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Wanda Richards Shows Great Home Staging

Private Retreat Only Minutes to Downtown Roanoke

This warm and inviting home is located just minutes from downtown Roanoke or Smith Mountain Lake but is a lifetime away. Privately tucked away on 5.14 acres of wooded wonderland. With over 3700 finished square feet of living space and 3 bedrooms and 3 and 1/2 baths...there is room for everyone!

A well cared for Cedar Sided Colonial. New 50 yr Architect Shingle Roof, two new heat pumps w/Ductworx Cleaning System and Designer Hunter Douglas Insulated Blinds. The large and open kitchen with center island will appeal to the gourmet cook. New stainless kitchen appliances, 6 burner Viking cooktop and upscale cabinetry are sure to please. Laundry-mudroom on the first floor. Oversized garage w/work area. Large Master Suite with garden tub and his-her closets. DSL service available.

This is one home you must see!





For more details please contact Susan Bailey or Kay Gauss of MKB REALTORS:

Susan Bailey, GRI, ABR, ePro
Cell: 540.525.1844
Email:
susanjimbailey@cox.net
www.starteamproperties.com

Kay Gauss, GRI, ASP
Cell: 540.556.4334
Email: kaygauss@aol.com
www.starteamproperties.com



Licensed to sell Real Estate in Virginia.
Staging and Web Marketing Services Provided By Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions.

Beautifully Remodeled Home In Fincastle Offered For Sale at $200,000

This well built brick rancher is located in the historic town of Fincastle, Virginia and has been completed refurbished and provides all new mechanical components and fixtures. Gleaming hardwood floors, new kitchen and baths, fresh paint and so much more. This is one home you will want to see.

This home has been staged by Shows Great Home Staging.





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For More Details Please Contact Listing Agent Wanda Richards of Long & Foster Real Estate

WANDA RICHARDS, ABR
LONG & FOSTER - ROANOKE NORTH
P. O. BOX 1200
DALEVILLE, VA 24083
Office - (540) 966-1829
Mobile - (540) 520-6434
wanda@wandarichards.com
http://www.wandarichards.com


Price Reduction on Fabulous Roanoke Home - NOW $169,950!

Adam Barton of Carter Associates announces a PRICE REDUCTION on this great Roanoke home that is packed full of value. 1800 square feel of living space which includes a large living room, formal dining room, wonderful kitchen with breakfast area, 3 bedrooms and 2 and 1/2 baths. This home has been freshly painted throughout and offers new laminate flooring on the living level and ceramic tile flooring in kitchen and breakfast areas. This home is affordable and ready to move in! Call Adam today for more details.



View Virtual Tour @ http://www.realestateshows.com/show.php?mls=basic&id=333567

For More Details Please Contact:

Adam Barton (Owner / REALTOR)


5324 WILLIAMSON ROAD
ROANOKE, VA 24012
Cell Phone - (540) 915-2842
adambartonhomes@gmail.com
http://www.adambartonrealtor.com



This home has been staged to sell by Shows Great Home Staging & Web Solutions.

When life gives you lemons...make lemonade!

An old cliche with alot of meaning and relevance in today's real estate market. As the world is still reeling from last week's huge stock market losses, alot of us are trying to determine how this is going to effect an already depressed real estate market and our livelihoods. We can throw in the towel and leave the business or we can work smarter and harder to develop the skills needed to survive and even prosper while providing a much needed service in this market.

As of the end of September there was a 20 month supply of homes on the market in the Roanoke Valley according to MLS statistics. These home sellers need us more than ever. They need the advice of an experienced stager to help them prepare their homes to compete well and stand out in today's highly competitive market and they need the representation of a skilled real estate professional to advise them on pricing, changing market conditions, and to develop a marketing plan for their homes.

As Home Stagers, now is the time to take a second look at our marketing materials and promotional peices...do they reflect our current market conditions? Do they point out how we can help home owners prepare their home to compete well in a competitive market? Do they show statistics that prove that staged home sell faster and for money? Do they show the advantages of home staging?

Below are just a few ways to promote your services to the people that need you the most...today's home sellers and REALTORS:

  • Expired Listings- Partner with a dynamic real estate professional to offer your services to expired listings. In most markets expired listings show up on the MLS computer hot sheets daily. Team up with a REALTOR to implement a expired listing program that combines your staging experience and services with their real estate services. Home sellers are ready for a new approach to selling their homes.

  • For Sale By Owners - Develop a prospecting program for For Sale By Owners. In this market, I am not sure why anyone would want to try to sell their home on their own, but there are still sellers out there that are going that route.

  • Relocation Listings- Companies are still transferring employees and these sellers often have incentives to sell their homes quickly. Call on Relocation Directors and Listing Agents of these relo properties and show them the advantages of using a professional stager to stage their homes. Often these homes become vacant in just a few short weeks and will benefit from rental furniture. Transferring companies normally have something built in to cover painting, cleaning, and staging.

