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Pittsburgh PA Home Selling Strategy--Start Now to Sell Well!

Every year, more savvy home sellers are seeing the value in properly preparing their homes for a sale , yet almost as many are still confused about when is the ideal time to start getting their home ready for a successful sale. If you hope to be a seller...

Published Sat, Jan 16 2010 9:26 AM by Mary Fasnacht
Top Ten Reasons Home Staging Pays Off for Savvy Pittsburgh, PA Realtors—Reason #6: Staging Improves the Online “Wow” Factor of Your Listings

We've already seen five great reasons Home Staging Pays Off for Realtors: Reason #1: Staging Saves Time Reason #2: Staging Brings Traffic Reason #3: Staging Saves Money Reason #4: Staging Makes Money Reason #5: Staging Addresses Touchy Topics Now...

Published Wed, Sep 02 2009 3:55 PM by Mary Fasnacht
Top Ten Reasons Home Staging Pays Off for Savvy Pittsburgh PA Real Estate Agents-Staging Benefit #5: Staging Helps You Handle Touchy Topics

We've already seen how using a Professional Home Stager saves you time , brings more traffic , and both saves and makes you money , but what more can it do to help you? Another huge benefit of working with a stager is Reason #5: Home Staging Helps...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2009 6:16 PM by Mary Fasnacht
Top Ten Reasons Home Staging Pays Off for Savvy Real Estate Agents-Staging Benefit #4: Staging MAKES You Money

In this Top Ten List of why home staging pays off for Realtors®, we've already seen: Reason #1: Staging Saves Time Reason #2: Staging Brings Traffic Reason #3: Staging Saves Money And now we're ready for the next reason Home Staging pays off...

Published Sat, Aug 22 2009 3:24 PM by Mary Fasnacht
Top Ten Reasons Home Staging Pays Off for Savvy Real Estate Agents-Staging Benefit #3: Staging Saves You Money

Now we're ready to talk about Professional Home Staging and your all-important bottom-line. You know-- "Show me the Money!" Reason #3: Professional Home Staging SAVES You Money Selling homes for a living can be a lucrative business (and...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 11:29 AM by Mary Fasnacht
Feels Like Home Interiors--Pittsburgh PA Home Staged and Sold in 5 Days

Mary Fasnacht of Feels Like Home Interiors recently had the pleasure of staging a home in the Pittsburgh, PA suburbs. These savvy sellers understood the value of preparing and staging their home before listing. This home sold in just 5 days with multiple...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 10:41 AM by Mary Fasnacht
Top Ten Reasons Home Staging Pays Off For Realtors--Reason #1: Staging Saves You Time

As you well know, the demands of being a successful Realtor® have grown dramatically over the past decade or so. Technology has skyrocketed, competition has increased, and the market has gone (just a bit) haywire. As a Realtor® you likely feel...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 10:34 AM by Mary Fasnacht
Top Ten Reasons Home Staging Pays Off for Savvy Real Estate Agents--Reason #2: Staging Increases Traffic to Your Listings

Welcome to the second installment in my series of Top Ten Reasons Home Staging Pays Off for Savvy Real Estate Agents . The first post covered how professional home staging saves you precious time. Now for Staging Benefit #2. Staging Benefit #2: Professional...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 10:20 AM by Mary Fasnacht
Will Your Home Get the 8.2 Second Look? Use Professional Home Staging To Win Your Buyer's Love and Affection

Did you know that according to a recent study when a man gazes at a woman for 8.2 seconds or more the first time he sees her, he rates that woman as highly attractive--raising the odds of love at first sight? And on the other end of the spectrum, if the...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2009 2:53 PM by Mary Fasnacht
Kitchen Staging Recipe: Four Steps to Stage Your Kitchen and Cook Up a Sale

You’ve heard the saying—the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Well, the way to your buyer’s heart is through your kitchen. There is no doubt about it, kitchens sell homes. But not just any tired, cluttered old kitchen...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2009 8:55 AM by Mary Fasnacht
In Both Love and Home Selling, Mom Was Right!

What was the simple yet profound advice? Avoid looking desperate! This gem held great wisdom back in my dating days and perhaps somewhat surprisingly works as excellent counsel for today's home sellers. And to be honest, there were moments in my younger...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2009 12:18 PM by Mary Fasnacht
MLS Photos--Shoot for Quantity AND Quality

According to a July 2008 study by Point2 Technologies, online home shoppers skip over listings with no or few photos and spend their time checking out the listings with the most MLS photos. This study found that listings with no photos had the worst online...

Published Tue, Jun 16 2009 8:21 AM by Mary Fasnacht