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Kimberly Wester's experiences, views and tutorials on staging in the real estate industry, with a focus on educating the RE industry on the benefits of home staging and bringing the staging community together under a united message.
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The final step in the Staging process for Realtors is marketing the house.  At this point, you have introduced staging to your clients, had your stager meet with them, gone through the consultation/bid process and the work is completed.Why is this the last step in the process?  Because now the ho...
01/25/2007
Step #6 in the Staging Process is getting the work done.  This of course , follows the sellers introduction to staging and the meeting with your stager and is based upon the consultation/bid that was presented to them.What work is to be done?  Well, that is entirely up to the seller.  After walki...
01/22/2007
Wallpaper, that is!  It seems to be a heavy topic in the great staging debate.  Does it add value?  Is it worth the time and effort?  Is it really necessary?  After reading Value vs. Apeal by Don Fabrizio-Garcia, I decided to state my case for the removal of wallpaper. After all, sometimes it is ...
01/18/2007
Why is this the only franchise I will ever review? I'm not a big fan franchises, so I try to not to eat at them.  I love the uniqueness of independent restaurants and make it a rule to not eat at a place I can find at home when I am out of town. Example - why ,when I am in downtown Chicago, would...
01/16/2007
Step 5 in the Step by Step Series is the consultation or bid phase.  At this point, you have a stager, introduced the staging concept to your client and they have met to discuss what happens next.  It will either be a consultation or bid.To clear up a few things first, neither of these things wil...
01/16/2007
Step 4 in the Step by Step: the Staging Process for Realtors is to set up a meeting between your Stager and your client after you have introduced the concept to your seller.The purpose of this meeting is for your client to learn what staging is and how they can use it to benefit them in the sale ...
01/13/2007
Did you know that virtually every day is actually - officially - a holiday of some sort?  It's true!When my girls were preschoolers, I stumbled upon a list of obscure and bizarre holidays that are truly real, established holidays.  I would pick from this list on random days to keep my girls occup...
01/10/2007
If you have been keeping up with Step by Step: The Staging Process for Realtors, then you already know how to Find a Stager.  Now what, you ask?  Well now you must introduce staging to your clients and for most of you, this is probably where you hit a wall.  If you have never used a stager, what ...
01/08/2007
 Okay, I know you are all waiting with baited breath on the next installment of the Step By Step Series, but I could not hold this in any longer...  A large amount of discussion goes on here about effective marketing.  Print vs. Internet, open house or no open house, yada yada yada. I am here to ...
01/05/2007
This is a continuation of my blog Step by Step: The Staging Process for Realtors.  In this installation, I will show you the best ways to FIND a stager.1. Start right here - Activerain. This is a real estate network, is it not?  Post a request for a stager referral, search the site for someone ne...
01/02/2007
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Kimberly Wester's experiences, views and tutorials on staging in the real estate industry, with a focus on educating the RE industry on the benefits of home staging and bringing the staging community together under a united message.
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