12 Tips for Sellers Shooting Listing Videos Here, in Michigan, and many other states, Real Estate has been deemed non-essential during a stay-at-home order. The snowball effect is that Realtors and photographers are also not allowed to visit your home. But there’s good news! Home owners can shoot a video walk-through of their home for marketing purposes….and it’s working! Listings are going under contract, despite the challenges. Even if you are not a professional photographer, the goal remains to show your home in it’s best light. So here are 12 tips for sellers shooting listing videos to hel ..read more

5 Reasons To Take Down Family Photos For Staging The #1 Reason to Take Down Family Photos. Safety! But Those Are My Kids! The first thing you will hear out of just about any Real Estate Expert’s mouth is, take down all of your family photos. If you are researching ways to prepare your home for sale, you will no doubt read that family photos need to come down because buyers will have a tough time viewing the home as their own while they are seeing someone else’s family showcased there. That is true but there are many other important reasons to do so. As a professional home stager, I often provi ..read more

Creating a Kitchen Island That is a Reflection of You Photo Credit: RED Photography Consider this when creating a kitchen island. “If the kitchen is the heart of the home, the island is the heart of the kitchen”. My favorite time of the day is a quiet morning with no agenda. My favorite thing to do during that time is curl up with my coffee and one of the many magazines I haven’t had time to read yet. From Elle Decor to Michigan HOME and Lifestyle, I allow them to gather on my coffee table until the time is right and I can give each one my undivided attention. This morning we are gettin ..read more

​Smart home technology may make it easier to rent or sell a home, especially to a younger audience. A survey by the NAR (National Association of Realtors) showed millennials (born between 1980 and 2004) to be the highest demographic of buyers in today’s market. Another recent survey revealed that 85% of millennials are willing to spend more money to rent or purchase a home that includes smart technology. Considering those stats, now is the time to incorporate smart home technology into your plans for flipping or updating a home for the market. Think about it. Why not? The younger ge ..read more

All the agents are saying that it’s a seller’s market, right? They said it would be easy and you would get a great price. They said now is the time to cash in on your equity because homes are just flying off the shelf! Then, why isn’t your home selling? ​ If your listing has been on the market for 30 days or more with few showings scheduled and has not received an offer, something has to change! You need to sit down and take a hard look at the feedback you have received and the impression your home is making on buyers.So let’s talk about first impressions. Roughly 95% of potential buyers wil ..read more

12 Tips for Sellers Shooting Listing Videos Here, in Michigan, and many other states, Real Estate has been deemed non-essential during a stay-at-home order. The snowball effect is that Realtors and photographers are also not allowed to visit your home. But there’s good news! Home owners can shoot a video walk-through of their home for marketing purposes….and it’s working! Listings are going under contract, despite the challenges. Even if you are not a professional photographer, the goal remains to show your home in it’s best light. So here are 12 tips for sellers shooting listing videos to hel ..read more

5 Reasons To Take Down Family Photos For Staging The #1 Reason to Take Down Family Photos. Safety! But Those Are My Kids! The first thing you will hear out of just about any Real Estate Expert’s mouth is, take down all of your family photos. If you are researching ways to prepare your home for sale, you will no doubt read that family photos need to come down because buyers will have a tough time viewing the home as their own while they are seeing someone else’s family showcased there. That is true but there are many other important reasons to do so. As a professional home stager, I often provi ..read more

Creating a Kitchen Island That is a Reflection of You Photo Credit: RED Photography Consider this when creating a kitchen island. “If the kitchen is the heart of the home, the island is the heart of the kitchen”. My favorite time of the day is a quiet morning with no agenda. My favorite thing to do during that time is curl up with my coffee and one of the many magazines I haven’t had time to read yet. From Elle Decor to Michigan HOME and Lifestyle, I allow them to gather on my coffee table until the time is right and I can give each one my undivided attention. This morning we are gettin ..read more

​Smart home technology may make it easier to rent or sell a home, especially to a younger audience. A survey by the NAR (National Association of Realtors) showed millennials (born between 1980 and 2004) to be the highest demographic of buyers in today’s market. Another recent survey revealed that 85% of millennials are willing to spend more money to rent or purchase a home that includes smart technology. Considering those stats, now is the time to incorporate smart home technology into your plans for flipping or updating a home for the market. Think about it. Why not? The younger ge ..read more

All the agents are saying that it’s a seller’s market, right? They said it would be easy and you would get a great price. They said now is the time to cash in on your equity because homes are just flying off the shelf! Then, why isn’t your home selling? ​ If your listing has been on the market for 30 days or more with few showings scheduled and has not received an offer, something has to change! You need to sit down and take a hard look at the feedback you have received and the impression your home is making on buyers.So let’s talk about first impressions. Roughly 95% of potential buyers wil ..read more