I wanted to share this recent story with you – a Staged house sells in 3 hours! Of course it’s exceptional but it does happen inspite of a slower real estate market.
I was recently asked to help a lady prepare her home for sale. The house is small (2 bedrooms only and a very small office), but very well located and well maintained. The paint was recent and the color neutral enough on the main floor but needed to be refreshed in a couple of rooms on the upper floor.
The problem? Old and outdated furniture, outdated and darkish curtains, some clutter and several personal items, such as the owner’s artwork displayed everywhere in the house (pretty but not to everyone’s taste).
We worked on a very limited budget (approximately $700). I made a list of accessories to purchase and we split the tasks – I went off to IKEA and the owner shopped in smaller local stores to locate items such as decorative pillows, a vase, branches, a mirror and some fabric. She repainted her old dining room table a dark brown (instead of a previous blue color) and recovered the chairs with dark brown microsuede fabric. She also repainted a small office and a bathroom over a weekend. The seller also worked very hard to declutter and put some of her furniture in storage.
Last, but not least, we rented two small white chairs and we reorganized her furniture to optimize the spaces, changed the curtains on the living room and set up the accessories.
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 After |
As soon as the photographs appeared on the Internet, the phone started to ring. Three appointments were set up for the evening. The second visitors made and offer to purchase on the spot and it was accepted. The house sold the same day for %96 of the asking price. End of story!
Posted by: Sveta Melchuk. Founder of Home Staging Montreal, a Montreal firm specializing in Home Staging and Interior Redesign. Simple and effective solutions, to help you sell your property faster and for more money. Call Sveta at: 514-482-9776 
Wow impressive, do you have any before / after pictures ? It would be interesting to look at !
Hi RastaCook. We've just updated the post with new pictures.Enjoy!
It's great when get 100% co-operation and gain the trust of your clients. Real Estate is what you specialize in and any good Agent will know how to present a property in order to get it sold quickly.
When the client works with you to get the real estate sold in an efficient manner, you get a feeling of real achievement when the transaction goes through.
De-clutter, completion of renos, new paint job, a good clean and your good to go.
The must have been priced right too!
That was really awesome and impressive considering the economic downturns. You've managed to sell the house in 3 hours. You know how to do it strategically like repackaging the interior designs. :)
You really know your turf. This is just amazing! Heck, I would even buy that myself if I got the money!