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Staged Atlanta Contemporary Home Sold in 22 Days On Market 98% of Asking Price Dec. 2009

homestagingpros — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:25:15 +0000

Yep, home staging still works even in the current market. Atlanta Home Staging Pros staged a contemporary 1980′s style home (a style that appeals to approximately 3% of the home buyers in the Atlanta market). The real estate agent aggressively priced the home for the neighborhood and location and it sold in 22 days at 98% of asking price. Other agents who market in the area and fellow home owners have taken notice and requests are being received to rent the same staging furniture and accessories that helped sell the home. “Without the rental furniture provided by Rick Duda and Atlanta Home Staging Pros -Homes Designed To Sell, I informed my seller that the home would probably take several months to sell with multiple price reductions. Because of the style of the home, and dimensions of the rooms it was critical to successfully selling the home that the property was staged by an experienced professional and Rick Duda came highly recommended to me from other agents in my office” said Erica Whitney, REALTOR with Keller Williams Realty. “This was an incredibly exciting way to end our year. The home staging industry in Georgia and metro Atlanta, GA has taken a brutal beating this year with the large number of foreclosures and short sales in the market which are not staged. Home owners and REALTORS with non-bank owned properties are even looking at Virtual Home Staging as an alternative to traditional home staging. But virtually staging a property is not the same experience for the buyer as staging it with tangible furniture which requires a higher investment but provides the quickest results” stated Rick Duda, CEO and President of Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell.

Home Staging Training and GA Realtor Continuing Education classes are available through Homes Designed To Sell, please contact them directly for details.

Home Staging Live Webinar & REALTOR Continuing Education Credits

homestagingpros — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:56:33 +0000

WEBINAR AVAILABLE & PUBLIC WELCOME! Tickets available for sale online here. Join Rick Duda, published and acclaimed certified Home Staging Professional and Real Estate

EXAMPLE OF VIRTUAL HOME STAGING BY CERTIFIED HOME STAGER

Consultant for a 3 hour continuing education class. $35 for Realtors, $45 for non-Realtors. Gain a comprehensive understanding of how to position staging with sellers to get them on board; which furniture placement, specific paint color recommendations and landscape/flower color solutions enhance the look and feel of a home prior to it being placed on the market. Using our copywrighted Home Staging Profit model helps agents and sellers calculate their expected return on investment along with budgeting for staging. Click here for other dates and locations of our home staging training courses. Three hours of Georgia CE credits for onsite attendees through Cobb Association of REALTORS, no CE credits for webinar attendees.

Recent Comments on Evaluation Forms From Staging CE Class Attendees

” Today I met wtih one of my builders who asked me what color flowers to plant to attract attention to the property and I was so proud that I already had the answer from attending Rick’s staging class.”

“I want you to know that I really enjoyed your class today and am so glad I attended. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us so that hopefully, we can incorporate the benefit of using a stager and home staging an intricate part of our listing presentation.”

“Excellent presentation with lots of eye opening material! For the price this was great!”

“Rick is an excellent speaker. The time sent so fast and I would highly recommend this class to other REALTORS.”

“Rick made the course very interesting and his experiences as a real estate professional in the business with us were great examples.!”

GA REALTOR Home Staging Continuing Education Class

homestagingpros — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:39:10 +0000

On October 21, 2009 at 9:30 am join Rick Duda, published and acclaimed certified Home Staging Professional at NAMAR, Notheast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors for a 3 hour continuing education class. $34.95 for Realtors, $44.95 for non-Realtors. Gain a comprehensive understanding of which furniture placement, color recommendations and virtual home staging enhance the look and feel of a home. Click here for other dates and locations of our home staging training courses.

Virtual Home Staging Helping In Tight Real Estate Market

homestagingpros — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:54:24 +0000

Virtual Staging Real Estate Property & Homes For Sale Virtually Virtual Stager

With the economy in a pinch and the purse strings of REALTORs and home owners getting tighter, Virtual Home Staging solutions are increasingly becoming popular. Recently the benefits of Virtual Home Staging were featured nationwide in REALTOR magazine. If your home is vacant, needs updating, and a home manager or traditional home staging with rental furniture is not an option, Virtual Staging TM is an affordable alternative to renting furniture and accessories for two or three months. By virtually staging a vacant or cluttered home with today’s technology, you are able to inexpensively improve the home’s appeal to the 87% of home buyers on the Internet looking at pictures of homes for sale.

A pioneer in alternative home staging programs, Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell began offering Virtual Staging TM in 2007 being used by other home stagers. Virtual Staging TM creates three dimensional (3D) pictures of how rooms or spaces within a home can look with furnishings and accessories appropriate for the type of buyer for that home. Using special software, trained graphics designer along with a virtual stager create model home like pictures to attract more buyers into the home and often an offer. For most home buyers, a home purchase is an emotional decision, they fall in love with it or know it when they see it and many buyers lack imagination as to how the home would look with furniture, less clutter or more space. The ability to do high level streaming video tours for luxury homes and new developments also exists. To resolve potential liability issues regarding photos of the home that have been created, virtual stager and real estate professional Rick Duda suggests the seller and listing agent write on the Seller Property Disclosure Statement that the photos presented have been virtually staged. “I also recommend that the listing agent make a comment in the ‘office eyes’ section as well. Finally, I recommend that clients have their virtual staging pictures printed out on foam core panels and placed on inexpensive easels in each room that is featured that way when buyers walk into a property, they understand the pictures are designed to help buyers see how they can live in the space”.

Usually there is a five space minimum to create pictures (the family room, kitchen, master bedroom, formal living room and keeping room or breakfast area) since these are the spaces buyers most often wish to see pictures of on the internet). The average response time to create a Virtual Staging TM solution is approximately five business days from the time the order is received along with all required documentation.

