Staging your home for sale isn’t always what you might imagine. Home Sellers are often under the impression that staging means moving all their belongings out and replacing them with vanilla furniture meant only for display. In fact, this is rarely the case. Staging an empty property may indeed involve a house full of rented… Read More
Home Staging Tips
Make that Tiny Kitchen Work for You
When you’re buying a home, the kitchen can induce an instant go or no-go reaction, size being the most scrutinized detail. But a small kitchen needn’t be a deal-breaker. Small kitchens are by nature, designed to be more efficient. Not to mention the infinite number of clever storage options available to improve the functionality of… Read More
Video: Selling Your Home? Make Sure it’s Not Lights Out For You!
In the world of Real Estate, light sells! Arizona homes tend to be dark, especially during the warmer seasons. I get it. Keeping the sun out keeps the heat out. Though we’ve had an unusually cool Spring so far this year, many of the homes I’ve shown to potential home buyers have been dim. Not… Read More
Trending Design Solutions to Attract the 2019 Home Buyer
With the optimum home selling season right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about prepping your home to attract 2019’s crop of potential property buyers. In order to maximize your home’s appeal, begin by researching the most recent design trends. Simplicity – In 2019 the design buzzwords are ‘Less is More’, as evidenced… Read More
Do it Yourself Staging for Home Sellers
Will Staging Help Sell My Home? There’s no question that staging can lend a hand when you’re selling your home. It’s the degree of staging that’s debatable. A home that looks lived in may be fine but if a potential buyer might get the idea that you just had a party last night… not so… Read More
Live in the Fun House, Literally.
Live in the Fun House, Literally Is your home fun? When I’m talking to potential home sellers one of my first bits of advice, and the best staging tip to sell their home fast while appealing to the most potential home buyers, is to neutralize, neutralize, neutralize. But what if you don’t have plans to… Read More
Video: A Game Plan for Your Storage Unit
Video: A Game Plan for Your Storage Unit When you’re buying or selling a home there are a car-load of reasons that you might want or need to rent a storage unit… literally. Perhaps your home will be on the market and you or your Realtor feels that staging the home will present your property… Read More
5 Design Trends to Ditch if You Don’t Want Your Home to Look Dated
5 Design Trends to Ditch if You Don’t Want Your Home to Look Dated We’re always talking about the design trends that are ‘in’, but what about the ones that will make your home look dated? Trend-conscious homeowners, take heed. The new year brings a new crop of home design trends, as well as trends… Read More
Effective Staging Presents an Inviting Face to Prospective Buyers
Staging comes in many different flavors, and it need not be expensive. You can hire a stager for their opinion only, using your existing furniture and fixtures. Stagers can bring in accent pieces or an entire house full of furniture if that’s what you’re looking for. Empty homes can be staged completely or enhanced with… Read More
Video: Top 5 Home Staging Mistakes
The home staging advice in this video is basic but valuable. These really are some of the most common objections that home buyers have, and each one is an easy fix. Just one recommendation I often make and one that you might keep in mind- rent a storage unit. A storage unit rental will likely… Read More