Kathleen Garvey - Stager Idol - Florida Home Staging in Naples Ft. Myers

Do you like to feel that you are ‘in the know' about something before the rest of the world catches up? I sure do!

Pacify your desire to be alongside the design professionals and learn more about up-and-coming color ideas for the year ahead. All you need to do is sign up and watch a Sherwin Williams Webinar which highlights 2009 Color trends.

Pssst....spoiler alert: One of my favorite colors emerging as a strong 2009 trend: GRAY!

I love deep charcoal gray tones and also appreciate the cool calmness which emanates from the lighter hues as well. Actually, it is no surprise to me that this steel-toned color is becoming trendy now. The new low-key color direction feels as if it fits right in with the pervasive gray mood and underlying pressure many people seem to be experiencing right now.

So hey, why not use the color gray as a metaphor for these times? Yes...think strong as steel...and allow any grayness in your life to reflect your own inner strength.

Remember too, the color gray correlates with silver linings.

Certainly, there are many more color choices which made the list. As a professional real estate stager, I always like being 'in the know' with upcoming color trends and I thought you might want to catch up on the inside scoop yourself.

Welcome the new 2009 colors and take a look at the scheduled Colormix ‘09 Webinars with Sherwin Williams. Check out which colors you want to try in your home or work décor palette this year!

(Click here for SW Webinar dates)

Warm Regards,

KATHLEEN GARVEY, National Award Winner of Stager Idol 2008.

State President of RESA-Florida

ENHANCED INTERIORS & HOME STAGING is located in the Fort Myers - Naples, Florida area. Serving home staging needs in the following cities: Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel Island, Ft. Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral and Punta Gorda, FL. (239) 849-6009

Please visit my website: ENHANCED INTERIORS

When I receive calls from homeowners, I often hear the same comments.

“Kathleen, I have tried changing Realtors and lowering my price; yet, no buyers are coming to view my home for sale. I know I need to do something differently.”

Does that sound like a familiar thought?

What is really happening? Well, without getting into a deeper economics discussion etc., one of the main reasons your listing may not be selling is that you have not ‘upped your game’. The game of selling real estate has changed. It has changed drastically in the last 12-18 months.

Ask yourself: Have you also changed your game strategy?

Do you want to WIN?

Your typical way of looking at how your home is being marketed and sold must change with the times. Otherwise, you will continue to be stuck and wonder why sales numbers are gradually increasing in your city and your home is sitting there with no activity. No offers. No potential buyers walking through the listing. Nada. What should you do?

The solution is surprisingly simple:

-Define your goal

-Develop a better game plan

-Create interest in your listing…ahhh, therein lies the secret!

-Add an MVP Player to your team. Spend the money to have a home staging professional lead your listing to a better game performance

-Congratulate yourself on the decision to become more aggressive with selling your home

The goal is to sell your home. The process to get to that point takes far more effort these days. OK, we all realize it is a 'buyers market' out there. You need to attract those buyers to your listing. There are thousands of vacant and occupied houses that do not look much different from one another and frankly, most do not appear interesting enough to even consider seeing in person…no matter the price. B-o-r-i-n-g.

I love all kinds of homes but you will see what I mean when you check out how dull and lifeless most homes come across when you view them via the Internet. If you have not looked lately, do this: Go online to Realtor.com and see your listing with a fresh eye.

-Does your house stand out above the others in your game bracket?

-How does your listing stack up against the team of homes which are professionally home staged?

You may need to improve your game plan if your listing looks like all the others. You can easily 'up-your-game' and create more interest by utilizing professional home staging.

My best suggestion:

If you have not had a professional consultation (at the very least) with a good home stager in your area, you should start there. Receive some pointers and expert advice from a home staging and re-design professional who will offer more guidance than the usual ‘clean it up and pack it up’ solution. Pay for the information, it will be worth your while. Use Home Staging to increase the salebility of the listing and watch the interest grow.

Homeowners who add professional Home Staging to their game plan are greatly improving the home selling-odds in their favor. These people have 'upped their game'!

Up your Game and add a Home Staging MVP to your selling Team!

Play ball the ‘new way’ and step up your odds of winning in the real estate game.

PS. If you have already consulted with a Home Stager in your area, congratulations to you! You are on target to win in todays Real Estate market!

Warm Regards from your MVP Home Staging Professional,

KATHLEEN GARVEY, National Award Winner of Stager Idol 2008.

State President of RESA-Florida

ENHANCED INTERIORS & HOME STAGING is located in the Fort Myers - Naples, Florida area. Serving real estate staging needs in the following cities: Naples. Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel Island, Ft. Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral and Punta Gorda, FL. (239) 849-6009

Please visit my website: ENHANCED INTERIORS

Florida is celebrating November’s ‘Home Staging Awareness Month” with its first-ever Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) and Stage it Forward (SIF) Roundtable event.

Today's professional Home Stagers are helping homeowners and Realtors improve how real estate properties are being sold successfully.

As state President for RESA-Florida, Kathleen Garvey is extending an open invitation to all professional Home Stagers in Florida. Roundtable meetings are being conducted throughout North America during the month of November for Home Staging Awareness month, in order to bring home stagers together and discuss vital industry issues.

