It's the 2009 First Quarter End for Peachtree Home Staging
I was rewarded with (almost) a full office day today. Something I haven't had in weeks! I reference "almost" as I had to bug out for a little while to a nearby home to quickly de-stage this morning.
Q1 '09 -- It has been our best quarter ever!
Oh, my, oh, my . . . home staging has made it's way to the south! Could it be true?
Let it be noted. . . I am singing in the Rain! (YES, although I have been a part of ActiveRain for 2 years now, I must give some major credit to ActiveRain for the amount of Google business I have had this first quarter).
Here's just one story of my 1st Quarter 2009 Stories -- yes, just one (there is more I can share in a later post):
Client #1 finds Peachtree Home Staging on Google via my Active Rain Blog . . . she hires me to home stage
Client #1 refers me to Client #2 . . . Client #2 hires me to home stage
Client #2 sends me a testimony of satisfaction.
Client #3 finds me on Google via my ActiveRain Blog . . . calls Client #2 to verify their testimony of satisfaction.
Client #3 hires me -- house sells in 60 days.
Client #3 is so thrilled he calls his agent to say it was because of Peachtree Home Staging his house sold in 60 days.
Client #3's agent becomes Client #4
Client #4 is so impressed with the staging of her own personal home that she tells her broker
Yes, you get it, Broker becomes Client #5 to call me to train his Realtors regarding my home staging services.
As a result of Client #5, tomorrow I am going to home stage for Client #6.
Yes, I am SINGING IN THE RAIN!!! #6 and it is only APRIL, Folks!
What I love about this is that it is just one thread that I have active right now! I love the way I am getting repeat business from multiple threads right now.
I have been blessed to create this successful thriving business. But, honestly, I genuinely thank all of you that have followed my posts and ActiveRain for providing the venue that has ignited many paths of success for Peachtree Home Staging!
Guess I will end with a WOO HOO!
Ah . . humm . . . I mean . . . "THANK YOU" (excuse me as I was momentarily taken over by excitement)
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How folks live in a home is their business, how folks present the home for sale is my business!
For tips on how to prepare your home for sale and information on staging a home in Atlanta, visit the web site of PEACHTREE HOME STAGING or call us at 770 595-8809.
We do occupied and vacant home staging with professional perfection!
Peachtree Home Staging is a proud APPROVED AND ACCREDITED Business of the Greater Atlanta Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Georgia State President of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)
Peachtree Home Staging recently staged the most wonderful vacant craftsman bungalow located in the in-town Morningside / Virginia Highlands area of Atlanta, GA.
My assistant, Brette Duffner, and I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge. The home was built in 1925 and most of the walls were plaster verses drywall. The seller requested that nothing be hung on the plaster walls -- no nails, no adhesives. HMMM . . .
To compensate for the lack of artwork often used to accent the homes features, this brought on the challenge of selecting furniture and more particularly, key accessories that would do the highlighting for us.
Well, we succeeded thanks to our vast home staging inventory and creative planning! I think it is one of our favorite stagings yet! Here are our before and afters of a few of the rooms with plaster walls that really required some out of the box home staging thinking.
How folks live in a home is their business, how folks present the home for sale is my business!
For tips on how to prepare your home for sale and information on staging a home in Atlanta, visit the web site of PEACHTREE HOME STAGING or call us at 770 595-8809.
We do occupied and vacant home staging with professional perfection!
Peachtree Home Staging is a proud APPROVED AND ACCREDITED Business of the Greater Atlanta Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Georgia State President of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)
I recently staged an occupied home that belongs to a great Realtor, Rachel Hayes with Prudential Georgia Realty. She has a Realtor partner, Leigh Steele.
Together, Rachel and Leigh formed a TEAM prior to listing that they thought would give them the most powerful sales presentation possible for the home.
So, ready for market, right? Well, yes, but, these two clever Realtors had one more thing they wanted to do! I know, you must be thinking, what possibly could be left undone?
Rachel and Leigh planned a wine a cheese party at the home, having all of the "TEAM" invite everyone we knew to come and see the PRESENTATION POWER OF A NEW LISTING THAT:
We had folks crawling through the home steadily for over two straight hours. There was "oh-ing" and "ah-ing" in every room. People were reviewing what an inspection report included, People were checking out the appraisal in detail. Rachel and Leigh were in constant conversation, as was I, on how home staging works. I noticed several people walk out with my brochure in hand!
It was such a great format for networking. Even though the people there were not necessarily there to buy this home, the one commonality among the guests was their mutual interest in our individual services.
Here's the invitation the TEAM sent out:
AND, NOW, FOR YOU PHOTO FANATICS, click on the address below to check out Tom Knights video and his Mr. McDeamy voice over! . . . AND, OF COURSE, MY HOME STAGING!
112 Warmstone Path, Peachtree City, Georgia
How folks live in a home is their business, how folks present the home for sale is my business!
For tips on how to prepare your home for sale and information on staging a home in Atlanta, visit the web site of PEACHTREE HOME STAGING or call us at 770 595-8809.
We do occupied and vacant home staging with professional perfection!
Peachtree Home Staging is a proud APPROVED AND ACCREDITED Business of the Geater Atlanta Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Georgia State President of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)
Wow! I am loving this B & A 2008 review that Kathy Nielsen has conjured up!
