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What is Staging?
staging is a process to improve both your home's appeal and value. The purpose of staging is to make it appeal to a more
varied range of buyers by depersonalizing and de-cluttering your space while maximizing the layout and flow of the
space. We creatively rearrange and reinvent your space to make it appeal to the broadest range of buyers, thereby maximizing your
potential profit.
Why Stage Your Home?
Our home is usually the most valuable possession we
own, yet many people do not take the necessary steps to guarantee that their home "shows" in its best possible light.
According to studies
by the National Association of Realtors, staged homes sell faster and for a higher price than unstaged homes. A quick
search on the Internet shows time after time that staged homes are on the market for a shorter time, usually less than half
the time of an unstaged house, and sell for anywhere from three to ten percent higher in price.The ideal time to
stage your home is before it hits the MLS, but staging can benefit almost any home.
If you are selling your home, I can show you how to showcase your home's best features and minimize its flaws by staging
it for you.
If you are a real estate agent, would you like to list more houses and sell each one faster? My staging services could
give you a competitive edge over other agents and help you get the listing! Staged homes sell faster and for more money than
unstaged homes, thereby increasing your commissions.
Not many people enjoy hearing criticism about their personal domain. By using my staging services you stay positive
with your client and let me tell them their favorite purple wall makes the room look dark and small and will not
appeal to most buyers.
Let me put my knowledge and experience to work for you. Choose a listing or potential listing that is a problem sale
because of your client’s décor, clutter, deferred maintenance or for any other reason. Let me show you and your clients
how staging can minimize house flaws and maximize its potential to wow prospective buyers.
I meet with your clients and complete a walk-through inside and out, then prepare a written report recommending specific
steps they can take to make their house stand out from the competition. This includes suggestions to improve curb appeal,
declutter, depersonalize, organize and suggest removal of extraneous items to make the house appear to have a better layout,
be lighter, and more spacious. In addition, I make suggestions on ideal furniture placement and room function.
Working with a lifelong passion for all aspects of home design, decorating and landscaping – I received a Fine
Arts Degree in Interior Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. My work in interior design in Chicago and California
has resulted in the restoration of two historic houses, and the design of a contemporary home in California. In addition to
design and decoration I have also studied home staging. I hope to show you how it can increase the price and salability of
houses by show-casing each home’s best features.
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