Comments on: THROW-UP listings. Do it “RIGHT,” Not “RIGHT NOW!” http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:42:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ann Wise http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-4008 Ann Wise Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:18:37 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-4008 Great post! I have found that most realtors seem to think that they can do the staging of a property along with trying to get the property sold. I am not a realtor and don't want to be. I am a certified stager and interior redesign specialist and I love what I do. It is my passion. Realtors need to do what they do best - get traffic through the home. Let the Stagers do what they do best and prepare the property to appeal to the greatest number of potential buyers. If anyone has any ideas on how to get this concept applied, let me know. Right now they (realtors) think they can do it all. Let me help! It is a sin-win-win situation for everyone. The realtor can concentrate on selling the home for their commission, the stager has a job and the homeowner makes more money on the sale of their house because it appeals to a larger market. A homeowner does not have the ability to be objective when it comes to staging their home. They need that third eye that has been trained on how they can get the biggest bang for their buck. The National Board of Realtors gave a stastic that staged homes sell 73% faster and for more money than a non-staged home. These are their stastics, not ours. Thanks for your time and have a fabulous day! Great post! I have found that most realtors seem to think that they can do the staging of a property along with trying to get the property sold. I am not a realtor and don’t want to be. I am a certified stager and interior redesign specialist and I love what I do. It is my passion. Realtors need to do what they do best – get traffic through the home. Let the Stagers do what they do best and prepare the property to appeal to the greatest number of potential buyers. If anyone has any ideas on how to get this concept applied, let me know. Right now they (realtors) think they can do it all. Let me help! It is a sin-win-win situation for everyone. The realtor can concentrate on selling the home for their commission, the stager has a job and the homeowner makes more money on the sale of their house because it appeals to a larger market. A homeowner does not have the ability to be objective when it comes to staging their home. They need that third eye that has been trained on how they can get the biggest bang for their buck. The National Board of Realtors gave a stastic that staged homes sell 73% faster and for more money than a non-staged home. These are their stastics, not ours. Thanks for your time and have a fabulous day!

]]> By: FranklyRealty.com Trust Me I’m A REALTOR » Dec vs. Jan. When to LIST Your Home. http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-3378 FranklyRealty.com Trust Me I’m A REALTOR » Dec vs. Jan. When to LIST Your Home. Sun, 31 May 2009 04:36:15 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-3378 [...] you have a home for sale that is “ready” (a fully staged Arlington Virginia Home), are you better off waiting until January 1st (or Spring) to list your [...] [...] you have a home for sale that is “ready” (a fully staged Arlington Virginia Home), are you better off waiting until January 1st (or Spring) to list your [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2342 Anonymous Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:18:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2342 Frank - remember the listing I told you about??? Same deal...the seller ended up going with someone who overpromised and SO underdelivered. Someone with a gazillion listings. The property listed the day AFTER the sellers interviewed each of us. AND, when the listing posted to the MLS there were NO pictures. Further, there was NO sign in the yard. It took about 6 days for the pictures to finally show up on the MLS and even then the house had not been staged. When I contacted the seller to see how traffic had been the first weekend she said NO ONE visited. I think the old "prior planning prevents piss poor performance" is appropriate here... Frank – remember the listing I told you about??? Same deal…the seller ended up going with someone who overpromised and SO underdelivered. Someone with a gazillion listings. The property listed the day AFTER the sellers interviewed each of us. AND, when the listing posted to the MLS there were NO pictures. Further, there was NO sign in the yard. It took about 6 days for the pictures to finally show up on the MLS and even then the house had not been staged. When I contacted the seller to see how traffic had been the first weekend she said NO ONE visited. I think the old “prior planning prevents piss poor performance” is appropriate here…

