Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tip of the Day: Get Rid of It
As we start to take down Christmas trees and put things away untl next year, what better time then now to organize and get rid of items that you no longer use. Good rule of thumb, if you have not used or decorated with something in 2-3 years get rid of it! While putting up ornaments this year I noticed that I had duplicates of many of my ornaments, if you have the same problem (although, one can never have too many ornaments) put them up for sale on EBAY or Craigslist. May some extra cash and get more room by getting rid of it.
Hey Realtors
Attention: Realtors
If each home you list could be sold looking the way a model home does, do you think it might bring in more money or sell in less time? Chances are it would. That's why home staging is a great idea!
Staging is not decorating. Decorating is optional, staging is mandatory in order to sell the house for the most money in the shortest amount of time.
Have great confidence in showing your listings to potential buyers because you know the home is staged and ready to be sold.
It's just not always easy to get a home into selling condition in a timely manner without some sort of experienced assistance. Let the professionals at Heart of The Home help. With the aid of a professional organizer, your listings can make a notable first impression on potential homebuyers, translating into sales for YOU.
GOAL
To complete minor repairs, de-clutter, and stage a home in order to maximize its appeal to prospective buyers, potentially reducing the amount of time the home is on the market and increasing the selling price, while helping the client prepare for their upcoming move.
SERVICES• Heart of The Home will work with the seller to decide what to keep, donate, sell, or trash in order to declutter the home.
• Heart of The Home will pack, transport, and store items that a seller will be eventually moving to their new home. Removing these items from the current space will create a less cluttered look and feel that will be appreciated by potential buyers. This step will also help considerably in preparation for the upcoming move.
• Heart of The Home will assist with unwanted items that need to be trashed, donated or sold.
Remember: Any time or money invested in decluttering and depersonalizing a home will bring back more money in return, and hopefully a faster sale.
Declutter & Depersonalize
• Your clients are going to be moving shortly anyway so it's in their best interests to go ahead and start getting rid of the things they'll never need again and boxing up the things they can live without for a couple of months.
• Sellers will agree: "Why drag clutter to their new home!" which is costly in the form of time, energy, and money.
• They should clean out about 50% of the things in their closets, most of the knickknacks displayed around the home, and enough furniture to make the rooms look open and inviting.
• Countertops should be clean and uncluttered. Even the cabinets and drawers should contain only a few items, because, as you know, serious buyers will be opening doors and drawers; and they will want to see a lot of space.
• Clients should know how important it is for them to remove most of their family photographs and personal collections. Buyers are trying to envision themselves living in every home they tour and it's very hard for them to do that when faced with the seller's personal items. Every room of the house should have a general appeal for the majority of buyers.
LET Heart of The Home DO YOUR DIRTY WORK!
Some Realtors are actually not only promoting the services of Heart of The Home , they are paying for them too!
Ask about the Heart of The Home special 'Realtor Rate'.
Sure, it's money out of your commission but it's money well spent.
Because, who knows better than a Realtor the benefit of an uncluttered home.
And by hiring Heart of The Home directly, you are in control; you identify the goals and direct which tasks take priority.
Your recommendations will be acted upon without risking your business relationship with your client.
You are staging the home but your hands remain CLEAN!
Come to think of it, the home is CLEAN too!
If each home you list could be sold looking the way a model home does, do you think it might bring in more money or sell in less time? Chances are it would. That's why home staging is a great idea!
Staging is not decorating. Decorating is optional, staging is mandatory in order to sell the house for the most money in the shortest amount of time.
Have great confidence in showing your listings to potential buyers because you know the home is staged and ready to be sold.
It's just not always easy to get a home into selling condition in a timely manner without some sort of experienced assistance. Let the professionals at Heart of The Home help. With the aid of a professional organizer, your listings can make a notable first impression on potential homebuyers, translating into sales for YOU.