Plan on joining your home staging colleagues and sharing thoughts and ideas at the 2008 Tampa Bay RESA-SIF Roundtable event. You will have the opportunity to enjoy and discuss varied important and exciting topics focused on our home staging profession. Along with the combination of informative interaction and fun, Florida home stagers will benefit by attending this November special gathering.

Additional professional staging and redesign groups such as the Interior Redesign Industry Specialists (IRIS), and American Society of Home Stagers and Redesigners (ASHSR) are also partnering with RESA in a unified effort to bring industry professionals together and participate in Home Staging Awareness Month. CORT Furniture and PODS will be providing support for this all-important meeting.

TAMPA BAY ROUNDTABLE EVENT

Date: November 8, 2008 - Saturday

Time: 10:00am-1:30pm (Lunch will be provided)

Location: CORT Furniture Rental

7817 N. Dale Mabry Hwy

Tampa, Florida 33614

Moderator: Kathleen Garvey (239) 849-6009

Email: enhancedinteriors@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE: Tampa Bay Roundtable Sign-up

Space will be limited so please register as soon as possible.

Additionally, there will be one more meeting available for the South Florida area Home Stagers being held on Tuesday, November 11. (Click here for S. FL Mtg.)

Please call me if you have further questions or need additional information regarding this event. Thank You and see you in November! (239) 849-6009

Best Regards & Successful Staging,

Kathleen Garvey

President, RESA-Florida

How many times have you attended a wedding or birthday party and looked forward to tasting the celebratory cake?

Do you tactfully maneuver your place in line to grab that prized corner cake piece, lush with sugary icing or do you hope that your random cake slice served at your seat is mostly cake-only with minimal icing?

The whole experience begins with admiring the carefully hand-piped decorations and overall appearance of the cake. It doesn't matter if you are an icing junkie or a cake-only lover. Everyone can appreciate the overall thrill when we first spot the beautiful cake.

Now you might ask: Kathleen, what does this analogy have to do with selling a house?

Professional Home Staging is the ‘icing' of Real Estate. Everyone pays close attention to the first impression a home makes on them. The concept means in order to achieve success in real estate, sellers need to offer a taste of both cake and icing. When combined together, they keep more buyers interested and asking for seconds.

Of course the cake itself must be edible quality in order to build a good foundation. Yet, think about it...would a bare and plain baked cake make your mouth water all on its own? Probably not.

Therefore, please do not scrimp on the icing. It's the ‘finished' dessert which creates the visual magic for all of us. It is the home staging which makes the difference.

Think of this idea when you are trying to sell your real estate. Have you iced and decorated your property listing or simply left it plain and unadorned on the cooling rack, hoping for the best?

Remember, selling a house is not really about whether people love the icing or the cake-only; it is about impressions made when buyers take a first look at your ‘cake'.

Warm Regards,

KATHLEEN GARVEY of ENHANCED INTERIORS & HOME STAGING located in the Fort Myers - Naples, Florida area. Providing home staging services in the following cities: Naples. Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel Island, Ft. Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral and Punta Gorda, FL. (239) 849-6009

Please visit my website: ENHANCED INTERIORS

Why do some homes in real estate sell faster than others?

In today’s real estate marketplace, this is a question which I am frequently asked.

We can all agree that pricing has a lot to do with whether a home sells quicker in this market; yet, would this be the ONLY reason some homes sell faster than others? No.

Read on about a well-known secret many homeowners and Real Estate agents are using to gain the upper hand above their competition.

Professional real estate staging has become a mainstay for home sellers in many of the larger cities across the U.S. and Canada. Staged properties sell faster when compared with un-staged properties. Hmmmm.....do you ever wonder WHY staging works?

The answer is simple: SYNERGY

Synergy is created when you have combined efforts which work together to improve the desired results.

Relying completely on the Realtor alone to sell a home is the ‘old way’ to sell real estate. Times are different now and this means that sellers need to have a new plan! Visual exposure on the Internet is important and creating an immediate synergistic connection with buyers makes all the difference in the world! Your property must look enticing for the buyers to even consider a visit. Add a Home Stager (Design Specialist) to the selling plan and watch the synergy sparks fly! Here are the reasons why:

Professional Home Stagers have the creative know-how to create synergy within a house. Whether changes involve repositioning of furnishings, removal of items which clutter living space or simple ideas which improve the overall appearance of the property, you can start by scheduling a professional consultation with a Home Stager.

Take the first step and begin applying the Synergy Secret with your real estate and see how hiring a professional home stager can improve your chances of selling quicker!

Simply ask yourself:

Do I have the right SYNERGY in place for this property to sell today?

(If you are unsure, you know who to call!)

Warm Regards-

RESA-FLORIDA PRESIDENT

KATHLEEN GARVEY of ENHANCED INTERIORS & HOME STAGING located in the Fort Myers - Naples, Florida area. Providing home staging services in the following cities: Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel, Ft. Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral and Punta Gorda, Florida (239) 849-6009

Please visit my website: ENHANCED INTERIORS