I say "keep it coming, Kathy"
I love posting my work and I love to see the work of others!
It doesn't get better than that!
Here's the B & A QUEEN
And now --- here is my kitchen '08 special
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NEVER SEEN BEFORE -- KITCHEN VIGNETTE
BEFORE PHOTO
AFTER PHOTO
AND A COUPLE OTHERS OF THE SAME . . .
In this market, your property for sale needs a great "TRAILER" or nobody is coming to view your "FLICK"!
My husband and I are planning to go a movie. We only do this a few times a year as it is now so convenient to nestle into the warmth of our own living room to take in a flick. We certainly do not want to waste our time seeing something that is not of interest to both of us. Therefore, we go to the Internet . . . view all the trailers of the flicks currently available, and narrow down our "Top Picks" that we both want to see.
If you are in Real Estate and if you value good marketing, I hope you see where I am going with this . . .
If you have a home on the market or you plan to sell in the near future, I hope you will learn something from this parallel . . .
I just signed off my approval on a staging job that I completed a week or so ago. I really enjoyed this staging project. I have worked with the home owner now for a couple of months and the other day was the big filming day for the TRAILER Internet video filming and photos professionally taken by Tom Knight of Knightyme Video Tours.
The FLICK home has really transitioned and the homeowners were a delight to work with over the past couple of months. They trusted my professionalism and knowledge following most all of my advice. As the FLICK DIRECTOR home stager, I provided detailed PROP accessory suggestions which included items they bought for the FLICK presentation. I also did some major re-design working with what they had. I supplied some rented furniture as well. They made some carpet changes and some paint changes that as I recommended to help set the stage.
My point is you'll have more viewers if you create the best possible presentation of what you have to offer and then, to attract those viewers you need the right "trailer".
The home had previously been on the market for some time (well over two years) with less than 5 or 6 showing. I believe that the lack of previous showings is because of the presentation and how that presentation was used to market the home.
Here are the real estate "PREVIEW" photo's that were previously on MLS to market the property over the last year. The TRAILER photo presentation just didn't encourage spending the time to view the FLICK home!
BEFORE PHOTO'S
AFTER PHOTO'S: CLICK HERE TO VIEW the "TRAILER" that is now on MLS and all the Internet sights to market the property
DOESN'T THIS "TRAILER" MAKE YOU WANT TO GO SEE THIS "FLICK"?
How folks live in a home is their business, how folks present the home for sale is my business!
For tips on how to prepare your home for sale and information on staging a home in Atlanta, visit the web site of PEACHTREE HOME STAGING or call us at 770 595-8809.
We do occupied and vacant home staging with professional perfection!
Peachtree Home Staging is a proud APPROVED AND ACCREDITED Business of the Geater Atlanta Better Business Bureau and member of the Real Estate Staging Association.
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Peachtree Home Staging in Atlanta is a member of the Greater Atlanta Better Business Bureau and BB on-line PeachtreeHomeStaging.com and proudly serves all of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Peachtree Home Staging is dedicated to making your home sale a triumphant affair!
Peachtree Home Staging, LLC was founded by Karen Dembsky, a metro Atlanta resident for the past 27 years. Karen started her career teaching home economics, including interior design. After five years in education, Karen enjoyed a successful career in corporate sales and marketing.
During this time Karen bought different homes for her own living use, decorated them, and sold them. Two of them sold during the first month on the market for asking price and two of them sold the first day on the market above asking price!
When it was time to seek a new challenge, Karen became a Georgia licensed Realtor and has since served many clients both selling and buying properties. Through this experience, and feedback she continually receives from clients, Karen recognized the benefits her keen artistic eye provided to those she represented.
Karen uses her real estate expertise and artistic talent as a home stager to evaluate each room in detail for its general appeal and "WOW" factors.
Karen explains, "You only have one opportunity to make that first impression. Buyers only come back for a second round when the home appealed to them during the first visit. Buyers form their opinions quickly and your home is either in the running or forgotten. Buyers need to see what they like right off the bat, and then you need to keep that momentum going from room to room."
Karen's vast experience in real estate has taught her the importance of conscientiously determining each home's negatives and positives.
Since that time Karen has now successfully staged hundreds of homes in the metro Atlanta areaincluding Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Dunwoody, Decatur, Midtown, Atlantic Station, Peachtree City, Alpharetta, Vinings Fayetteville, McDonough, Riverside . . . and the list goes on.
"We all have different needs in a home, and frequently it is overwhelming for the home buyer to recognize the perfect fit for them when a home is cluttered, dated, too personalized or displayed in a way that does not reflect its potential to be inviting and functional." Karen further states, "By accentuating the positives, buyers can better recognize how the home may work for them.
Karen assisted a homeowner in staging their home for sale and then provided after photos for the Internet. They received a great offer the very next day! The buyers saw the photos on the Internet and made their offer prior to ever physically viewing the home!
"Remember,you are selling a HOUSE, a property; space. Disassociate yourself. When you buy a computer, you buy a shell that has the space to hold the items you want and need, software that makes it functional, and tutorials that demonstrate how it is best used. A potential home buyer is shopping for a house; functional space that they can make their home. Peachtree Home Staging creates the demo. That's what the buyer needs to see."
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