About Roanoke City County, VA

This home has just hit the market and it has been renovated and staged to sell. Gleaming hardwood floors. Updated kitchen with new appliances, cabinets, and counter tops. Gathering room adjoins kitchen and offers a cozy fireplace and large picture window overlooking the patio area. 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. You can view the real estate show at: http://www.realestateshows.com/show.php?mls=basic&id=365935







For more details about this wonderful home...please contact Barry Compton of Campbell Realty

BARRY C COMPTON CAMPBELL REALTY INC. 3735 PLANTATION ROAD NE ROANOKE, VA 24012 Other - (540) 562-1225 Mobile - (540) 293-5294 askbarrycompton@cox.net

A friend of mine recently told me " Insurance is a ripoff, until you need it." It got me thinking about home warranties and what if anything home owners and home buyers know or think about them. I have recently listed a home and my client wanted it listed "as-is" because she is a single Mom and did not want to have to deal with any Home Inspection repairs. The home itself is in good shape with no issues that I or she is aware of. I talked to her about offering a 1 year Home Warranty for the Buyers to counteract the possible stigma of an "as-is" listing.

Ever since I first got into Real Estate in 2006 I have called expired listings in an attempt get business. My first broker suggested it and I have had some success with this practice. Recently I have been following up with a potential client who lives in my subdivision. I had originally called and spoke with the lady of the house and she told me they wanted to keep the home off the market until after the holidays, but to contact her right after Christmas and we could get together to discuss listing the home. I called a few days after Christmas and she told me that she had talked to another Realtor who offered to sell her home for half the typical listing percentage if she sold the home herself. I was a little confused by this, because selling your own listings of course does happen,but I had yet to run into that as a way to secure a listing, but I assured her that in the event I sold her home I would be willing to negotiate my commission. I asked when could we get together to show what marketing plan I offer and she asked me to call back the following Monday and we could set up an appointment. Well much to my surprise when I followed up that Monday she had told me they had already decided to go with another Realtor. I asked what she had based her decision upon and her response totally boggled my mind. Apparently the other Realtor had guaranteed to sell her home, I inquired as to what happened if her home was not sold and what exactly did the guarantee entail, to which her response was " I don't know." This of course left me confused, to say the least. I ended the conversation by wishing her good luck with the sale of her home.

Homes Staged by Shows Great Home Staging sold Faster than unstaged homes in our market area!

Of the homes listed for sale in the Roanoke Valley in 2008-
29 % of them were sold and closed in 2008
26 % of them expired and did not sell
37% of them are still on the market
Average Days on Market of Solds - 54

68% of the homes Staged by Shows Great Home Staging Sold in 2008 - these homes SOLD within 35 days of staging!


Wanda Richards
Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions
www.showsgreat.biz
540.343.0051

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. Wanda has recently been nominated for RESA's 2009 Rookie Stager of the Year.

This year I spent December 26th staging a great new listing in North Roanoke County. This home is priced to sell at $149,950 which makes it a bargain in any market.

Living Room Before Staging

Living Room After Staging

Kitchen Before Staging



Kitchen After Staging



For More Details about this home please contact Adam Barton of Carter and Associates (Owner/REALTOR) @ (540) 915-2842