Natasha 's Blog ~ Showhomes Greenville

Inside Edition ran a story this week on an innovative strategy for staging large, vacant homes with live-in Home Managers; a strategy that allows owners to pay for staging at close and lowers the overall cost to stage but produces excellent sales results: http://insideedition.com/news.aspx?storyI...

Cindy Montgomery, our top stager and one our Top-Performers each year, sent me these photos of soem homes she staged last week. Cindy is a dynamo with an average of almost 50 homes staged at any given time. Take a look: We often talk about color and contrast and how contrast, even with the lack o...

After several years of an amazing boom, real estate markets all across the country have slowed to a trickle of what they had been in previous years. Homes have become much harder to sell, there are more homes on the market than at any time in history and these homes are taking far longer to sell....

Many of you know that I lost my sister Michelle to a blood cancer in May of 2005. I learned about Team in Training through Phil and Amy P. of Biggest Loser fame. (They live here in Greenville.)I have a plan to get fit by summer and think this is an excellent way to make sure I stick with it!I'm ...

Upscale Nomads Help Sell Homes Great article on Showhomes that appeared in the Tampa Tribune this past weekend. Showhomes opened two new locations recently in the Tampa area: By Shannon Behnken, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Jan. 25 TAMPA -- Some of Tampa's finest houses need more than impeccable maintenan...

Why do buyers spend three times longer looking at a Showhome? Because, we're selling a lifestyle, not just a house.   Home staging is more popular than ever before, but a lot of builders, agents and homeowners still equate the term 'staging' with fake flowers and furniture rental.    And sometime...

Home staging is tax-deductible!All of us in the staging business know that education is one of our principle responsibilities and greatest challenges. We know that staging creates value and results in quicker sales, but sometimes homeowners and Realtors need convincing.There is often a perception...

Statistics show that homes that are furnished, staged and maintained in show condition sell 30-90 days faster and sell for 10-20% higher prices than comparable vacant homes. We'd like to show you how much value we can add to your vacant listings.  Showhomes also relieves Realtors® of the hassles ...

I get this question a lot, "Who are home managers, and why should I use them?" The short answer: There are discerning individuals looking to rent high-end homes; they have high-end furniture, but can't seem to find upscale accommodations to rent.  These people are ideal home managers. By placing ...

I know I probably sounded like I was just whining and complaining the last few times I posted - especially since I was admittedly coming from a place of frustration in dealing with a few homeowners who did not see the value of staging. Interestingly enough, the quote that titles this post and the...