Portland, OR

3 Days on the Market, 2 Offers, and $OLD: Home Staging Success in Portland Oregon

03-09-12

Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Home Staging Portland Oregon

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3 Days on the Market, 2 Offers, and $OLD: Home Staging Success in Portland Oregon

The day that we completed the staging of this remodeled home in a Portland suburb, I just KNEW it was going to sell quickly: the house had an open, modern, updated feel and was well-priced by an experienced listing agent. The sellers had already moved to their new home, and we staged this house to appeal to someone who loves to entertain ... there are great entertaining areas on both levels of this lovely home.

What I really appreciated was hearing from the listing Realtor (who has 30+ years experience in the business) that she thought the staging really contributed to the fast sale of this home :-) When she first contacted me, she said she'd picked up my card at another home that I'd staged recently ... and that one sold very quickly, too. This listing agent told the sellers that due to this home's open floorplan, buyers could be confused about how to use the space, and she highly recommended that they consider staging. Now, they're glad they did!

Here are some photos of this home after staging -- it was a delight to stage a Portland home like this one! portland oregon home staging real estate staging Portland OR home stagers portland oregon house stagers portland or portland real estate staging experts oregon home stagers

For the best chance at selling your home quickly, just remember this winning formula:

Find a great listing agent and listen to their recommendations about pricing & presentation

Take care of the easy, cost-effective cosmetic improvements that today's buyers expect

Hire a professional home stager to make sure your property appeals to the target buyer

~ Staging and Photos by Room Solutions Staging ~

Room Solutions Staging offers home staging services to Portland Oregon homeowners, real estate agents, builders, banks, and investors to prepare homes for the market. Our home staging clients love our customer service and our home staging statistics! Our home staging services in the Portland OR metro area include consultations, staging for both vacant and lived-in homes, and interior restyling service. For a free home staging proposal, please contact us @ 503-246-1800.

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A Hiatus of Sorts from my Where is it Wednesday Series

03-07-12

Cindy Westfall ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro REALTOR®

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A Hiatus of Sorts from my Where is it Wednesday Series

My very first Where is it Wednesday was on January 24th, 2011 titled

Tualatin Community Park, answer to Where is it Wednesdays...somewhere in Tualatin, OR

I've been able to keep this up every week (ok.. I might have missed two) for over a year, but am now finding this getting harder to get out to locations to get pictures (It's great to be busy!) so I'll be taking a little hiatus from it for now. I might do one every two weeks because I enjoy doing them, but that's up in the air. I've written about 54 posts and enjoy that I've learned so much about all these locations not only through your research..but my own as well when writing my follow up post. I know they are still being read which is pretty darn cool!

Thank you to all who have stopped by each week..especially John and Kat...and my new guesser Rob! I can't tell you how much I've appreciated that support from you. To steal the line from Arnold...I'll be back!

Here is a re-cap of all of the WIIW

Where is it Wednesday Series by City:

Beaverton

Big Al's, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Beaverton, OR. 12/14/11

Forest Grove

SakeOne, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Forest Grove, OR 10/19/11

Hillsboro

Main Street Bridge, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Hillsboro, OR 1/11/12

Lake Oswego

Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Lake Oswego, Oregon..It's the Dog Park at Hazelia Field at Luscher Farm

Marylhurst University, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Marylhurst, OR. 1/4/12

It's the Lake in Lake Oswego Oregon answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere is Lake Oswego

Sundeleaf Plaza, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Lake Oswego, Oregon 6/29/11

"Man Eating Dog Food" Sculpture outside of World Class Wines, answer to Where is it Wednesday....somewhere in Lake Oswego, Oregon 6/22/11

McMinnville

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and Water Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in McMinnville, OR 9/21/11

Newberg

Habitat for Humanity ReStore, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Newberg, OR 9/14/11

Oregon City

Clackamette Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Oregon City 11/16/11

Willamette Falls..answer to this weeks Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Oregon City

Portland

Paul Bunyan Statue, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland, OR 2/1/12

Salty's on the Columbia, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland, OR 1/25/12

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland, OR 1/18/12

Portland Aerial Tram, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland, OR. 12/28/11

Oregon Convention Center...answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland, OR 11/30/11

OMSI the USS Blueback (SS-581) submarine, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland, OR 8/31/11

Island Cafe, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland, OR 11/23/11

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Portland 10/12/11

Columbia River Gorge, Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Oregon 9/28/11

The Charthouse restaurant in the Hillsdale, Terwilliger area of Portland..answer to this weeks Where is it Wednesday

Pok Pok Restaurant..answer to this weeks Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in the Clinton-Division Neighborhood Portland Oreg

