When I walk into a home that I've been asked to look at for staging, it's always a new and exciting challenge. My mind starts coming up with scenarios about all the stuff that could be done to make it look fabulous! So, I put my report together and recommend changes that could put this home out ahead of the market. Then the shoe drops and what was once a possiblity is now just a matter of what is the least we can do to get this house sold?
It's so frustrating when sellers won't do what needs to be done to make their house the best it can be. One that I've been working on is in an upscale neighborhood but is an older home. The owners have never painted the white walls. They re-did the flooring in the kitchen and bathrooms - with a blue-patterned vinyl stick-on tiles! It desparately needs the countertops upgraded and some of the cabinets could use a facelift.
Now, I understand that all of this will cost them a little bit of money. But, they want to know: can you just make it look nice so we can get it sold? Oh, and we want the going price for this market! I can certainly come in and make it look better with plants, artwork and some furniture. But the fact remains that people will notice that this home hasn't been upgraded and other ones in the area have.
A little bit of staging goes a long way to improve the emotional appeal of a home, but nothing will hide the fact about what the home really has to offer. Upgrades are important and a good home stager should recommend these. If the seller can't or won't do these then they will have to settle for less when the home finally does sell. Our job is to keep letting seller know from our experience what it takes for a house to sell quickly and for a good price!
For more information on what it takes to stage a home well, get my new ebook: Stage Your Home Yourself-Insiders Secrets That Will Get It SOLD! http://www.bit.ly/JmeYp
Or if you'd like a sample that includes the introduction and the table of contents, download it here: http://bit.ly/79ggbs
Let me know what you think!
When a home owner puts their home on the market, they don't want to wait forever to get it sold, or to suffer price reductions. So, the best solution is to prepare their home so it shows well and encourages buyers to make great offers.
How can we do this? Home staging is the art of preparing their home so it showcases the best features of the home and minimizes the less than desirable ones. Homes that are staged, almost always show better, sell faster and bring a better price than those that aren't staged.
As a professional home stager in Denver, of course I recommend that they have a professional come in and stage the home. I can do it faster, better, I know the market and what will get them the best price. So an investment in home staging generally will come back to the home owner in a higher price and more efficient sale.
However, there will always be those out there that insist on "doing it themselves" and that may be ok - if they know what to do! Here are a couple of options for home owners who want to do their own:
I offer Virtual Home Staging that lets sellers submit photos online and get a report plus a discussion about what will enhance their home. They can then decide if they want to do it all or if they should hire some of it done. If they do the work, they will usually get a better sale.
Another alternative is to do it by the book! Stage Your Home Yourself-Insiders Secrets That Will Get It SOLD!
In this "ebook" sellers can go though each room step-by-step to stage it themselves and get their home ready. My exclusive Home Staging Checkists will help them prioritize the entire project and even help with budgeting!
Either of these "alternatives" may a good way to pass on another service to your clients and help them sell their home. Right now, both products are offered at special, introductory prices.
I'm looking for realtors that want to promote these products and earn an additional commission when their clients buy. Let me know if you'd like to become an affiliate!
To better and quicker home sales! Let's work together to help our clients!
Now, before going further, I'd like to say that I am a home stager - and pretty good at, I think. I believe in staging homes and I believe that they should be staged by a professional. However, we all have those people who want to do it all themselves and that includes home staging!
If you have talked about staging to them and offered them good reasons to stage their home, but they still insist on doing it themselves, have I got a deal for you! You can now offer them an instantly downloadable "ebook" that will walk them through each step of the way to stage their home. It includes my exclusive "home staging checklists" that will help them prioritize the job and even help them set a budget for the project!
They will also get my "going green" tips and suggestions so they can feature these as they show their house. The book will also help them decide which things they really can do themselves and what things are better hired-out.
So, if you're looking for a way to get them to prepare their home so it will show well, this just might be the thing! Right now, I'm offering this ebook at an introductory price of only $19! It will be $27 and I'm looking for affiliate partners that are interested in cross-promoting and earning a commission of up to 50% on each book sold.
If you'd like to read a sample which includes the introduction and the table of contents, download it here:
Sample of Stage Your Home Yourself..ebook
If you are ready to check out the whole book, click on the link below.
Stage Your Home Yourself-Insiders Secrets That Will Get It SOLD!
I'd love to know what you think and if anyone is interested in partnering with me as an affiliate, please let me know. I'd be happy to send out special offers that you have as well. We can help each other out as we help out clients!
Testimonial from a customer:
Debbie, What a great book you have written! I liked your style, it is easy to read and feels like I'm sitting there talking with you. I think I can use this book to re-do my house just by using the checklists. I swear sometimes this house looks like a warehouse! If people buy and read this book, it will be very helpful for them.
Linda Backhaus, Auckland, New Zealand
If you're staging a home for a quick sale and it needs a kitchen update, here's a way to save a little cash! You can get granite for less by checking some of the resellers or outlets. They often have overruns and full runs that you can get for a lot less than full service dealers.
Nothing sells a home like a well-designed kitchen!
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Debbie, The Home Decor Genie!
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Need to sell your home quickly? I can show you what changes will bring the most money & get your home noticed! You decide how much you need my team to do & what you want to do yourself. I work for you
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