Comments on: Home Staging Tips for the Basement http://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/home-staging-tips-for-the-basement/ Information Tools and Inspiration to Grow Your Own Real Estate Staging Business Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Debra Gould, The Staging Divahttp://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/home-staging-tips-for-the-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 Debra Gould, The Staging Diva Wed, 20 May 2009 15:29:09 +0000 http://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/?p=2015#comment-1408 Hi Jill, to help your home staging customers understand why every room in a house is key, look back at your notes from the <a href="http://stagingdiva.com/store" rel="nofollow">Staging Diva Training Program</a>. Remember it’s a seller’s job to romance the buyer into making an offer. If potential buyers find something about the house that’s disturbing they are most likely going to move on to the next listing. This is especially true in a buyers' market as we have now, when they can afford to be as picky as they please!The example you’ve just provided is a perfect cautionary tale to others of why “every room” includes the garage. I would share this story with future clients to show them what can happen if they don’t follow your advice. Hi Jill, to help your home staging customers understand why every room in a house is key, look back at your notes from the Staging Diva Training Program. Remember it’s a seller’s job to romance the buyer into making an offer. If potential buyers find something about the house that’s disturbing they are most likely going to move on to the next listing. This is especially true in a buyers’ market as we have now, when they can afford to be as picky as they please!

The example you’ve just provided is a perfect cautionary tale to others of why “every room” includes the garage. I would share this story with future clients to show them what can happen if they don’t follow your advice.

]]> By: Jill Monczunskihttp://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/home-staging-tips-for-the-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Jill Monczunski Sat, 16 May 2009 16:05:56 +0000 http://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/?p=2015#comment-1402 Oh ... the garage. This area and unfinished basements are always my hardest struggle with sellers. Over a year ago I consulted on a gorgeous 10,000 s/f home. The garage had 4 - yes, 4 - new Mercedes Benz parked in the garage. The owners had already moved and theses were their extra cars. Along with the cars, there were unorganized boxes, loose stuff, ancient dirty litter boxes, gardening tools (shovels, rakes ...) just laying across a workbench, etc., etc., etc. I could not get them to understand the importance of organizing and showing off the space in this 4+ car garage. In the end, they did nothing about it. Because I speak regularly with the agent, I know the home has not sold, and the most frequent comments from potential buyers is that the garage is such a mess. If you have any tricks up your sleeve how to convey to sellers how important garages and basements are without hitting them over the head, I could use some advice.Staging To Sell 231.690.0398 Jill R. Monczunski President/Designer www.designedbystagingtosell.com designedbystagingtosell@gmail.com Serving Central and Northern Michigan USA Oh … the garage. This area and unfinished basements are always my hardest struggle with sellers. Over a year ago I consulted on a gorgeous 10,000 s/f home. The garage had 4 – yes, 4 – new Mercedes Benz parked in the garage. The owners had already moved and theses were their extra cars. Along with the cars, there were unorganized boxes, loose stuff, ancient dirty litter boxes, gardening tools (shovels, rakes …) just laying across a workbench, etc., etc., etc. I could not get them to understand the importance of organizing and showing off the space in this 4+ car garage. In the end, they did nothing about it. Because I speak regularly with the agent, I know the home has not sold, and the most frequent comments from potential buyers is that the garage is such a mess. If you have any tricks up your sleeve how to convey to sellers how important garages and basements are without hitting them over the head, I could use some advice.

Staging To Sell
231.690.0398
Jill R. Monczunski
President/Designer
http://www.designedbystagingtosell.com
designedbystagingtosell@gmail.com
Serving Central and Northern Michigan USA

]]> By: Beverly Boisenhttp://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/home-staging-tips-for-the-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Beverly Boisen Sat, 16 May 2009 14:33:36 +0000 http://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/?p=2015#comment-1401 Hi Debra, yes a garage is also an important area. If the garage is so cluttered, how can anyone even think that their 1-2 cars will fit Painting the walls and floors is a must to brighten as well as make the whole garage seem much bigger A peg board for tools etc. Yes. We always hang our bikes up on hooks made especially for bikes. A shelf for the helmets or one can attach them to each bike. Thanks for the very important tips. I will certainly keep that in mind for the near future. Warmly, Beverly Hi Debra, yes a garage is also an important area.
If the garage is so cluttered, how can anyone even think that their 1-2 cars will fit
Painting the walls and floors is a must to brighten as well as make the whole garage seem much bigger
A peg board for tools etc.
Yes.
We always hang our bikes up on hooks made especially for bikes.
A shelf for the helmets or one can attach them to each bike.
Thanks for the very important tips.
I will certainly keep that in mind for the near future.
Warmly,
Beverly

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