Atlanta Home Staging

Home Stager, Sharon Tara, hit the mark with her post "Don't Try Home Staging To Get Your House Sold".  Staging can help sell any home at any price point.   Home staging is often a last resort strategy, used when all else fails.  Too many sellers and Realtors take a "wait and see" attitude when it...

Another Reason to Stage REOs I just read an article Can a lender sue after foreclosure? by Liz Pulliam Weston, about lenders suing their customers after a short sale or foreclosure. In some states, this does not apply, as state laws prohibit this practice.  Luckily, for the states that allow this...

This recent blog post by Lori Cain. She has summed up the importance of properly preparing a home for sale in today's market.  Home Staging makes the difference in whether your home is the competition or selling the competition.  Home staging is about neutralizing, home stagersare experts in cre...

Redesigning for a Toddler: A Tough But Happy Customer Some months back while my daughter was at a play date, I upgraded her from a crib to a toddler bed. She was ready to be a “big girl” and I was ready to stop breaking my back. So being true to myself I re-organized her whole room, rearranged ev...

Some may argue that home staging is for homes in dire need of a face-lift.  Others firmly believe it is a marketing tool that this buyer's market can't live without.  The fact is that bypassing home staging is bypassing maximum sale price.  Let me say that again, forgo home staging & forgo the po...

Should I Stage My Home? Many Realtors and sellers alike question if they should go the trouble and added expense of staging a property prior to listing it on the market.  A coat of white paint, clean floors, and decluttering are all that a staged home needs, right?  No - that is simply not the co...

Has Charlotte spun her web on your For Sale sign?  Has the flyer box become home to the lawn pests?  Selling s stale listing in a buyer's market can be challenging at a minimum.  The basics of marketing remind us that selling is a marketing issue.  To successfully sell a product it must be positi...

It's time to list your home.  You've gotten referrals for real estate agents, choose the one who you think will do the best job, tidied up for showings - you are ready to go!  Surely, buyers will love your home just as much as you do.  Stop the press!  What does the competition down the street of...

Purchasing a house is usually the largest purchase most people make.  Yet it puzzles me on how many "little things" sellers ask the buyers to overlook.  Don't worry about the broken door, worn carpet, or unattended shrubs.  Look around the furniture and see the house for what it is worth.  Sorry ...