I mentioned briefly before but here is my story. My husband and I were recently home sellers in this market! With staging, we sold our home in only 9 DAYS. We blew the mind of our realtor. Further, the home was so much "the perfect one" for the buyers that we were able to negotiate on the contract and not have to take the initial offer (it was 10k less than asking and 10k in closing) which is what people are apparently doing based on the impression we received from our realtor. She thought we were crazy for countering. We felt though that it was worth it to see what happened. It worked out great for everyone. We got what we wanted and the buyers got the perfect home for them. STAGING MADE IT HAPPEN! It allowed our townhome (which you know are not huge or spacious) to shine. They were able to envision living in it.
At the same time we were home buyers. The number of homes we went through must be close to 30. We were worn out! Having gone through so many homes with "buyers eyes" it was clear that people need to know how important staging is. Our home is our most important asset. It needs to be displayed the best it can when on the market. It was astounding to me that so many homes with some quite simple staging techniques could have really been more appealing. But the "negatives" of the home were all I could think of when touring. The brown wood paneling in the basement. The musky smell in the laundry area. The cluttered kitchen and family room. All the Nascar items on the wall in a bedroom. I am just not that into Nascar.
So I established clever arrangements llc in Maryland to serve Frederick, Carroll and Washington Counties. Here I go....
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