Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

Sellers of real estate here in our Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville area markets often ask if homes sell better furnished or unfurnished and the answer is an unqualified "Furnished". While an empty home sometimes appears larger the presence of attractively arranged furniture and decor items makes all the difference. I recently had the assistance of Staged to Sell by Dee and Joni , a local professional staging company, in making a bank-owned property appear much more attractive. Take a look at the dramatic difference via the before and after photos below. Unfortunately, different cameras wielded by different photographers at different times of day blur the comparison somewhat but it is nonetheless clear that the furnished version of each of these three rooms is far superior to the barren unfurnished view. With the challenging state of our real estate market, getting the best appearance from your property is a MUST. If you would like to learn more about the services that ...

Sellers of real estate here in our Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville area markets often ask if homes sell better furnished or unfurnished and the answer is an unqualified "Furnished". While an empty home sometimes appears larger the presence of attractively arranged furniture and decor items makes all the difference. I recently had the assistance of Staged to Sell by Dee and Joni , a local professional staging company, in making a bank-owned property appear much more attractive. Take a look at the dramatic difference via the before and after photos below. Unfortunately, different cameras wielded by different photographers at different times of day blur the comparison somewhat but it is nonetheless clear that the furnished version of each of these three rooms is far superior to the barren unfurnished view. With the challenging state of our real estate market, getting the best appearance from your property is a MUST. If you would like to learn more about the services that ...

Realtors in our Gatlinburg area real estate market don't generally do open houses. Actually, I have to admit that I haven't in the past done them very often either. All too often open houses just allow your nosey neighbors the opportunity to see the inside of your home and then gossip later about the decorating, the furniture, or maybe the presence of alcohol inside. Still, desperate times call for desperate measures so I'm now occasionally doing open houses. My next open house (August 15th) will be for the house I recently wrote about called the Beauty. We are having the home professionally staged and that will make a big difference in its already attractive interior. Most bank owned homes are rather sterile and all too often the former owners of the property take out their frustration on the helpless house by removing appliances, ceiling fans and other light fixtures, bath fixtures, and even hot tubs or other attached items. While the foreclosing bank doesn't ...

Realtors in our Gatlinburg area real estate market don't generally do open houses. Actually, I have to admit that I haven't in the past done them very often either. All too often open houses just allow your nosey neighbors the opportunity to see the inside of your home and then gossip later about the decorating, the furniture, or maybe the presence of alcohol inside. Still, desperate times call for desperate measures so I'm now occasionally doing open houses. My next open house (August 15th) will be for the house I recently wrote about called the Beauty. We are having the home professionally staged and that will make a big difference in its already attractive interior. Most bank owned homes are rather sterile and all too often the former owners of the property take out their frustration on the helpless house by removing appliances, ceiling fans and other light fixtures, bath fixtures, and even hot tubs or other attached items. While the foreclosing bank doesn't ...