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Stacy Sheeley

Why You Should Stage Your Home When Selling

Staging creates additional perceived value – One of the biggest values with home staging is that it helps buyers believe the value of the property is higher.  By showcasing the features and benefits of each property through proper placement of furniture, art and creatively accessorizing, you can control the way a buyer sees the space. Properties that are staged need fewer upgrades and updating – Depending on the price point of the property, staging can create such a visual change, buyers will either not notice or not care about costly updating.  Home staging helps to detract from negatives and accentuate

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Stacy Sheeley

Easy Updates to Increase the Value of Your Home

Are you thinking of remodeling or preparing your home to sell?  Here are some easy things you can do to increase the value without a major renovation. Change Your Hardware Door knobs and cabinet hardware are an often overlooked item during renovations.  A modern look is brushed nickel and a more old world look is oiled bronze.  Build.com has a vast array of very inexpensive door handles, cabinetry hardware, kitchen and bathroom fixtures.  If looking for high-end, Restoration Hardware Crate & Barrel, and Pottery Barn have nice selections but you can likely find the same thing by searching the internet.

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10 Home Renovations Return on Investment

Best and Worst Return on Investment when Remodeling Your Home Remodeling may be a labor of love, but it’s also an investment that can seriously boost the value of your home.  Only by how much? Well, according to Remodeling Magazine’s 2016 Cost vs Value Report you’ll recoup an average of 64% of what you paid for a renovation if you sell your home this year (written in 2016). To arrive at these figures, Remodeling asked consultants in various markets to estimate the average cost for 30 home improvement projects, from adding a bathroom to replacing a roof. Then, they asked real estate agents

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