutely thrilled. 
Feb 12, 2008 10:38 AM
Nan Johnston
Southern Staging & Redesign - Newnan, GA
Southern Staging & Redesign

Hey Sharon,  Great job!  It still amazes me how Staging really does work....and I'm a home stager. 

 

Feb 13, 2008 08:42 AM
Trisha Lane
Simple Inspiration Home Staging - Portland, OR
Simple Inspiration Portland Oregon

Sharon,

I hope your client is a believer in staging now...  How could they not? 

Great work.  I love the bathroom.

Feb 17, 2008 02:28 PM
Sharon Conner
Southern Home Staging LLC - Peachtree City, GA
Southern Home Staging, South Metro Atlanta Home Stager
Trisha, thank you so much.  Believe it or not, he's still a hard nut to crack.  I think it's more he has a rental mindset than a seller mindset. Oh, well, you can't win them all.
Feb 20, 2008 05:13 AM
Sandra Hughes
Redesigned Spaces - Northern Virginia - Fairfax, VA
Redesigned Spaces - Fairfax County, Virginia
The staging looks good and I particularly like how you staged the bathroom.
Feb 20, 2008 06:38 AM
Sharon Conner
Southern Home Staging LLC - Peachtree City, GA
Southern Home Staging, South Metro Atlanta Home Stager
Thanks Sandra, it was a tough job on (you guessed it) no budget. 
Feb 21, 2008 04:01 AM
Janis Gaines
Staging Sells Eugene Homes - Eugene, OR
Home Stager Eugene OR - The Notably Well-Dressed H
It looks like this was the size of place for which staging vignettes worked just fine. Great sale time in this market!
Feb 21, 2008 08:15 PM
Sharon Conner
Southern Home Staging LLC - Peachtree City, GA
Southern Home Staging, South Metro Atlanta Home Stager
Janis, you're right.  Vignettes were perfect here.  
Feb 22, 2008 10:35 AM