
- May 21, 2017
Home Staging: First Impressions
When I drive up to a listing I am to work on, I put on my "buyers eyes" as I approach the location. There are many things I am assessing as I drive in....what is the neighborhood like?...how many houses are for sale?...who has the prettiest house on the block and what did they do to make me notice it? As I park my car, I am asking exactly what a potential buyer is asking..."Do I want to go further?" My first assessment is the yard. Is the grass cut? Leaves blown? Shrubs


- May 10, 2017
Home Staging: The Dating Game
Spring is underway, the weather is gorgeous, and the "For Sale" signs are popping up like daisies. Years ago, a home buyer found a real estate agent and went on physical home tours. Not so these days. We now live in a world of "online dating" in the housing market. Buyers perform their housing search at home, in their pjs, in front of a computer screen. They make a list of houses they'd like to "date" and contact the agents in charge for a showing. In essence, we've turn