GOAL
To complete minor repairs, de-clutter, and stage a home in order to maximize its appeal to prospective buyers, potentially reducing the amount of time the home is on the market and increasing the selling price, while helping the client prepare for their upcoming move.
SERVICES• Heart of The Home will work with the seller to decide what to keep, donate, sell, or trash in order to declutter the home.
• Heart of The Home will pack, transport, and store items that a seller will be eventually moving to their new home. Removing these items from the current space will create a less cluttered look and feel that will be appreciated by potential buyers. This step will also help considerably in preparation for the upcoming move.
• Heart of The Home will assist with unwanted items that need to be trashed, donated or sold.
Remember: Any time or money invested in decluttering and depersonalizing a home will bring back more money in return, and hopefully a faster sale.
Declutter & Depersonalize
• Your clients are going to be moving shortly anyway so it's in their best interests to go ahead and start getting rid of the things they'll never need again and boxing up the things they can live without for a couple of months.
• Sellers will agree: "Why drag clutter to their new home!" which is costly in the form of time, energy, and money.
• They should clean out about 50% of the things in their closets, most of the knickknacks displayed around the home, and enough furniture to make the rooms look open and inviting.
• Countertops should be clean and uncluttered. Even the cabinets and drawers should contain only a few items, because, as you know, serious buyers will be opening doors and drawers; and they will want to see a lot of space.
• Clients should know how important it is for them to remove most of their family photographs and personal collections. Buyers are trying to envision themselves living in every home they tour and it's very hard for them to do that when faced with the seller's personal items. Every room of the house should have a general appeal for the majority of buyers.
LET Heart of The Home DO YOUR DIRTY WORK!
Some Realtors are actually not only promoting the services of Heart of The Home , they are paying for them too!
Ask about the Heart of The Home special 'Realtor Rate'.
Sure, it's money out of your commission but it's money well spent.
Because, who knows better than a Realtor the benefit of an uncluttered home.
And by hiring Heart of The Home directly, you are in control; you identify the goals and direct which tasks take priority.
Your recommendations will be acted upon without risking your business relationship with your client.
You are staging the home but your hands remain CLEAN!
Come to think of it, the home is CLEAN too!
Payment Policy
• Payment due at time of service.
• Method of Payment Accepted: Visa, Master Card, checks, cash.
• Cancellation Policy: Kindly provide 24 hours notice if you must cancel a session. Sessions cancelled without at least 24 hours advance notice or if you are not present when I arrive will be subject to a $50.00 cancellation fee.
• There will be a $20.00 charge for bounced checks and then only credit card, money order, or cash will be accepted as payment.
• Sales tax will be added to all invoices, where applicable.
• Moving/Storage Supplies: Based on per usage basis. Cost will be included in final or interim invoice.
• Method of Payment Accepted: Visa, Master Card, checks, cash.
• Cancellation Policy: Kindly provide 24 hours notice if you must cancel a session. Sessions cancelled without at least 24 hours advance notice or if you are not present when I arrive will be subject to a $50.00 cancellation fee.
• There will be a $20.00 charge for bounced checks and then only credit card, money order, or cash will be accepted as payment.
• Sales tax will be added to all invoices, where applicable.
• Moving/Storage Supplies: Based on per usage basis. Cost will be included in final or interim invoice.
Heart of The Home: Packages
• Assessment
• "Gotta Start Somewhere" Session
o Any 4 hour period - begin and end time is flexible
o Hours must be used within 1 month of first appointment
o Includes:
o Educational Materials
o Ongoing Support - 1 month e-mail/phone support
• "More is Better" Multiple Session Package:
o Three sessions at 4 hours each - begin and end time is flexible
(or any 12 hours with a 3 hour minimum per session)
o Hours must be used within 3 months of first appointment
o Includes:
o Educational Materials
o Ongoing Support - 3 months e-mail/phone support
• "Beginning to See the Light at the End of the Tunnel…or the Floor" Additional Sessions Added to Multiple Session Package. 4 hour sessions added at multiple session rate
• "Don't Leave Me Yet" Maintenance Package:
o With the purchase of a Multiple Session Package
o Any 8 hours per month
o Due on the 1st of the month
o Includes on-going support for the duration of the package
• "Moving On" Home Staging Special:
o With the purchase of a Multiple Session Package
In general, we can work within your budgeted dollar amount and complete the tasks according to your priority.
