If your agent recommends it, then absolutely! The National Association of Realtors discovered in 2019 that 83% of buyers agents said that home staging helped their buyers visualize themselves in that home.*

We offer in-house staging services. We own the furniture and employ the stagers, so you do not have extra fees in order to get home staging. Take a look at some of our recent projects to see how staging can make a difference.

*https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/profile-of-home-staging

Declutter & Simplify

Walls / Lighting:

• Remove all décor from walls.

• Remove access nails, patch and paint if possible

• Replace any light bulbs that are out

Kitchen:

• Clear all countertops.

Bathrooms:

• Clear off all countertops

• Pack away non-essential items that you won’t need through the move.

• Store daily toiletries in a basket beneath the sink.

Pantries / Cupboards:

• Organize by category, putting cans with cans, and boxes with boxes

Closets:

• Organize, organize, organize! Just like cupboards, buyers DO open closet doors.

• Do your best to remove clutter and seasonal items to pack and store.

 Garbage Cans:

• Place garbage & recycling cans into garage or in a spot that is not in plain view from the road. 

• Wipe down and deodorize if necessary

Real estate brokers are your partner through this process. A good broker will act as a guide, an advocate, and a resource for you.

Our brokers have decades of experience. We have assisted thousands of people find their homes. You learn things with repetition, and our brokers are there to use their knowledge to assure no stone is unturned during your home search, and no dollars are left on the table while negotiating.

We use a scheduling program called ShowingTime. We will set it to a required notice period; we recommend that period to be one hour. The buyer’s agent requests the appointment online, then the program sends a text to you with the agent’s name and contact information. You approve or deny the showing by answering Y or N. If you do not see this message 30 minutes prior to the showing, it gets escalated to your broker.

We recommend maintaining a 70-degree atmosphere and leaving most of the lights on. You may see a larger bill during this time.

Each time the MLS key box is accessed we will get an alert. We will contact the showing agent for feedback, but please note that often we are unable to get a response from the broker. We will inform you when feedback is received.

You can anticipate a call from us on Mondays and Fridays to review all activity. Please know that you are welcome to reach out to us at any time.

• Remove or hide any signs of pets. Unfortunately, signs of pets can deter some buyers.

• Put away treat jars, pictures, leashes, and beds into a closet or cupboard.

We know this is a tough one, but it’s important.

• Have your kids make a pile of what they cannot live without. These “must stay” items must be able to be organized and put away for showings.

• Pack up the rest of the items they can do without while the house is being shown. Think books, stuffed animals, extra clothes, etc. These items will be moved to storage offsite.

• Not much else will be disrupted in your kids’ rooms. We appreciate and understand the importance of normalcy.

• Tip: Instead of focusing on “putting items away for staging” with your child, focus on “packing up items to bring to their new room”

The absolute best time to sell your home is when inventory supply is low, and buyer demand is high.

This can change based on many different factors such as seasonality, economic outlook and mortgage rates. The bottom line however is that no matter what cycle you are in, if you have control over when to list your house, the factors you want to look for are LOW HOUSING INVENTORY and HIGH BUYER DEMAND.

Quite simply, homes sold by professionals sell faster and for more money. We simplify the process for you, remove the stress from your shoulders, sell it faster, and you put more money in your pocket at the end of the day.

A recent National Association of Realtors study found that 89% of home buyers used a real estate agent to buy their home, 81% of home buyers found their home through a real estate agent or on the internet and 88% of homebuyers used financing to purchase their home.*

*https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/quick-real-estate-statistics

What does this tell us?

That unless you want to pursue the 11% of buyers who want to buy without a broker, the 19% of homebuyers that find their home by driving through neighborhoods, or the 12% of buyers who buy with cash; you’ll need to be ready to work with real estate brokers, have a strong internet presence, and you should expect a bank to be involved.

We can help you understand the entire process from start to finish.

On average, homes take 30-45 days to close after a buyer is found. This is because 88% of buyers use financing* , and the financing process takes roughly 30-45 days.

Absent financing, a home can sell as quickly as a title insurance company can pay off the existing liens guarantee a clean title transfer. Some cash purchases can close in as little as 5 days.

Getting your home on market is a different timeline, that depends on your situation and the condition of your home. We can move very quickly if needed, but most homes take 2-4 weeks to get ready to go on market.

That is a great question to ask one of our brokers. They will let you know. If you do, we have a great network of reliable contractors we can recommend and manage the process. As a rule of thumb, paint is usually worth it if it is needed, but that is a subjective question that must be answered by a broker who sees the whole picture.

The basics are de-clutter, de-personalize and neutralize the house. While your house is your home and is full of your memories, we need to turn it back into a neutral house someone else can picture making their own memories in.

We can assist with everything and will review with you how much you are able to take on. Our brokers will then give you a personalized written plan that lays out what needs to be done, and what is expected of who. This helps keep everything on track and clears up expectations so we can get things done efficiently with the least interruption to your life.

This is a very normal situation, but a much more complicated one than either a straight purchase or sale. The goal is to sell your home for the most amount of money possible, while buying the home you want at the price you want, all without moving more than once or ending up homeless.

Preparation is critical here. We recommend getting a complete listing plan ready for your home, so we know what to expect when you need to sell it. During this process, we will discuss how to navigate these situations. You may be able to start hunting and list your home right away, or you may want to wait to list the home until you find the perfect property.

We believe full service should wear a white glove. Standard services we provide at no additional fees are:

• Home Staging

• House Cleaning

• Window Cleaning

• Photography

• 3-D Matterport Tour

• Weekly Home Monitoring

• Full Time Listing Coordinator

Access to your listing coordinator is going to be your most valuable tool. Your listing coordinator is your personal problem solver. They will be with you every step of the way as you get your home ready for market and will maintain it once it is on market and in escrow.