Remodeling your kitchen can take a toll on your budget, and selections can easily get out of hand. Working with a designer can actually save you money in the long run as we can help you from making costly mistakes! Most designers will offer you their discounts on the finishing selections. For example, we save our clients 15-20% on cabinets alone! These savings …
Frequently we get asked these questions: does staging my house work and how much does it cost on average to stage a house? The answers are simple, when staging is done well, it lowers the time a property sits on the market and sells for more money. The investment in staging is always less than a price reduction, so the …
Building a home can be a stressful process. Why? On average, new construction projects go over budget by 10-20 percent. The reason it is often over budget is because of the unknowns created by the process of working off of allowances. Let me explain further; You have probably been looking on Pinterest, Houzz, and Google for inspiration images for your new home. You …
We at Elizabeth Erin Designs see a missed opportunity in the construction industry – whether you have a remodel or a new construction project. Typically, you are working off average allowances for your design finish selections. With these allowances, you are working on one selection at a time and not the whole project. Making one selection at a time and …
No one was completely sure how the housing market was going to be affect at the beginning of this year. Would we be temporarily suspended? Were buyers and sellers both going to put their searches on pause until things died down? There were a lot of unknowns. But we stuck together! We were there for each other, in a hard …
21 We have mentioned it before and we will mention it again… First impressions count! Grab a buyers’ attention by using teaser shots to drive buyers to a physical showing. Teaser photos show a close up of the room’s highlights without showing the entire space. For example, if your kitchen’s differentiating feature is new countertops and backsplash, show a teaser …
If you need/want to sell your house during a pandemic, here is what you need to know. People are still buying properties and investing in the real estate market! National Association of Realtors (NAR) research shows Realtors are saying markets are hotter now than they were a year ago. Even though things are still moving, processes look a little different. …
Deciding to change paint colors on the interior of your home is a big decision. Painting by yourself is time consuming, so you want to make sure you not only select the right color, but you want to make sure you have the right finish for your lifestyle, the amount of natural light a space has. The paint’s finish or …
First impressions are the only impression! Use these 7 tips to help you earn your client the top dollar for their property: 1. Declutter & Clean – Selling your home is essentially spring cleaning on crack. Remember all those Secret Santa gifts from last year that you didn’t do anything with? Guest what! It’s time to break those bad …
Today’s buyers look at properties online first, before committing their time to physically view a property. When buyers visit your home in person, an emotional connection is made with the home, and that is when sales happen. In order to get potential buyers to make the leap from viewing photos online to committing to a physical visit, you to need capture their …