Roanoke, VA

MLS # 744812 Offered At $123,950



If you have seen this home before...take a look at it now. It has been staged to sell by Shows Great Home Staging.

Wonderful remodeled home. New paint, Light fixtures, Beautiful refinished hardwood floors. Nicely redone kitchen & bath. New landscaping, New Shutters, New vinyl siding on addition. New mini blinds throughout. Walk up attic for storage.1st level laundry. Priced $3000 below appraisal.

To view more photos and information please go to:
http://www.singlepropertysites.com/display/?number=43210


For More Details Please Contact:
TAMMY RICKMAN
OLDE COLONY REALTY COMPANY
227 MAPLE STREET
VINTON, VA 24179
CELL - (540) 793-4141
TRICKMAN156@COX.NET

For the last few years I've been enjoying the business of Home Staging, Redesign, and Home & Office Organizing. I will admit that this business hasn't come without its small and large hurtles. But no matter what size of hurtles I've encountered; I seem to get over them by using my creativity and determination. But weekly I get calls from a number of people new to the industry who feel as if they are reinventing the wheel with each step they take. It can be difficult and exhausting learning how to make a successful business in Home Staging. This is where I would like to help.....

My goal is simple, but I need your help. I'd like to collect your five most common "hurtles" that you as a home stagers ran into when you begin your business. In other words, what were the missing details your training did not cover or details you ran into that you didn't expect to encounter? Then, how did you overcome those challenges or fears?

I hope most of you will help me to compile this list of challenges and solutions that we have all faced in this industry. After a few weeks, I will then put together the ten most common hurtles and their solutions, to share with people who are just getting into the industry. Of course those who've been in the industry for years might also benefit from these new ideas. This list will hopefully give home stagers a peace of mind and help them know they are not alone out there.

This industry calls for us to work together to help each other, to creatively and successfully tackle a variety of different situations, and to provide standardization for the industry. The more tangible information we have available, the better equipped we are to educate homeowners.

Possible hurtles you had to overcome:

•- Pricing

•- Making the "sell" over the phone

•- Approaching real estate companies

•- Creating/managing your website

•- Consultations - free or not too free

•- Marketing challenges

•- Working with, not against other home stagers

•- Offering too many services

Thank you in advance for your time in reflecting how you got to be where you are today. I look forward to your comments, ideas, stories, and strategies.....and know that others will enjoy and benefit from them!

Cathy Dick

Final Touch Designs, Inc.

http://final-touchdesigns.com

Today as we celebrate Mother's Day I would like to thank my 4 wonderful children for all they have endured through the years.

For all those years that I would drag them around with me to preview and show homes while bribing them with the promise of ice cream and Taco Bell for their patience and good behavior.

For all the weekends that I had to work because weekends were usually my busiest.

For understanding that although it could be really annoying, the cell phone ringing was a good thing. It meant we would have money to pay the bills next month.

As my career took a turn and I began to offer staging services, I would like to thank my sons for helping me move furniture from place to place.

And thanks for understanding that if there was no furniture in the house when you came home...it meant business was good not that the furniture had been repossessed :-).

For all the things I have done and been through the years...being your Mother was truly the best!

I was looking at some sites and came across one today that really bothered me. About 16 months ago someone by the name of Rusty Phillips submitted an article on Hubpages entitled, "Home Staging Changed My Life". She/he says that you don't need any certification or training to become a Home Stager. After reading the many comments that followed, I decided to go ahead and submit a comment of my own. I'm sure you will agree that this article needs more comments submitted to uphold the intregrity and standards of this industry. Even though this article is over a year old, people like myself are still going to run across it and possibly get the wrong opinion if they don't read further through all the comments.

Please read this article and feel free to express your own opinion so those who want to get into the industry, have a clearer idea of what to expect and what will be expected of them. I'm sure I didn't cover all the points (it's been a long tiring day), so I hope you will fill in the gaps that I may have overlooked. It's articles like these that hinders accurate education for homeowners. It's no wonder we must continue to educate, educate, and educate the public.

The link is as follows: Home Staging Changed My Life http://hubpages.com/hub/homestagingbusiness

Please let me know your thoughts.

Cathy Dick

http://www.final-touchdesigns.com

We spent a good part of last month staging a fabulous horse property. We painted, we cleaned, we brought in furniture and accessories, and we STAGED. Now we are having a party to show off this wonderful property.

We have invited Realtors throughout SW and Central Virginia to tour this estate style property that is convenient to both Roanoke and Lexington. We will be serving authentic Derby style food that includes Grits, Cucumber Sandwhiches, Derby Pie, and Mint Juleps. We will be drawing for prizes and there will even be a prize for the best hat.

Below are a few photos ...more will follow soon.

For more details please go to http://www.create4u.biz/apr30.htm