The Charleston market has been a little slow lately. Time on market has been creeping up slowly. Now the average is around 90 days. As another sucess story on staging I would like to present 2328 Daniel Island Drive. Daniel Island is one of the most sought after parts of town to live. Prices are a little higher than average. This particular home was listed on December 14, 2006 for $349,000. On May 4, 2007 the price dropped to $329,900.
After viewing (and having her client purchase) another one of our staged properties on Daniel Island, the agent recommended staging to her clients. We staged the property on August 8, 2007. The home closed on September 27, 2007. This is less than 60 days from staging to CLOSED.
It was nearly midnight when we left this job, so unfortunately the photos are a bit dark. One of the big issues in this home was the awkward floor plan of the living room/dining room combo. (the TV is housed in the white cabinets in the center)
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Melissa Marro, a published artist, now turned staging advocet and national speaker speaks her mind about real estate and the home staging industry. In her 'no holds barred' approach, audience members find real answers to the industries pitfalls and learn how to overcome them with tried and true information and guidance. With marketing as her passion, she turned a small home based business into one of the nation's largest home staging and training facilities. She now operates as the CEO of First Impressions Home Staging & Interior ReDesign as well as the Executive Director of Certified Staging Professionals International Training Academy (CSPI) - the world's largest Staging Training Organization, and regularly speaks at the StagerList Expos and Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)'s trade events.
For more information on having Marro speak at one of your real estate functions, please contact her at 843.822.2622 or email at marro.melissa@gmail.com
If you would like Marro's team to provide information on staging a property in the state of South Carolina, or the Greater Charleston Area, please visit www.WeStageSC.com, email marro.melissa@gmail.com or call 843.822.2622.
For more information on Marro's CSP Staging Training, please visit www.StagingAndRedesign.com, visit the CSP Calendar for dates or email marro.melissa@gmail.com. Below is a list of Marro's current CSP Certification class dates:
February 6-8 Charleston, SC
February 16-18 Austin, TX
March 6-8 Atlanta, GA
March 13-15 Raleigh, NC
March 20-22 St. Petersburg, FL
April 10-12 Knoxville, TN
May 4-6 Covington, KY
May 18-20 Charlotte, NC
July 5-7 Memphis, TN
July 10-12 Charleston, SC
You made the awkward layout a non-issue...now people can see how they will live in the space. Congrats! You did a fantastic job, as usual!
Julia
That's awesome, Melissa. Great for you and what a difference it made.
Kathy
Great job melissa,
You really showed how you could use the space. Staging does work.
Fabulous! BTW I did get your entry but the submission was past the deadline, so it will be entered for the next carnival on staging.
Cheers,
Cindy