About Roanoke City County, VA

Ask any stager and they will probably tell you, staging is hard work. This past week I saw just how hard staging can actually be. I spent the entire week without makeup, in old clothes doing hard, physical work. We packed, we cleaned, we removed wallpaper, we painted, changed light fixtures, did landscaping and so much more, but in the end, the results made it all worthwhile. Especially when the owner called me her "fairy godmother".

You see, the present owner had lived in this home for over 49 years and now it was time to get this home on the market and do it within a week, on a limited budget, while using the owner's existing furniture and accessories. My team and I worked for 5 and 1/2 days and it took a lot more than a little "fairy dust" to pull this project together on time.

Take a look at some of the before and after photos...

Real Estate Stagers have a plan for preparing homes for the market and realize that time is money. If you are considering selling your home...call a stager and let us work our magic on your home.

Now if someone can just tell me where in the heck I left my fairy dust!!!

With banks and conventional lenders tightening the belt on lending this year there are many people who could have bought in the last couple of years who find themselves on the outside looking in!

There is hope though! If you are dedicated to buying a home and have some money to put into the deal there are houses that can be bought. There is some owner financing going on in the Roanoke Virginia real estate market at this time.

There are several opportunities that I know of right now with lease to own homes. I even know of one that you can buy and the owner will apply your payment to the mortgage and let you buy it for the mortgage payoff in a year, two years or three years whenever you can arrange financing.

There are deals to be had for people with the will to buy.....you just need to find the right REALTOR and the right seller to put the package together!

Perfect home for first time Home Buyer! This lovely home is located on a peaceful Roanoke City over-sized fenced lot. The home owner recently added central air conditioning. This home has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and has an over sized 2 car garage. Super deep, level, fenced lot with room to roam. For more information give me a call or visit www.RoanokeHomeTeam.com

Happy house hunting,

Damon

I have seen a lot of articles recently on ActiveRain about maintaining and creating strong client relationships. And while all of the articles that I’ve seen have been great and filled with wonderful tips, I’ve noticed that no one writes about going back to the basics.

Now-a-days everyone is focused on the newest technology and the up-and-coming latest trends. Go back to the basics and reap the benefits. How did agents get started? Go back to those roots and try mailings or door-to-door interaction.

Flowers don’t just appear; you have to plant your seeds and make sure they are getting sunshine and water. It’s the same with clients. While being proactive in the ever-evolving social media realm is highly important to share and receive information from your clients, don’t forget to water and provide sunshine to the one place that is often stuck in the shade- clients’ homes.

Magnets are a great way to plant your seed in their homes because they often carry useful information that the client will reference for months or even years to come. And, best of all, magnets get prime advertising space for fractions of a penny per impression. No hassle, no hidden advertising fees, no updates necessary.

Magnets are also extremely versatile. Hand them out at public gatherings or walking down the street, give them to friends and family to hand out as referrals, or, leave them in other businesses for people to pick up. If you really want to surprise your clients or prospects, go a more personal route; mail them to their homes or hand deliver them door-to-door.

If you’re thinking of doing a yearly mailing, Magnetic Calendars from Magnets USA® are fabulous. If you’re looking to hang around longer, go for a magnet that has your information printed directly on it with important numbers, handy kitchen measures, or any of our other formats with indispensable information. This is easy, maintenance-free advertising in disguise. The client will view the magnet as valuable and practical information to keep in their home; in turn, you are actually using this magnet to remind them every day that you are there for them when they need their friendly, local real estate agent.

Once you get these seeds planted firmly, then it’s time to grow the flower- promote your blogs, your Twitter accounts and Facebook Pages. Keep up the proactive spirit- just don’t forget to trace back every now and then to plant more seeds and nurture the ones you already have in the ground.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of staging a new model home. Hardwood floors, gorgeous cabinetry and countertops, plus warm neutral colors throughout. The perfect blank canvas for showing off some of the new Fall colors. Adding a few bold colors when accessorizing helps staged homes "pop" online.











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