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How to Get the Most Money for Your House or Condo

This post is potentially worth millions to home seller, agents, investors and all those who benefit from a much higher home sale price. First of all, congratulations to His Grace, Artist Brother Andy for helping a home seller to get $150,000 more than the comps for one house, and then attracting multiple offers immediately after staging this house in Winchester, CA near Hemet (tomorrow, check out Andy’s Before and After photos). A probate sale, it was suddenly left a bit of a mess, and cluttered, as both occupants had disabilities. Like a magician, Andy uses what may seem like sleight of hand, optical illusions, color, lights and shadows. It might even seem like smoke and mirrors to create a powerfully positive impression of residences inside and out. #sell #home #price | VIDEO

Brother Andy is long known for transformations from beautiful to ugly and vice versa. He began as a youth, creating sci-fi make-up that rivaled Planet of the Apes, then on to haunted house and horror film make-up. Meanwhile, Andy himself modeled for top magazines, which led to a prolific career as a photographer, and more recently, film-maker. Many of his movies include transformations involving beauty and style. Viewers never know that many of the amazing film scenes of monasteries, circus tents, theaters, shacks, mansions and castles were all shot in the same small house. So, it’s no wonder how Andy has the ability to transform an ordinary domicile into an awe-inspiring abode, or, at the very least, a welcoming place of comfort.

For the once highly lived-in house in Winchester, decluttering and re-arranging was the order of the day. Andy spent about 20 hours over two days to take out all of the stuff, leaving only the articles optimal for home staging, then painstaking placing each of the articles into a thoughtful order to create settings that evoke the proper thoughts and emotions about its suitability as a home, along with aesthetic potential and overall warm sentiments. Creating an aura of positive energy was a tall order considering that the former owner died in the house just weeks ago, leaving two hyperactive, non-house-trained Jack Russell terriers running amok, not to mention an un-potty-trained special-needs adult (fortunately a care giver and first responders arrived within a matter of hours to rescue the mentally disabled lady and two panicking pooches).

The first priority for Andy was to remove the many articles of clothes, dozens of bottles and hundreds of other miscellaneous objects. Next came the thought process, some sweat — and valuable results.

How to Make Buyers Fight Over a Home

Whether it’s a house, loft or condo, the same strategies apply. Marketing, including price and presentation, are key components to a successful home sale. Believe it or not, a lower asking price is part of the success formula for a bigger home sale amount. A very low listing price sets up a system of attracting more buyers, more excitement and a higher final sale amount. Naturally, reaching a larger audience, using common and uncommon marketing methods, ensures that a home has the best chance of attracting many potential buyers, showings, offers and price. By attracting large numbers with low price and high presentation, the seller benefits from an auction effect of enthusiasm and multiple offers above asking price. The system is completed by making a home irresistibly attractive using techniques that the average homeowner is unaware of. Staging is one of those powerful, yet underutilized tactics.

Tomorrow, The ROI of Staging

HOW TO TURN ZERO INTO A HALF MILLION — Don’t miss tomorrow’s post as the L.A. Loft Blog interviews interior designer artist Brother Andy about how his recent staging success stories have garnered an extra $465,000 for home sellers.

New Insider Report Reveals How to Get Your Asking Price When Selling YourSoCal Home

Southern California – When you decide to sell your loft, condo or house, setting your asking price is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. Depending on how a buyer is made aware of your home, price is often the first thing he or she sees, and many homes are discarded by prospective buyers as not being in the appropriate price range before they’re even given a chance of showing. Your asking price is often your home’s “first impression”, and if you want to realize the most money you can for your home, it’s imperative that you make a good first impression.

This is not as easy as it sounds, and pricing strategy should not be taken lightly. Pricing too high can be as costly to a homeseller as pricing too low. Taking a look at what homes in your neighborhood have sold for is only a small part of the process, and, on its own, is not nearly enough to help you make the best decision. A recent study, which compiles 10 years of industry research, has resulted in a new special report entitled “Homesellers: How to Get the Price You Want (and Need)”. This report will help you understand pricing strategy from three different angles. When taken together, this information will help you price your home to not only sell, but sell for the price you want.

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Anyone who is thinking about selling a home in the next 3-6 months needs to think about how the home will be presented to get the most money for it. Staging can increase the selling price of home by 1% to 3% or more. #staging #home #free

Most home sellers do not want to spend thousands of dollars to improve the look of the home. Fortunately, there’s a new promotion that offers free virtual staging so that home sellers can get the most money for the home by making it look its best. First impressions are always the most important, so virtual staging gives the best vision up front of how good a home can look when a professional interior designer chooses the best furniture fit and decor style to enhance the property. Best of all, the service is free for qualified home sellers and buyers.

01sb-grand-loft-downtown-los-angeles Take a look at these virtually staged photos above and below versus the vacant photo on the right. This is an actual unit for sale in the Shybary Grand loft building, a pocket listing that is a special deal asking $400,000 for 680 sq ft of open live/work space with private balcony. The seller wants to attract cash buyers and pre-approved buyers only so that the general public is not traipsing through the home. The vacant photos appears comparatively incomplete and abandoned, while the unit is actually just bit too cluttered to show its current state. Contrast that with the virtual staged photos, which give the more accurate impression that people can really enjoy living in the property.