]]> By: Kathleen Lordbock - Re$ale Design &amp; Home Staging http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2339 Kathleen Lordbock - Re$ale Design &amp; Home Staging Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:47:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2339 Frankly, Frank not having any mis- spellings will not make you look smart - but you did write a smart blog. <br/><br/>As a professional stager with training, mind you, but not with a degree in interior design I am thinking that you may want to read up a bit on the differences. I also "design" homes for people to live in and I even draw up plans for additions and the like (general contractor , too) However, you either have it in you to know how to eye up a room and fix it or you don't. I have an eye for color - am a Benjamin Moore Color consultant, do landscaping, (no degree in that either). Luckily, I'm not claiming to be able to do brain surgery or design a suspension bridge.<br/><br/> Training for staging is helpful , I learned about the business aspects in my classes, not furniture placement. But even when you are all trained in whatever school of choice , you need to study, study, study - keep up with the current trends and the latest color combinations. AR is that continuing education for me along with the 20 plus magazines I subscribe to and the books I buy. I memorize store inventories and also make notes to myself on ideas, reuses, etc.<br/><br/>You might not hire me because I am not an design degreed professional, but you should because I am really good at what I do. Oh , I take great photos with my Kodak v570 ,too & you trained me on that. Frankly, Frank not having any mis- spellings will not make you look smart – but you did write a smart blog.

As a professional stager with training, mind you, but not with a degree in interior design I am thinking that you may want to read up a bit on the differences. I also “design” homes for people to live in and I even draw up plans for additions and the like (general contractor , too) However, you either have it in you to know how to eye up a room and fix it or you don’t. I have an eye for color – am a Benjamin Moore Color consultant, do landscaping, (no degree in that either). Luckily, I’m not claiming to be able to do brain surgery or design a suspension bridge.

Training for staging is helpful , I learned about the business aspects in my classes, not furniture placement. But even when you are all trained in whatever school of choice , you need to study, study, study – keep up with the current trends and the latest color combinations. AR is that continuing education for me along with the 20 plus magazines I subscribe to and the books I buy. I memorize store inventories and also make notes to myself on ideas, reuses, etc.

You might not hire me because I am not an design degreed professional, but you should because I am really good at what I do. Oh , I take great photos with my Kodak v570 ,too & you trained me on that.

]]> By: Diane Aurit http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2340 Diane Aurit Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:47:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2340 Well, darn. I wrote a blog about this exact same thing but you clearly did as better job as YOU got featured. I feel so strongly about everything you mentioned...I'm going to copy it to give to my sellers so they know it isn't just me who feels this way. Thanks! Well, darn. I wrote a blog about this exact same thing but you clearly did as better job as YOU got featured. I feel so strongly about everything you mentioned…I’m going to copy it to give to my sellers so they know it isn’t just me who feels this way. Thanks!

]]> By: Joni Van Deventer-RoomByRoomRedesign http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2341 Joni Van Deventer-RoomByRoomRedesign Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:47:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2341 I am finding out that more and more people that are calling themselves, Interior Designers, have far less education than I do and less experience. I am what I am, talent and professionalism have nothing to do with credentials. Should I require every Realtor that I use to have a degree in marketing or business, I think not; I trust reputation and intregrity. So what if I am an ASP, CFD and have a little degree in Science, the WHAT is the results. No one should undermind anyone in either the Real Estate nor Staging industries because you just might be working for them one day, that's my theory and I stand behind it. By the way, I carry all my "credentials" and degree with me in a career book as well as a portfolio of projects I have done or am doing. To some people it means nothing to others it shows that you a many faceted individual that keeps on the cutting edge. I don't care what business you are in, continuing education is important in any field. JMO I am finding out that more and more people that are calling themselves, Interior Designers, have far less education than I do and less experience. I am what I am, talent and professionalism have nothing to do with credentials. Should I require every Realtor that I use to have a degree in marketing or business, I think not; I trust reputation and intregrity. So what if I am an ASP, CFD and have a little degree in Science, the WHAT is the results. No one should undermind anyone in either the Real Estate nor Staging industries because you just might be working for them one day, that’s my theory and I stand behind it. By the way, I carry all my “credentials” and degree with me in a career book as well as a portfolio of projects I have done or am doing. To some people it means nothing to others it shows that you a many faceted individual that keeps on the cutting edge. I don’t care what business you are in, continuing education is important in any field. JMO

