MARKET PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO TOP DOLLAR SALES!!

By Award Winning Interior Designer and Your Neighborhood Realtor® Kirby Riggs

Review “Tips and Tricks” on my website: www.KirbyRiggs.com! These helpful suggestions will assist in guiding you through the sometimes overwhelming task of preparing your home for market. Trust me, the more you do to prepare your home for market, the more money you can expect to pocket at the close of escrow. The psychological benefits to previewing a home that has special sensory appeal will reward seller’s efforts and expenditures ten fold!! First impressions, starting at the curb, are critical! With my help as a former interior designer turned real estate Broker/Home Stager, we can make a difference in capturing the most interest in your property.

Kirby's Staging Chic© Services:

Consultation: Free to listing clients
Assessment and Summation of work to be done.
Recommendations of tasks to be performed.
Selection of colors, materials and trade services
Recommendations regarding
Furniture Rearrangement
Furniture/Accessory Removal, Storage
Furniture rental
Accessorizing
Plant Services
Landscaping: Yard clean-up, weeding, flower placement
Timeline scheduled
Overseeing all work in progress adhering to critical, market preparation timelines.

Although consultation services are part of my 'Secret Service' Seller’s Advantage found on my website: www.KirbyRiggs.com including a detailed guideline for all home preparations, depending on the extent of staging the seller may be responsible for rental furniture costs, however, this is usually a minimal cost at best compared to the return on investment! A vacant home should definitely be staged, partially or completely. I always recommend staging the kitchen, bathrooms, and focal living space (i.e. living room, family room or combination). Of-course, it never hurts to stage the entire home for the most beautiful results. Rule of thumb....The more complete the staging of your home, the higher the return resulting in a faster sale!!

Let me help you help yourself to the highest possible sale price! Call today (916) 580-8888 for a free ½ hour staging consultation and discover for yourself the “Secret Service Seller’s Advantage”.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT !!

GOOD MORNING, JOE!

DON'T LISTEN!

Someone once said, "When I was in my twenties, I worried about what others thought of me. When I was in my forties, I didn't care what they thought of me, and when I was in my sixties, I realized they weren't thinking about me at all." Who hasn't had a parent or friend tell us "What will people think?" How easy it is to let the influence of others govern our actions. By listening to others, then carrying out our lives to the tune they wish us to play, we are but puppets. One of "Aesop's Fables" addressed the same issue.
It told of an old man, a boy, and a donkey making their way down a hill. As the boy rode, while the old man led the donkey, they overheard a neighbor comment about the shame of making the old man walk. The next turn in the road saw both man and boy astride the donkey, and the next passer-by shook his head at the shame of putting such a load on the poor donkey. By the time the two reached the final turn in the road, they were seen carrying the donkey on a pole.
The message, of course, was that we should not live our lives to satisfy the expectations of others. It is up to us to set a clear direction for our own lives, and then follow that path to the exclusion of others.
It's really about choices, isn't it? We get to make our own choices in life. When we fail to do so, we have still made a choice - that being to let others make our choices for us. As the final days of the year approach, it's an excellent time to let your vision take hold, to set a bold new direction for your life in the coming year. Make some choices - no matter what "they" think!