Have you every wondered about a good kitchen paint color?   Yesterday Stage Two Sell did a Real Estate Consultation for a seller in Horseheads NY who had done a great deal of preparing her home for sale.  Great!  There were just a few issues that we addressed.  We arranged furniture to better sell the spaces, rehung some art work to define the features of the spaces, then approached the issue of the kitchen wall color.  It was just too bright for the general buying public, and the photos I took quickly proved that the color would look pretty uncomfortable in the MLS photos.  It was a  bright hot yellow... like a school bus!We chose a new color that had a soft yellow undertone to go with the tile and wood cabinets.  It made for much better photos on line and in person.When stuck for a co... 04/23/2015

     Are you making any of these 3 common mistakes when getting ready to sell your house?    Mistake # 1          You’re really not ready to sell.   This may sound harsh, because you said you want to sell your house, but there are many people who think they are ready, who say they are ready, but in the end just can’t get things together.  It happens more often than you would think.  These would be sellers are not really sure where they will move to, or they have put the house on the market before with no success. If this sounds like you, beware. This reluctance will cost you big bucks because you will not really get the necessary work done to have the best “product” to sell.  You’ll need to “detail” your house like you detail your car.     If you are lukewarm about moving, rethink selli... 05/24/2013

As a Realtor, do you use a book or a laptop to present your marketing package to prospective clients?  Which ever you use, there's one page to show your prospective clients that will help them better prepare their property for sale and give you a better product to market. As a professional home stager I work closely with sellers and spend a great deal of time helping them prepare their properties for sale.  The real estate agents are happy to have me address these condition issues and I know they like to show the clean, clutter free and improved staged home.  I've always provide before and after photos for the agents, but today when a Keller Williams agent in Horseheads NY asked for a simple one pager with the before and after photos,  the "ahh ha" bell rang loud and clear.  What she ne... 05/28/2010

A touch of emotion can make all the difference.  I've learned a lot this month.  I love a perfectly groomed landscape.  One that draws you in and invites you to poke around corners, only to find a little something unexpected.  Garden statuary?  I worked with, and have come to know Deb Landy of Stage Two Sell.  I didn't know what Deb could do for me and my garden was even an option.  She took my frustrated, often conflicting ideas of what my ideal garden should be, and made perfect sense of them.  Laid them out beautifully.  Deb is so much more than a stager.  She is a master communicator. 12/04/2009

New York home sales up nearly 8 percent in October 11/23/2009 Albany - Nov. 23, 2009 - Driven by buyers wanting to close before the anticipated first-time homebuyer tax credit deadline, October sales jumped nearly 8 percent from the previous month and nearly 6 percent compared to October 2008, according to preliminary existing single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS. The statewide median sales price rose by more than 2 percent between September and October. "There is no question that the federal first-time homebuyer tax credit has been a significant driver of home sales in New York State since its inception," said Duncan R. MacKenzie, NYSAR chief executive officer. "New York's REALTORS are grateful that our Congressional delegation understood t... 12/02/2009

Warren Buffet has proven to be one of the smartest investors of all time.  My favorite quote of his is "Be afraid when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are afraid."  I would agree.  People are afraid now and deals abound.  You can buy more for less right now than we have seen in a long, long time. This is no such thing as job security.  There never was and there never will be.  If you don't want to be fully responsible for your own finances, then someone else will be. House values go up and down, stock value goes up and down.  Many people are feeling like they have lost money because their holdings are not worth what they were a year ago.  Does it really matter?  If you are playing blackjack in Vegas and you win a bunch of money and don't get up from the table, is it really ... 04/28/2009

New Listings 210 Median Sold Price $77,780. Average Sold Price $108,739. Average Days on Market 156 Total Sold Dollar Volume (residential) $6,741.800. 04/07/2009

We are very pleased to welcome Cindy Cox to our TEAM of professionals.  Cindy brings many years of rental and new construction experience.  Cindy grew up in Chemung County where she lives with her husband Matt, and their daughter Tiffany.  Cindy spent most of her professional career managing their many rental properties, and their new home construction business.  Matt Cox has been building new homes in the Southern Tier of New York for 28 years and has earned a reputation as one of the finest custom home builders in the area.  In addition, Cindy provides the interior decorating for all their custom designed homes.  Owning a construction and rental business has made Cindy acutely aware of the importance of customer satisfaction, integrity, and professionalism.  Building, buying, and sell... 03/13/2009

Down market? What down market?  It's interesting how our minds work. When you hear something over and over, sooner or later - you will end up believing it.  Real estate is no different.  For more than a year now we have been bombarded with national media telling us how terrible the real estate market is.  And in some areas of the country.. it is.  Make no mistake.  In many parts of the country, the numbers are down. Way down. In our corner of the world we've dodged that bullet.  While representing buyers, and listening to our TEAM share their stories of frustration, I hear it time and again. "They are on the verge.. but not pulling the trigger". AND when they do, they are much more inclined (than before) to risk losing the right house on a low ball offer. Generally alienating the seller... 03/09/2009

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