]]> By: Juliet Johnson - Appreciating Your Home http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2337 Juliet Johnson - Appreciating Your Home Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:46:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2337 Hi Frank, this is an excellent post for sure. One of my closest Realtor associates always <b>claims the buyer for the house is usually one of the first people in it!</b> Hi Frank, this is an excellent post for sure. One of my closest Realtor associates always claims the buyer for the house is usually one of the first people in it!

]]> By: FRANK LL0SA Broker http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2338 FRANK LL0SA Broker Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:46:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2338 Hey Juliet,<br/>Great comment. This is VERY true, and I say happens <b>maybe 50% of the time, the buyer was one of the first to visit!</b> Hey Juliet,
Great comment. This is VERY true, and I say happens maybe 50% of the time, the buyer was one of the first to visit!

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2334 Anonymous Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:45:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2334 Excellent as everything you do. I thought you just staged, very beautifully. Excellent as everything you do. I thought you just staged, very beautifully.

]]> By: Michelle Minch, Moving Mountains Design &amp; Staging http://blog.franklyrealty.com/2007/07/throw-up-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-2335 Michelle Minch, Moving Mountains Design &amp; Staging Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:45:00 +0000 http://franktempblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/throw-up-listings-do-it-right-not-right-now/#comment-2335 Frank: Thank you for this wonderful blog. Staging a home has always been a necessity, but it is only recently that staging is getting the attention it deserves. I am both a Professional Stager and an Interior Designer. I "get it" when staging a home, that I am not doing interior design, but am designing for desirability and marketability.<br/><br/>What I don't get is homeowners and Realtors that slap up (or throw up) a listing that is sub-par and does not place the home in the top tier of homes listed on the MLS for that area and price range. This is a no brainer for me. I always supply a CD of post-staging photos to the Listing Agent to use in marketing the home. It is part of our staging service. I actually have a selfish reason for doing this - I want the home to sell as quickly as possible for the highest possible price, which gives me another great statistic to use when advertising my company.<br/><br/>Yes, there are a lot of poorly trained or just plain bad stagers, just as there are bad real estate agents and bad hairdressers. Who hasn't had a bad haircut once in their life? But the good ones are out there and you find them the same way you find other service providers - referrals, research and references.<br/><br/>I recently (escrow closed last week) had a $2.98 million home sell for $80,000 over the original asking price with multiple offers in 5 days. The winning bidder bought the house furnished as staged and said he would not have been interested in the house if it had not been staged. Chalk another victory up for staging! Frank: Thank you for this wonderful blog. Staging a home has always been a necessity, but it is only recently that staging is getting the attention it deserves. I am both a Professional Stager and an Interior Designer. I “get it” when staging a home, that I am not doing interior design, but am designing for desirability and marketability.

What I don’t get is homeowners and Realtors that slap up (or throw up) a listing that is sub-par and does not place the home in the top tier of homes listed on the MLS for that area and price range. This is a no brainer for me. I always supply a CD of post-staging photos to the Listing Agent to use in marketing the home. It is part of our staging service. I actually have a selfish reason for doing this – I want the home to sell as quickly as possible for the highest possible price, which gives me another great statistic to use when advertising my company.

Yes, there are a lot of poorly trained or just plain bad stagers, just as there are bad real estate agents and bad hairdressers. Who hasn’t had a bad haircut once in their life? But the good ones are out there and you find them the same way you find other service providers – referrals, research and references.

I recently (escrow closed last week) had a $2.98 million home sell for $80,000 over the original asking price with multiple offers in 5 days. The winning bidder bought the house furnished as staged and said he would not have been interested in the house if it had not been staged. Chalk another victory up for staging!

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