For additional information visit Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell

Or call 770-434-7503

Home Stager With Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell Featured in Home Improvement Magazine

homestagingpros — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:43:30 +0000

Atlanta Home Staging Pros - Homes Designed To Sell Featured

Home Improvement Magazine chose to feature Rick Duda, founder and CEO of Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell in the June 2009 issue of the publication. Several experienced Atlanta home stagers along with a landscape artist and lifestyle expert provided responses to frequently asked questions regarding when to consult a home stager and what qualifications sellers should seek; the typical cost for staging and redesign services; and interior and exterior staging techniques any home owner can do. ”We were one of the very first to have a home staging business in 2001and we are thrilled that Home Improvement Magazine is educating home owners and consumers about the value professional home stagers provide. Due to the current housing market, sellers are questioning every penny with the sale of their home and because many home owners are losing money, they sometimes forget that they stand to lose less money and possibly get multiple top dollar offers if the home is professionally staged, in great condition, is priced right for the market, and they hire an experienced REALTOR with an aggressive internet marketing plan” stated Rick Duda.

homestagingpros — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:38:07 +0000

Are you a home owner, builder, lender or Realtor with a vacant home to sell? If so, there is a new visual merchandising tool to help you sell your real estate faster and for more money. Virtual Staging™ is an innovative and affordable solution that creates CAD (computer aided design) 3d visual images of how vacant homes will look furnished and accessorized. Helping buyers visually move in and where to place their furnishings usually leads to more offers, faster and for more money. “It is true, our picture is worth a thousand words, and when buyers start seeing their furnishings in rooms after seeing our pictures, an offer is not far behind. In 2007 we launched this technology based interior design solution to help owners of vacant homes (including bank foreclosure and lender REO property) to stage them without the expense of traditional staging. However, Virtual Staging does not always replace the need for traditional staging.” Click Here to View More Information on Virtual Staging

Virtual Home Staging

Virtual Staging™ solves several problems. With the glut of vacant homes on the market, many Realtors are reluctant to invest in a virtual tour because empty rooms do not entice buyers to see the property. Some condominium communities prohibit a home manager or home staging, and many owners object to someone else living in their home. Finally, some sellers can not afford to stage with rented furniture from DMD Studios, Brook, Cort or Aaron and purchase accessories that they own when the home sells. Virtual Staging™ is especially valuable for older renovated homes with odd or outdated floor plans. We are able to create ambiance mood lighting, hang pictures, light the fireplace and give them a picture of the hidden potential of each room”. Atlanta Home Staging Pros - Homes Designed To Sell has staged over 1,200 homes since 2001.

homestagingpros — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:44:43 +0000

Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell anounced today that it now has on staff a full time, general contractor. Eddie Douglas joined Homes Designed To Sell in early 2009 serving in the role of General Contractor; providing a turn-key management solution for the larger home improvement projects that prepare homes for sale (prior to staging) and customization projects for home buyers. “Eddie has over fourteen years of experience in the construction industry ranging from building homes to real estate sales. While building homes for DR Horton, Eddie was awarded the highest customer service ratings two consecutive years from home owners by meeting build-time delivery dates and remaining within construction budgets. He prides himself on dedication to each job and the ability to follow through with integrity and attention to detail. Addding Eddie to our team of Associates provides our busy clients with a one stop solution so that getting the home ready is one less headache for them” stated Rick Duda, CEO and President of Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell. “I decided to affiliate my construction and remodeling business with Rick and Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell because of the business partnership opportunities no one else could offer me. Rick’s leadership style, passion for profitable real estate based business concepts, energy and drive made me want to work with him and his team. With Rick’s company becoming increasingly involved with the bank REO foreclosure properties for sale, the opportunities seem endless” stated Eddie Douglas.

Sell Your Atlanta Home 50% Faster Home Staging Seminar and Discount Model Home Furniture Sale

homestagingpros — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:32:29 +0000

Join Rick Duda with Atlanta Home Staging Pros — Homes Designed to Sell® seen at the Atlanta Home Show and on A&E Flip This House at DMD Studios’ designer show room for a two hour seminar to learn money making tips on home staging & redesign for your home. Learn from Georgia’s largest home staging company with over 1,200 homes staged since 2001. Open to Realtors and the general public. Seating is limited to 50 attendees.

Atlanta Home Staging Seminar Class and Worshop

Key benefits for you:

· How to get home staging services for FREE

· Discover the 2009 trends for design solutions that help sell your home

· Learn staging tips and home improvement ideas for fast, inexpensive solutions to update the look of your home

· Participate in interactive before and after photo sessions

· Learn how to remove odors in your home and staging for life/living

· Calculate your personal budget for staging to see how much more money you’ll make by staging your home

· Bring your specific questions about your home to our professionals

· Shop for gorgeous model home show room furniture and accessories for sale or rent

· Information on starting a home staging business and our certified training

Benefit From Staging Your Condo, Loft, Townhome or House Now Before Spring 2009 For A Faster Sale

homestagingpros — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:23:57 +0000

Putting your home on the market in Atlanta to sell in early 2009? Now is the best time for you to schedule your initial staging consultation and get a head start on the spring selling market. Why now? You can save a lot of money by doing the things that need doing over the next few months so that your home will sell quickly and for top dollar. Many contractors are available now when they are booked in the spring. Whether your home is vacant and needs rental furniture or needs a redesign staging consulation we are here to help. List your house,condo, townhouse or loft with one of our Preferred Realtors and get your staging done for free! Visit our web site at http://www.AtlantaHomeStagingPros.com. Look for us in the March edition of Home Improvement Magazine! Atlanta Home Staging Pros – Homes Designed To Sell 770-434-7503

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