Abby's BlogAtlanta area home stager. Metro Atlanta home staging. Woodstock home stager. Marietta home stager. NW Metro Atlanta home staging. NW Metro Atlanta home stager.Working with a FSBO staging client- March 23, 2008 Let me say this first....I do not promote FSBO listings. I truly believe homes should be professionally listed.I was recently contacted by a prospective seller looking to prepare to list as a FSBO. When I arrived to meet him and tour the occupied home, I did some probing to find out why he wanted to take that route rather than list with an agent. Well, he claims he&39;s not in a &39;rush&39; to sell and figured he&39;d &39;try it&39; and give it about &39;six...http://activerain.com/blogsview/436090/Working-with-a-FSBO My encounter with the listing agent that staged...- March 22, 2008 I was called upon to provide a bid for a vacant new construction that has been on the market since November 2007. I was told that they&39;d already lowered the asking price by almost $50K! YIKES!Since I was already out and about for my day, and not having any appts scheduled that afternoon, I was not completely prepared but I did not want to miss the opportunity so I ran over, in my sweats and flip flops (I instructed the HO that I was not &39;dressed&39; to meet anyone...she said...http://activerain.com/blogsview/432703/My-encounter-with-the Some Details Are Worth Waiting For- March 14, 2008 It&39;s pretty standard to gather certain information about a house prior to going to perform a consultation or bid for either vacant homes or occupied homes. I typically ask the obvious things like:Verify address including zipContact information, whether it&39;s the homeowner or REA of bedrooms of bathroomsFamily roomLiving roomor bothMaster on Main or second floorHow long it&39;s been on the market, if currently listed.Asking price and if it&39;s been reduced yet.Do they have a...http://activerain.com/blogsview/423300/Some-Details-Are-Worth Brook Furniture hosts Metro Atlanta ASHSR chapter meeting- March 12, 2008 Brook Furniture was one of the first contacts I made as a home stager. They spent their time walking me through the warehouse, showing me their product, how the pricing works and gave me literature. I remember walking out of there feeling so good to have that kind of contact. They continue to reach out to new home stagers in Atlanta to show them their product and how to create working relationships with them. Based upon conversations from the last couple of chapter..http://activerain.com/blogsview/419721/Brook-Furniture-hosts-Metro Being the Casual Observer- March 10, 2008 Casual observer...well that&39;s being polite. I actually was just being plain old NOSEY! I joined two of my neighbors, with whom I go walking a few times a week, to see a few homes for sale in the surrounding neighborhoods of Towne Lake because one of them is seriously looking to upgrade to a bigger home. Clad in my fleece sweats and sneakers, ponytail and no makeup (it wasn&39;t cute...honestly they asked me to go WHILE we were walking without any advanced notice...thanks...http://activerain.com/blogsview/416510/Being-the-Casual-Observer |