Home Sweet Home Staging

Take a quick look at this photo:
What did you see?
Did you notice:

The beautiful bay window?
The window seat?
New high-grade carpet?
A fireplace to the left?
Plenty of room to put a proper desk?
The incredible wooded view outside the windows?
The french door?
Neutral wall color?

Probably not.  Like most potential home buyers, you likely noticed only the clutter, disorganization and plethora of [...]

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As a home stager, I am called by real estate agents and homeowners to help prepare their properties for sale. While it is impossible to say how long the house would have taken to sell had I not been involved, I firmly believe that the changes implemented have made a difference in the DOM.
I [...]

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There’s a thief in my neighborhood.

Actually, there are at least 1000, according to Rochester Hills’ City Naturalist Lance Devoe.

Deer.  We all love them.  Watching Mama Doe and her babies meander through the yard is nature at its finest.  On one snowy day last winter, we had 10 deer frolicking through the back forty.  One deer, [...]

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A new program about home staging is set to debut on HGTV Sunday night (10pm EST). The Stagers joins a plethora of shows (six that I can think of off the top of my head) focusing on preparing a house for a quick sale. This one promises to “go inside the hectic world [...]

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Dogs are people too, right? Not when it comes to selling a house.
As hard as it may be to accept and implement, when a property is on the market all traces of your beloved pets should be out of sight. This includes the food dishes, toys, cages, pet beds, litter and yes, [...]

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When the Feds dropped the prime a couple of months ago, my husband and I decided to refinance our home in Rochester Hills. Our 5-year ARM was maturing in September.
We never planned to refinance this home. In fact, I believe the phrase “if we’re still living here in 5 years, I’m going to shoot myself” [...]

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