Hello activerain friends,
It has been a while since I have done any writing here on Activerain. I have been very busy moving my business forward and things keep progressing. I have done more than twice as much work as last year so far, so things are looking up.
I staged a home last week that sold in one day and I just had to share. Most of my staging has taken at least a month in this market to sell so it was quite refreshing to finally be back on track. Everything was right with this project though. The home wasn't listed first. The homeowners did a lot of painting and carpet cleaning and preparing their property for two weeks. This makes all the difference. They did pretty much everything I had suggested.
After two weeks I went in and staged their property. I believe the selling price was right on the mark as well. The home sold before it hit mls. Can't beat that.
This is the second time these homeowners had hired a stager to sell a home. The last time it took 9 days to sell. YAAAA!!! Mine sold in only one.
They were quite impressed. But who wouldn't be if I do say so myself.
Here is a couple of pictures.
I still need a wide angle camera for better pictures. It is difficult to see the whole room. These are just a few.
Karen Hubert
Center Stage Design.ca
Amazing isn't it ... all it takes is a stager with some know-how a greater vision for what it can be.
Congratulations.
Karen, Congrats!! It's nice when the homeowners are 'all in' on the staging. You did a great job.
Congratulations! Beautiful job!
Those are fantastic stats to add to your portfolito!
Thanks for your nice comments Liz, Janelle, Wendy and Cindy. It seems the ideal client is few and far between. It always seems like there is one huge challenge in most jobs. ie. Backing onto highway, on a busy street, price too high, you know the story I'm sure. Take care.
Congratulations Karen on picking up speed and successes!
Karen,
Great job - you really earned your fee on this one!!
I am hoping I can get similar results for clients I am working with now. They are following my recommendations for renos, paint colours, curb appeal etc. and the house looks better each time I see it. Their realtor is dying to see inside and we are keeping him out so he can get full impact of the "before" & "after" presentation. I can hardly wait to stage it and see the realtors face when he sees his "new" listing.
Thanks Debby.
How did the staging go Sharon? I am sure the realtor was very impressed. Thanks for sharing.