Mary Abella's (maryabella) Blog

The two hardest homes to sell are cluttered ones and empty ones. In the cluttered home, a buyer's eyes flit all over the room, trying to take in everything. In the process, he/she often misses the real object they are shopping for: the house itself. The one thing a friend of mine remembered from ...

Selling a home "with children in it" is a trying situation. Children come with so many accessories! Here are some ideas to help lessen the stress.1. Put laundry baskets in all the rooms where toys accumulate. When you get notice of a showing, go into each of those rooms, fill up the basket, and p...

An empty house is cold looking, and the buyers can't get a feel for the scale of the room without furnishings as a touch point. But how can you afford to furnish the home? I know many Realtors have a few towels, plants, and pictures in their repertoire, but buyers need to see real furnishings to ...

According to StagedHomes.com research, staged homes sell on average 50% faster, and for anywhere from 3-10% more money. It works! Also, an investment in staging costs far less than a price reduction. Let's face it, in today's market, most homes will never get offers for MORE than the asking price...