• "Gotta Start Somewhere" Session
o Any 4 hour period - begin and end time is flexible
o Hours must be used within 1 month of first appointment
o Includes:
o Educational Materials
o Ongoing Support - 1 month e-mail/phone support
• "More is Better" Multiple Session Package:
o Three sessions at 4 hours each - begin and end time is flexible
(or any 12 hours with a 3 hour minimum per session)
o Hours must be used within 3 months of first appointment
o Includes:
o Educational Materials
o Ongoing Support - 3 months e-mail/phone support
• "Beginning to See the Light at the End of the Tunnel…or the Floor" Additional Sessions Added to Multiple Session Package. 4 hour sessions added at multiple session rate
• "Don't Leave Me Yet" Maintenance Package:
o With the purchase of a Multiple Session Package
o Any 8 hours per month
o Due on the 1st of the month
o Includes on-going support for the duration of the package
• "Moving On" Home Staging Special:
o With the purchase of a Multiple Session Package
In general, we can work within your budgeted dollar amount and complete the tasks according to your priority.
Organize Me
• Are the toys in your home cluttering up the basement, the playroom, the whole house?
• Are your closets and drawers so full they can't even be closed properly?
• Is your desk covered with bills, mail, and other papers?
• Is there any room left in your garage for the car?
• Is your clutter on the floor and other flat surfaces preventing you from adequately and efficiently completing your regular cleaning duties?
If you answered YES to any…or all of these questions, you will benefit from Heart of The Home organization services.
Heart of The Home will evaluate the entire organizing project; take control of the situation, help you decide what to keep, donate, sell, or trash, and set up systems to enable you to maintain the space clutter-free.
Heart of The Home can help you gain control -
from your home space to your workplace…and everywhere in between
• attics
• basements
• bathrooms
• bedrooms
• closets
• craft and hobby rooms
• dining rooms
• drawers
• estate cleanout/organization
• family rooms
• garages
• home offices
• kitchens
• laundry rooms
• living rooms
• moving/relocation
• mud rooms
• nurseries
• pantries/cupboards
• playrooms
• sheds
• small businesses
• staging homes for sale (de-clutter your home to increase its appeal to prospective buyers)
• unpacking/new home set up
• workshops
• Are your closets and drawers so full they can't even be closed properly?
• Is your desk covered with bills, mail, and other papers?
• Is there any room left in your garage for the car?
• Is your clutter on the floor and other flat surfaces preventing you from adequately and efficiently completing your regular cleaning duties?
If you answered YES to any…or all of these questions, you will benefit from Heart of The Home organization services.
Heart of The Home will evaluate the entire organizing project; take control of the situation, help you decide what to keep, donate, sell, or trash, and set up systems to enable you to maintain the space clutter-free.
Heart of The Home can help you gain control -
from your home space to your workplace…and everywhere in between
• attics
• basements
• bathrooms
• bedrooms
• closets
• craft and hobby rooms
• dining rooms
• drawers
• estate cleanout/organization
• family rooms
• garages
• home offices
• kitchens
• laundry rooms
• living rooms
• moving/relocation
• mud rooms
• nurseries
• pantries/cupboards
• playrooms
• sheds
• small businesses
• staging homes for sale (de-clutter your home to increase its appeal to prospective buyers)
• unpacking/new home set up
• workshops
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Family Manager Creed
The Family Manager Creed
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Where hundreds of decisions are made daily
Where property and resources are managed
Where health and nutritional needs are determined
Where finances and futures are discussed and debated
Where projects are planned and events are arranged
Where transportation and scheduling are critical
Where team-building is a priority
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