Are You Rental-Ready for the Busy Season Ahead?
With car auctions, golf tournament, horse show and other events here in the beautiful Scottsdale area, it’s time to check your vacation rental to ensure it’s ready for bookings and …
Design for Rent (in a Pandemic)
Designing a rental offers some specific challenges compared to a residence that’s lived in every day. We recently completed a rental unit in Old Town Scottsdale and want to share …
Sleeping Beauty: A Home Staging Bedroom Make-over
As part of a just-completed whole-house home staging project of this charming home in #MtPleasantSC, we transformed a somewhat dark and unpolished primary bedroom into an inviting retreat. First 4 …
Home Staging in the Real World
Despite the growing awareness of home staging, many homeowners and even experienced agents resist the effort. Why? Agents and owners don’t understand the benefits. Another reason: perceived cost or adding …
Is Staging Really Necessary in a Hot Real Estate Market?
The Phoenix area continues to attract homebuyers, leading indexes for price increases. Low inventory means fewer options for buyers and higher prices for sellers. In this environment, is there a …
Downsizing, Rightsizing…and What Do You Do with all That Stuff?
Been there, done that…in the last six years, we have downsized (every so slowly over more than 8 months…), relocated out of state to a teeny (but cute) historic cottage, …
Are We REALLY All at Home Right Now?
Once upon a time, many of us rushed in…and then right back out…of our homes. These days, we seem to be in our homes pretty much 24×7. What worked when …
Home Staging: Worth It?
Most home sellers and real estate agents are aware of home staging, which is a specific effort to prepare a home for sale. That preparation can mean anything from cleaning …