Sherwood

Sleighbells, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Sherwood, OR. 12/7/11

Tigard

Bridgeport Village is the answer to this weeks Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tigard Oregon 6/1/11

Tualatin:

Lee Farms, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin, OR 10/5/11

McDonalds on Boones Ferry Rd.,answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin, OR 8/24/11

Tualatin Skate Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin OR 8/10/11

Tualatin Artsplash, Farmer's Market & Concert on the Commons, answer to Where is it Wednesday...Somewhere in Tualatin, OR 7/27/11

Tualatin WES Trimet Station, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin, Oregon 7/20/11

Fox Hill Neighborhood 4th of July Parade 2011, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin, Oregon 7/6/1

Tualatin Commons ,answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin, Oregon 6/8/11

Tualatin Police Department..answer to 5/18/11

Tualatin Country Club..answer to this weeks Where is it Wednesday...Somewhere in Tualatin Oregon

Sweek Pond Natural Area, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin Oregon

Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin Oregon, It's Hayden's Lakefront Grill

Where is it Wednesday...It's Tualatin High School

Browns Ferry Park, answer to Where is it Wedneday...somewhere in Tualatin, Oregon

Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Tualatin, It's the Tualatin Public Library

Where is it Wednesday...It's Rolling Hills Community Church (3/2/11)

Where is it Wednesday..somewhere in Tualatin/Tigard Oregon 2/9/11 Yes, it's Club Sport!

Tualatin Oregon Ibach Park..answer to Where is it Wednesday 2/2/11

Where is it Wednesdays...Somewhere in Tualatin Oregon, Tualatin Community Park

West Linn

The Sweater Shoppe, Etc., answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in West Linn, OR 2/8/12

Willamette Primary School, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in West Linn, OR 9/7/11

Willamette General Store, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in West Linn, OR 10/26/11

Swiftshore Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in West Linn, OR 8/3/11

End of the Oregon Trail, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Oregon City 8/17/11

Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Lake Oswego, Oregon..It's the Dog Park at Hazelia Field at Luscher Farm

Fields Bridge Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in West Linn, Oregon..2/16/11..It's Fields Bridge Park!

Willamette Park in West Linn Oregon..answer to this weeks Where is it Wednesday 5/25/11

Historic Downtown Willamette Meteorite replica, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in West Linn, Oregon 6/15/11

Wilsonville

Argyle Square, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Wilsonville, OR. 12/21/11

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Should you take the lowest rate, or the lowest closing costs?

03-05-12

Eric Newman (Senior Mortgage Banker)

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Office: (503) 698-5801

Let's clear up some common confusion ... are you better off with the lowest interest rate, or should you take a slightly higher rate with much lower closing costs? I explain in today's video.

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The Listing Agent Said Home Staging Might Help ...

03-04-12

Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Home Staging Portland Oregon

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Office: (503) 246-1800

Mobile: (503) 246-1800

The Listing Agent Said Home Staging Might Help ...

Home Staging in Portland Oregon

Sometimes when a home has been on the market a little while, the listing agent and homeowner assess how they could increase showings and interest in the property. This is the case of a home that we staged recently in Portland OR: it was on the market for a few weeks, but no offers were forthcoming and the house lacked color and energy. Although they didn't plan to make big changes, the listing agent knew that staging and better photos could help increase interest from potential buyers.

Here are some Before & After photos showing what we did to add energy and life to this Portland home:

The old online photo for the living room house staging portland oregon

Adding furnishings & color accents allows buyers to see themselves here home stagers Portland OR

Before the dining room lacked buyer appeal real estate staging Portland

Once staged, buyers can imagine entertaining family & friends portland house stagers

The kitchen nook before .... portland oregon home staging 97219

After staging, buyers can easily see it's purpose staging investor properties portland Oregon

Before the bedroom was spacious but "lifeless" portland real estate home staging

Staging this room allows buyers to make an emotional connection Portland real estate stagers

If you're planning to list your property in today's challenging market, here's a few tips:

Find a great listing agent and listen to their recommendations about pricing & presentation

Take care of the easy, cost-effective cosmetic improvements that today's buyers expect

Hire a professional home stager to make sure your property appeals to the target buyer

~ Staging and Photos by Room Solutions Staging ~

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Room Solutions Staging provides home staging services to Portland Oregon homeowners, real estate agents, builders, banks, and investors to prepare homes for today's challenging market. Our home staging clients love our customer service and our home staging statistics! Our home staging services in the Portland OR metro area include home staging consultations, staging for both vacant and lived-in homes, and interior restyling service. For a free home staging proposal, please contact us @ 503-246-1800.

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