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Thinking About Selling Your Home?
It only takes the average buyer
8 to 10 seconds
upon entering your home
to decide
if they are attracted to your property!
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Greetings!
I spend a lot of time chatting with people about home staging, selling their homes, and what should be done to improve their home in preparation for sale. It's a BUYER'S MARKET out there today! Homeowners are looking for ways to grab the attention of the buyer and get their "For Sale" sign to say "SOLD"!
But how to do that? How do you make your home stand out from the competition?
Due to popular demand from the real estate community, HomeGain.com
regularly conducts its nationwide home improvement and home staging Home Sale Maximizer™ survey. Past findings from the survey have been a guide for thousands of home sellers in preparing their home for sale.
Look at the results:
(Costs are averages and rounded up.)
Home Staging is the second most valuable home improvement project to a
seller when it comes to selling a home by ROI (Return On Investment), and third most valuable
by price increase, according to surveyed realtors. Additional analysis
will be provided in the coming days on Home Staging. Please visit the HomeGain Real Estate Blog regularly for updates.
In comparison to the 2007 survey results,
the top five home improvements were the same, except that Lighten and
Brighten and Stage home for sale were flipped for second and third top
home projects.
Listed here are 10 "Quick Tips" for aiding you in the sale of your house.
- Clean, clean, clean. Dirt is a sales killer.
- Spruce up the front entry, as this is where buyers wait while the realtor gets the key to enter. Make sure the front door is freshly painted and welcoming, cobwebs are gone, and add some greenery decor to the area.
- Keep your target market in mind when you decorate. If you live in a neighborhood with lots of children, dress up one of the bedrooms as a child's room, even if you don't have any children living there.
- Brighten the house. Open draperies, use higher-wattage bulbs. People like bright rooms, and bright rooms seem larger.
- De-personalize. This is more than simply a buzz word. Remove your photos, diplomas and religious items. Find the mindset of "This is no longer my house, it's a product for sale".
- Keep furniture away from doorways, as this may make a room feel cramped.
- Enhance the "perceived value" of your home by purchasing beautiful bedding, shower curtain, towels, etc. After the house is sold, these items will be yours to enjoy in your new home.
- Store or sell excess furniture, exercise equipment, toys and clothing - rent a storage unit until the house is sold. Less is more!
- Update the kitchen and bathrooms with new hardware. Consider painting the cabinetry and replacing the countertops.
- Fresh flowers and the smell of freshly baked brownies make a buyer "feel at home".
For more information and personalized expertise customized just for you and your house, send me a quick email or call me on my cell at 717-471-6519. I welcome your questions and pledge great service. Have a great November!
 Sue
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HOME STAGING & REDESIGN
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The Artistic Advantage offers Home Staging and ReDesign services, as well as Decorative Painting.
Staging a home for sale is not a new concept, but it is a practice that has
gained steam with our more challenging real estate market. I see many home sellers confuse
staging with decorating, and consequently resisting the process and the
recommendations of the staging professional.
But the reality is that the moment
you commit to marketing your home for sale, you need to commit to transforming
your home into a place that potential buyers can easily picture as their home.
This means that you need to be prepared to emotionally detach.
Let your home speak to buyers.
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The Artistic Advantage Home Staging Service provides many services from home staging consultations,
rearranging your furnishings, providing furniture and accessories for a vacant
home, and even shopping services.
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The Artistic Advantage Home Staging Service will provide advice to maximize your homes selling
potential.
- Sue Kauffman is a professional and certified home stager, having received her training and certification through the nationally known Home Staging Resources school.
In addition, we redesign homes for
people who want to have a designer home with a one day turn around time.
Using your own furnishings and accessories, we redesign your home one room at a time, moving furniture here and there in ways you never expected.
For more details, call, email or visit my website.
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This Issue's Art
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Article Subheading
For The Men
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Is your home in need of a "Man Cave"?
Do you have a craving for space that's full of testosterone?
Let me help! Put a Harley on your wall, maybe a couple of cars on the ceiling, have a "golf" corner ---- express your personality!! I can help you come up with ideas for unique "trophies" that can be installed on your walls with any one of many interesting plasters and techniques. Or this can be done on canvas as a separate art piece.
...A great gift for that special man in your life.
Just call or email me.
 
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Please be sure to visit the web sites of our friends and associates:
If you have an association with The Artistic Advantage and would like your website listed here, please email Sue. Additions will be added in the future.
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10%
Referral
Coupon
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Did you know??? Every time you refer someone to Sue, and that referral becomes an Artistic Advantage client, you will receive 10% of the total of that particular project (total not including costs of materials) as a Thank You from The Artistic Advantage.
If you know of a person or business that may be interested in these services, log on to The Artistic Advantage website. On the Contact page, simply email Sue with your suggestions and she'll contact them.
Or, if your referral contacts Sue Kauffman directly and lets her know that you advised them to do so, the 10% discount will apply.
Offer expires 12/31/09.
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