Christine Rae, Jan Saunders Maresh

Home Staging For Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Want to have homebuyers knocking down your door? Home Staging For Dummies delivers all the secrets to making your home stand out, sell faster, and bring in more money! It shows you how to make improvements room by room and generate a higher profit in the most cost- and time-effective way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 190mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9780470260289
• ISBN-10: 0470260289
• Artikelnr.: 23327362

Autorenporträt

Christine Rae is the founder and President of Certified Staging Professionals. Jan Saunders Maresh is a nationally known television personality and journalist, specializing in sewing and design.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I: Preparing Your Property for Sale 5
Chapter 1: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me an Offer 7
Chapter 2: Discovering What Buyers Want 23
Chapter 3: Finding the Fixes You Can't Ignore 37
Chapter 4: Color Me Sold: Using Color and Light to Sell Your House 49
Chapter 5: It's Not What You Have; It's Where You Place It 57
Part II: Three Staging Steps Toward Hitting a Home Run 73
Chapter 6: First Base: The Staging Consultation 75
Chapter 7: Second Base: Earning Equity with Elbow Grease 87
Chapter 8: Third Base: Showcasing Makes Your House Photo-Ready 105
Chapter 9: Home: Opening Your House to Buyers and Agents 125
Part III: Working Through Your House, Room by Room 135
Chapter 10: Curb Appeal: Making a Winning First Impression 137
Chapter 11: You Had Me at Hello: Entrances, Exits, and Special Places 149
Chapter 12: A Whole Lot of Living to Do: Living, Family, and Rec Rooms 161
Chapter 13: A Feast of Dining Room Staging Ideas 177
Chapter 14: Cashing In on Kitchens and Baths 191
Chapter 15: Inviting Sweet Dreams with Beautifully Staged Bedrooms 207
Chapter 16: Office Affair: Stage 'em Something to Talk About 223
Chapter 17: Behind Closed Doors: Staging Closets and Other Hidden Places
233
Part IV: Addressing Special Staging Considerations 249
Chapter 18: Dealing with Sensitive Issues 251
Chapter 19: Staging When You're Building, Rehabbing, or Flipping 261
Chapter 20: Staging Your House the Feng Shui Way 279
Chapter 21: It's Not Easy Being Green: EcoStaging 287
Part V: The Part of Tens 295
Chapter 22: (Almost) Ten Mistakes Sellers Often Make 297
Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Hire a Staging Professional 303
Chapter 24: Ten Tricks of the Trade That Help You Sell Your House 309
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Prepare Your House (and Yourself) for the Sale 313
Chapter 26: Ten Reasons Sellers Don't Stage Their Properties (But Should)
317
Index 323