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The KISS Principle. Staging in Burlington

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Home Stager

The KISS principle applies to selling your home. 

That's the Keep It Simple Seller principle. 

A client told me that not only did this principle help her sell her home, it made keeping the house clean so much easier. 

So what does Simple mean when you are preparing your home for sale? 

Simple means using an accent piece to highlight a feature of the home and pre packing the other pieces. 

Simple means leaving some open space on a surface or in a room. 

Simple means having easy traffic flow from one area to another. 

Simple means mulching beds so there is less weeding. 

Simple can mean sending your pet on a vacation to grandma's while you sell.

Simple means creating a last minute bin to hold those items you will deal with on your way to work or before a viewing. 

Selling your home is much easier when you do the prep work before going on the market. It will make it easier to keep the house in show condition. 

Keep It Simple Seller!

 

 

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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Janice- selling your home can be stressful but if you do as you suggested- KISS, Keep It Simple- then it can definitely help!

Sep 29, 2014 12:26 AM
Suzanne Otto
Six Twenty Designs - Lansdale, PA
Your Montgomery County PA home stager

Having a routine and doing the maintenance before selling definitely makes it easier on the seller!

Sep 29, 2014 12:35 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON

Kathy Streib I did a consult yesterday with a very stressed out seller. If they do the prep work it will be far less stressful for them.

Sep 29, 2014 12:53 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON

Suzanne Otto it certainly does. Clients have told me how much easier it is to live simply while selling. They wish they could live that way all the time.

Sep 29, 2014 12:54 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Real Estate Svcs.
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Janice, I like the way you address the KISS method with Sellers.  Simple selling techniques by Janice Ankrett ... will surely get a home sold quickly and for top dollar.

Sep 29, 2014 01:30 AM
Jeremy K. Frost
Keller Williams Realty - Dripping Springs, TX
Associate Broker, ABR,CNE,CRS,ePro,PSA,RENE,SRS

This is fantastic information. Thanks for sharing and best of luck!

Sep 29, 2014 01:36 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON

Thank you Kathleen Daniels ! That's my job! I try to make the process doable for my clients.

Sep 29, 2014 02:25 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON

Thanks Jeremy K. Frost ! I enjoy helping my clients get that SOLD sign on their lawn.

Sep 29, 2014 02:26 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Janice I just had this conversation today with a seller.   Her style is simple but it's even more so after staging. She's ready to go and said to me, KISS really does work.  Yes it sure does!

Sep 29, 2014 09:04 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON

Anna Banana Kruchten I'm glad your client gets it! Good luck with the sale!

Sep 30, 2014 12:40 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Keep It Simple Sellers!  This is brilliant...and so TRUE!  The amount of stress that can be reduced by following this advice is huge!

Oct 02, 2014 04:26 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON

Sharon Tara selling can be stressful and it is our job to help our clients through the process.

Oct 02, 2014 09:21 AM