Staging your home

Are you having trouble selling your home?

The number of homes for sale in my market is staggering. As a seller your goal is to be the 1st SOLD right? How do you plan to accomplish that goal? Price and condition are the most common ways.... I am going to suggest staging your home.

"How you live in your home and how we sell your house are two different things!" -B. Schwarz

Okay, what is staging a home? I will start by saying what it is not; decorating your home! Simply put it is re-evaluating your home from the buyers perspective. What are the key features or as your REALTOR what am I selling? Are those features being showcased or are they hidden by your furniture and decorating? That is not to be taken personally, I am sure your decoration is great but that is not what sells homes today. You hired or are looking to hire an agent to SELL the home not put it up for sale, right?

The best example I can share with you is this:

A home I had been marketing for several months was receiving multiple showings and great online views but no offers. After completing the ASP designation I staged the home and within 14 days we received and accepted an offer! See the photos of the master bedroom at the right for a small example! Contact me for a consultation or referral to a local ASP Realtor in your market!

West Akron Market Update

Here is the 1st installment for West Akron:


Attached is the link to the West Akron Updated Market Data, due to the size I had to break it into several parts. There are two sections: Sum21 West Akron (south) and Sum22 West Akron (north). Inside of the north section I had to split the residental into reports above and below the price of $150,000. If you have a question please contact me via email as I generally have access to that all day.

http://whereismikescott.com/getagent/Pages.php?Page=0000342766&aid=000500567&temp=1090&aname=Mike+Scott%2C+e-pro&aimg=1&agent_hasfeat=122&

Something to look for in the near future is my Featured Open House podcasts. I will be describing the homes key features, price and location for you to make the decision if this home would fit your needs. I will also provide a direct link to that home on my site for more photos and details.


As always, if you have a suggestion to make this better and of more value please contact me! My goal is to create something that people will find as helpful no matter where they are in the in the real estate process: buying, selling or holding!



Thanks for your time and have a great day!