Houses I’ve Staged, Styled and Sold Fast

The Way You LIVE in Your Home is YOUR BusinessThe Way You SELL Your House is MY Business! Melinda

Bartling

People always ask me, “Just what is it you do?”

I create your best emotional home selling look.

Here’s my picture book answer.Enjoy!

Disclaimer:Selling your house is hard work.

This is not about you. It’s about your house. And your buyers.

Some houses sell themselves. Most don’t.Most need a little something.

Whether it’s a small tweak or a full blown make over, using your things or mine,

I do whatever is necessary to sell your house…FAST.I take one house at a time and make it the best it can be.

That’s why my average house sells in 3 days or less, with multiple offers and for over asking price!

Sometimes it takes a bit longer but on average it doesn’t.It’s all in a day’s work for me. It’s what I do.

When Selling Your Home – It’s About the Space You’re Selling

Before – wrong arrangement of furniture

After – new arrangement opened up space

Stage Your Home so It Appeals to Your Target Market

Before - target market was other 82 year olds

After - target market was the universe

Open Up Your Rooms - Let Your Buyers Experience the Fullness of Your

Whole House

Before – coziness is for livingAfter – spaciousness is what

buyers want

Use Your Rooms as the Rooms They Were Meant to Be

Before – a dining room should be just that

After – let buyers envision the dining room

Not Good at Decorating?Hire a Professional

Before – the way you live in your house…

After – the way you sell your house…

Your Favorite Colors May Hurt Your Chances of Selling Your Home

Before – you don’t want to paint After – neither do your buyers

Staging is NOT About Clearing All Surfaces

Before – many stagers say clear the surfaces!

After – your home needs some personality!

The Flat Screen Dilemma -When Your House is Ready the Buyers Will Come!Before – don’t block your

windows!After – find the best space for that bad boy!

Let Your Rooms Breathe – Too Much Furniture Eats Your Equity

Before – difficult to meander through

After – welcome your buyers in to take a tour

Welcome Buyers into a RoomBefore – don’t make buyers question a room

After - buyers want to see space they can use

Boring versus “I’m Having Dinner Out Here and You’re Invited!”

Before – nothing to get excited about

After – I love this space and will pay more money for it!

How to Get From Here to the Kitchen?It’s a Maze!

Before – too much furniture to navigate

After – opens up the space to walk through

Balance is Important in Home Staging – Home Seller Success Story

Before – arrangement throws the room off

After – proper balance creates better space

Bedding was Dark and Added to an Already Dark Decor

Before – bedding made the room dark

After – lighter bedding added brightness

Room was Full with Wall-to-Wall Dark Heavy Furniture

Before - too many dark, heavy pieces

After – removed extra pieces and added color

How Not to Sell a Kitchen! Before – hard to sell when you live like this After – add a cup of personality

How NOT to Sell a $350,000 House Before – this look doesn’t match the price tag

After – an investment in your own home sale

Furnished Homes Sell Faster than Vacant Homes

Before – buyers can’t envision the space

After – show them how the space can look

From Boring to “I Always Wanted a Screened Porch!”

Before – doesn’t appear to be special

After – show off the best part of the house

Come Hang Out in My Kitchen While I Fix Dinner!

Before – this space needed a table After – guess who had one?

Oversized Furniture Doesn’t Sell HousesBefore – this piece took up the whole room

After – makes a small room appear larger

Give Vacant Rooms a Chance to ShineBefore – nothing to see but

every flawAfter – help buyers see

themselves here

Look What New Granite Can Do! Before – blue builder grade

counters don’t sellAfter – look how happy this

kitchen is now

From Now to WOW! Total Kitchen Re-Do!

Before – sometimes you need to start over

After – great choices paid off! Beautiful!

I’m a fast selling,home staging Realtor

who knows what buyers wantand how to create it.

I take what you have and make it better,so you can move on to the next phase of your

life – faster!

For more information• Call me at (913) 515-3250• Email me at melinda@melindabartling.com • Visit my website at http://melindabartling.com • Connect with me:

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