Beverly Hills MI Real Estate

From my staging colleague Cindy Bryant, owner of Redesign, Etc. in Houston, TX:
Helping home sellers achieve their goal.
Offers will come faster.
Marketing strategy.
Effective selling technique.
Selling a home for all it’s worth.
Taking a tried and true approach.
Always looking better than the competition.
Get better appraisal values.
Internet photos will show a must see property.
Never giving you a bad first impression.
Gain more exposure with [...]

{ 0 comments }

After owning a Home Staging business for over 5 years, I think I have heard every possible objection to hiring a Stager, from “I know what needs to be done” to “I don’t want someone touching my stuff”.  The biggest objection by far, however, is the cost.  In this economy, people just don’t have a [...]

{ 1 comment }

When potential buyers view a house for sale, they need to see rooms presented as they were intended.  The master bedroom shouldn’t be an exercise room, the bathroom shouldn’t be a pet station, the garage shouldn’t be a storage unit, and unless you have more than 3 bedrooms, resist the urge to make one an [...]

{ 1 comment }

A link to a “virtual home staging” site was sent to me recently, and naturally, I had to investigate. 
Ahhh … the wonders of Photoshop.  The owners of this site will take uploaded photos of your vacant rooms and plug in furniture to make it appear furnished.  The “after” photos actually look pretty good, although some [...]

{ 1 comment }

When we started selling homes in 2001, short sales were unheard of in Metro Detroit.  Foreclosures were rare in Oakland County.  But times have changed and this year we have had an enormous uptick in our short sale business.
Short sales are taking place in every price range.  In the last 30 days we’ve helped buyers [...]

{ 7 comments }

As I head to Florida for a much-needed vacation and annual Spring Training game (Go Tigers!!!), I leave you with an excellent Q & A reblogged with permission from my staging colleague Cindy Bryant of Redesign Etc, Inc. in Houston, TX.  Her post on Active Rain is spot-on and truly reflects the most common questions [...]

{ 0 comments }

We know that the three most important factors for a successful real estate sale are location, price and condition.  While the seller can make changes to the price and condition of a property to hasten a sale,  no one can amend the location.
What happens when the location of the house itself is desirable, but the [...]

{ 3 comments }

Beverly Hills MI doesn’t have a downtown, but the closest thing we have to it is the strip of retail stores and offices that run along Southfield Road and 13 Mile. Recently we got a few nice additions in the area.

Detroit Deli and Catering, 31645 Southfield Road, (248) 723-3354.  I have not been in yet, [...]

{ 0 comments }

Today I received a call from a salesperson from California who wanted to sell me the latest and greatest real estate lead system.  She started off the call with, “Maureen, are you still selling real estate?”
I was leaving an open house and headed to an appointment to meet a new listing client.  Yes, I am [...]

{ 0 comments }

Before I go off on my VOTE message, let me share a little bennie I just got in my mailbox from Matt Prentice, who owns a few fine local eateries including:

Coach Insignia

Northern Lakes Seafood Company

No.VI Chop House

Shiraz

Tavern on 13

Deli Unique

Plaza Deli

Matt wants you to vote tomorrow too, so he is said in his email
“I want [...]

{ 1 comment }

HALLOWEEN HOOT- Beverly Hills
The 13th Annual Halloween Hoot takes place Sunday, October 26th at Beverly Park.
* 10 am - Noon - Topping & Gutting Pumpkins (Volunteers needed)
* Noon - 2 pm - Carving Pumpkins
* The first 200 youngsters can carve a free pumpkin [...]

{ 0 comments }