Elise Sharpless's (elisesharpless) Blog

As a Home Stager to often I see homeowners, who are now sellers, scrambling to cram all home repairs and updates into a short time frame. It is better to keep on top of things then letting them pile up to the last minute. Below I have compiled a list of regular maintenance that should be done in ...

Since my last post on 80% of Buyers Search online-How do your photos stack up?, I decided to search out another town. Maybe to give the benefit of the doubt. So another zip code and another 100 listings were viewed. The results are below. This was done off of Realtor.com about 2 weeks ago. You wi...

What about Home Staging?This is a suggestion and a question that I think all Realtors should ask their clients.Especially the Realtors who have picked up a recent listing that was previously listed with another Realtor. You have to really prove to the new client that you are different and that yo...

I have been sick for a week with the flu and literally had no strength to get to the computer to check my email or AR. I have missed so much being able to check up on all the activity on AR. Although I am not thankful at all that I came down with the flu, I am thankful that I was able to miss and...

LIEBMAN: Very critical, 80 percent of buyers right now start their search on the Web. So, when they go and look at your home on the Web, they're seeing lots of other houses out there your pictures better look really pretty and your price better look really competitive or you know what, they're go...

I was recently wondering if visiting Open Houses was a good way to get the word out about my business? Has anyone had success doing this? I have developed a flyer for the Seller, telling them why I stopped by and what I felt I could help them with. How can I assure that the Seller actually gets t...

Home Staging in South JerseyElise Sharpless owner of Rooms Like New, LLC, Burlington County, NJ, services all of the following counties, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester. Although these are the primary counties she will service, she will also travel to help a client who is long distance. Elise w...

Home Staging in South JerseyElise Sharpless owner of Rooms Like New, LLC, Burlington County, NJ, services all of the following counties, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester. Although these are the primary counties she will service, she will also travel to help a client who is long distance. Elise w...

I can tell you at least 20 things I DON'T like about the state of NJ. But I can also equally list what the Great things are about my Garden State. I love to travel and want to know about your State/Town and what you love about it. I guess I am getting a little Cabin Fever and want to take a virtu...

Ok now this is maybe the 2nd or 3rd time I have seen this. I was a little surprised when I saw it the first time. But the second time I saw it I must saw I was quite baffled. Paper Staging what is it? I went on a consultation for a vacant property and there it was. Pieces of paper layed out in pl...