Staged To Sell

Sheila was very flexible on the timeline as we kept changing the start of staging (we were waiting to move into a new construction home that was having completion delays). Despite the two properties being very different, Sheila staged them beautifully with her furniture (she owns all her own furniture so no need to go through a furniture rental service). She has her own moving people and was able to complete staging of both places with finishing touches in about three days. She emailed me pictures of the furniture setups so I could see what she had in mind before the staging. We had the smaller condo painted, and she selected upholstery colors that would match the new paint. Her staging style is elegant and simple, and she uses a variety of classic furniture from West Elm, Pier One, etc. The results were impressive: we had the smaller condo under agreement within 28 hours after putting it on the market as well as multiple backup offers, and we accepted an offer on the larger condo 4 days after putting it on the market after a minor bidding war. The investor who bought the smaller condo wanted to keep Sheila's furniture in place for rental showings. Another condo in the same building as the larger condo had been on the market for over two months, possibly because it was being shown vacant. Thus, I feel that Sheila's staging was instrumental to the speed and success of our sales. Also, as she is a Realtor and understands the selling process, she insisted that we keep the staging in place until we received the buyers' guarantees of financing. Overall, she was wonderful to work with and I highly recommend her.

I was very impressed with Sheila's responsiveness. I had a very tight timelines as well as difficult limitations on when moves could be done due to my condo associations rules regarding moving vans. Sheila worked really hard to meet my timeline. She is super responsive on email and phone and will get back to you very very quickly. It's quite refreshing. Sheila does not use big moving vans in the city, which allows her to be much more flexible. Because our loading dock at the condo was not available, it was impossible for me to use a stager who required a moving van. Sheila took multiple trips in her truck in order to get the job done. Her staging was beautiful and we've gotten so many positive comments. Her prices were more reasonable than other large staging companies but her work still looks good. She does not use brand name solid wood furniture (lots of IKEA stuff and the bed are inflatable but covered with bedding so you can't tell). However, I honestly don't think these things matter. As long as the unit looks really good (and IKEA stuff looks pretty good), the place will show beautifully. Finally, Sheila was very willing to take my feedback as well. I didn't like one of the bedspreads she had chosen because I thought it didn't fit the target audience I was trying to reach. I also wanted some more lighting in the unit. She came back early the next morning on a Saturday (right before leaving for a weekend trip), so that she could switch out the bedspread for me and add some lamps. I really enjoyed working with Sheila and I would highly recommend her services.

The owner was very courteous and friendly. She answered all my questions and offered expert advice. Although I'm not ready to put my house on the market, I have enjoyed the new furniture arrangements immensely. I have made notes about what I need to do when I'm ready to put the house on the market.