Jeannene's Blog

As a professional home stager in Orlando, Florida, I am asked on a daily basis the same question . . . does home staging really work? And on a daily basis my answer is the same. Yes, it really does! The other day I received a frantic call from someone who, because of a job transfer, had moved ou...

When it comes to Staging your home remember to think - MONEY! Today's buyer is picky, and looking for the PERFECT home. You know, the one that looks like a model. They no longer are willing to walk into a well-used home to visualize! Because of the huge inventory of homes that builders are now s...

Oh . . . for the good old days. You know, when gasoline was $2.00 a gallon,cokes were a dollar, interest rates were below 5%, and sticking a sign in the yard and waiting for offers to come in was enough to get your house sold! Hmmm . . . and it seems like only yesterday . . . ! Now market invent...

One of the first tips I share with clients who want to prepare their home for sale . . . make your home look like it is ready to welcome the possessions of a new owner! The following is a list of 5 simple, affordable ways you can up your houses "sell appeal" to attract the greatest number of buy...

No matter how slow the buying market is right now, remember, houses are still selling. So your questions should be . . . who is buying, who is selling, and how are they doing it? There are definite ways to market in these slower times. What worked in the past is just that - in the past! Those wi...

As a professional home stager you have a responsibility to your client to shoot straight from the hip! You are there to tell them exactly what they need to do, in your opinion, to get their house sold! The following are a few thoughts regarding how best to proceed: 1. View the home through "buye...

OK, so you made the decision to put your home on the market. It sounded like such a good idea at the time, but now you're feeling overwhelmed. Where . . . and how should you begin? The answer - begin at the beginning! Look at your home through "buyers eyes", the same eyes you are going to look t...

When staging condominiums there are fundamental principles which MUST be applied. Too often sellers believe the art of home staging and condo staging is exactly the same thing. This way of thinking will cause them to make their FIRST mistake . . . which could result in their condo sitting along ...

It has been well established that when people are house shopping they buy what they see. What you may not have been told however, they also buy what they smell! As a professional home stager, my primary job is to meet with Realtors and home sellers, go room by room with a critical eye, and tell ...

No matter what your favorite color is . . . when thinking of your home, it needs to be GREEN! With growing concerns over rising energy costs, global warming and protecting our environment for future generations, the desire to "Green-Up" has dramatically increased. There are affordable ways that ...