  • Foreclosed Properties - This is a large segment of new listings in our market. Traditionally these listings were sold "as is" and "where is", but with the huge inventories of these properties being dumped on the market daily, try to develop a relationship with the REALTORS that list these properties and the banks that own them. The foreclosure market is a hard market to break into but could be the one with the biggest payoff. This is one that will require you to think outside of the box to develop.
  • Developers and Builders - Develop a marketing plan directed at home builders and developers. Post card campaigns usually work best for this type of campaign, although you might want to start with an introduction letter, followed up by weekly postcards.

  • Sponsor REALTOR Events and Give-Aways - Realtor Luncheons and Open Houses are a great way to meet and greet Realtors and talk about your services. There are still REALTORS that do not understand the services that we provide and the advantages that we provide to both them and their sellers.

  • Visit Real Estate Offices and Drop Off Handouts That REALTORS Can Give To Their Sellers - REALTORS love free tools that help them grow their businesses and become more successful.

  • Monthly Newsletters - If you do not do any of the others above, newsletters are a valuable source of business for us and the one thing that you should consider. Why not include all of the above to your monthly newsletter list?

Although the economy plays a huge part of the current state of the real estate market, life goes on and people will continue to buy and sell homes as long as there are job changes, weddings, divorces, births, and deaths. Don't give up. Today's home sellers and REALTORS need us more than ever.

Wanda Richards
Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions
www.showsgreat.biz

Wanda Richards is an award winning REALTOR with over 28 years experience in selling homes in the Roanoke Valley of Virginia. She specialized in representing sellers and is known for her innovative marketing skills. In 2003 she started Create4u Web Design to develop web sites for small businesses and real estate professionals in Southwest and Central Virginia. In 2007 Wanda formed Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions to provide staging services and online web marketing services. Wanda now works with over 300 REALTORS throughout Virginia and Northern North Carolina providing staging, furniture rental, web design, virtual tours, and online marketing campaigns.

Proof That Staging Works in Today's Real Estate Market in SW and Central Virginia

Proof That Staging Works In Today's Market!
 

With over 28 years of Real Estate experience, we make it a point to stay on top of the latest trends and marketing tools available and we are constantly exploring new ways and techniques to utilize the power of the world wide web to effectively promote the real estate industry. We strive to provide great service in a timely manner so we can help you make every home a home that "Shows Great".  We offer virtual tours, real estate staging, agent eblasts, furniture rental, and much more.

4536 Long Acre Drive
SOLD LESS THAN
45 Days After Staging
Tim Thompson
MKB REALTORS
2330 Robins View
SOLD LESS THAN
30 Days After Staging
Tim Hogan
Carter & Associates
3029 Winterberry Drive
SOLD LESS THAN
30 Days After Staging
Tim Thompson
MKB REALTORS
2255 Countryside Drive
SOLD LESS THAN
7 Days After Staging
Tim Thompson
Long & Foster
2768 Beverly Blvd.
SOLD LESS THAN
45 Days After Staging
Tim Thompson
MKB REALTORS
 
218 Huntington Blvd.
SOLD LESS THAN
30 Days After Staging
Tim Hogan and Adam Barton
Carter & Associates
 
3203 Oak Ridge Road
Under Contract - Contingency Michelle Andrews
Dawson Ford Garbee
 
507 6th ST SE
SOLD LESS THAN
1 Day After Staging
Tim Thompson
MKB, REALTORS
 
35 North Bruffey Street
PENDING
Wanda Richards
Long & Foster
 
438 King George AVE
Under Contract - Contingency Cindy Tuck and Wanda Richards
Long & Foster
 
8169 Emerald Lane
PENDING LESS THAN 10 DAYS AFTER STAGING!
Adam Barton / Tim Hogan
Carter & Associates
 
2402 Westover S.W.
SOLD LESS THAN
10 Days After Staging
Tim Thompson
MKB, REALTORS
 
Call Us Today For Your FREE Quote! 
Office 540.343.0051
Cell 540.520.6434

Mention This Email and Receive $100
Off Your First Month's Furniture Rental Fee
or $25 Off Your First Staging Consult

Offer Expires October 31, 2008  
154 Settlers Road, Fincastle
PENDING LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER STAGING!
Brenda Edmondson
Advantage Realty
 
1689 Oak Ridge Road
PENDING LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER STAGIN!
Susan Bailey and Kay Gauss
MKB REALTORS
 

Go to http://www.showsgreat.biz to view virtual tours of the above properties.

Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions
Create4u Web Design and Personal Marketing
Roanoke, Virginia
Phone:  540-343-0051
Email: 
info@showsgreat.biz
www.create4u.biz

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