Buyers Use All Their Senses When Buying Their Future Home

by Birgit | Jun 26, 2013 | Home Selling Tips, Staging Tips

There have been many blogs about not baking fresh cookies, or popping crunchy buttery popcorn, prior to Realtor Open Houses. This is as the overwhelming luscious scents can be very distracting and often times derail the potential buyer’s focus from the house to the...

What are today’s home buyers looking for?

by Birgit | May 14, 2013 | Home Selling Tips, Uncategorized

Home buyers are changing and with the generation X and Y being dominant in the home buying world, the features home buyers are looking for nowadays have changed. First time buyers have a lot of questions when it comes to purchasing a house. No matter where you live,...

How to Preapare Your House for Sale to Sell Faster and for More

by Birgit | Jan 17, 2013 | Home Selling Tips, Staging Tips, Uncategorized

Selling a house is for most people an emotional process. A critical factor for selling your house successfully is to be emotionally ready to let go. Why is this so important? As much as your house is your home when you live there, the reality is that once you put your...

Vacant Home Staging Tip: Should I leave or put some furniture in my vacant house for sale?

by Birgit | Sep 21, 2012 | Home Selling Tips, Staging Tips, Uncategorized, Vacant Staging

Those, who are involved in real estate know that selling a house vacant is a tough sale because only 10% of buyers can imagine how to utilize the space and where to position the furniture. Therefore, when looking at online MLS photos we can frequently find that home...

Is It Worth Staging a House For Sale ?

by Birgit | Sep 20, 2012 | Home Selling Tips, Staging & Design Trends, Staging Tips, Vacant Staging

There is an interesting article about if it is worth staging a vacant house for sale in today’s WSJ titled “Does Home Staging Pay Off?”. Unfortunately the article does not go into the detail of how the investment into staging yield a return of this investment through...

How to Create a Curb Appeal That Gets Buyers Into the Door and Sells

by Birgit | Sep 18, 2012 | Home Selling Tips, Staging Tips

You only have a 10 seconds to create a first impression – better make sure that this is a great one. Great curb appeal will get buyers into the door and them wanting your house. Common things that can greatly improve the look and feel of your house include: freshly...