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R EAL ESTATE
Jennifer Dorsey
Palmer Home Sales, Inc.
541-678-2927
jdorsey@palmerhomes.com
Reverse Living with
Mountain Views
D R C M V
Extra windows and a huge covered deck looking
out to fantastic mountain views are highlighted
in this lovely home. Massive THREE + CAR garage
perfect for storage, extra toys or shop. Completion
expected in early October for this 2625 sq ft light
and bright home with reverse living to capitalize
on the views. 4 beds 3 baths and a sizable utility
room and mud room on a large home site. Built
by award winning (2020 awards for Best Master
Suite and Best Value) Palmer Homes in the sought
after community of Redtail Ridge in SW Redmond.
3496 SW 44th St, Redmond. CCB# 185585
Located within the exclusive Deschutes River Ranch, featuring
Cascade Mountain views, nearly 2 miles of private Deschutes
River access, swimming holes, waterfalls, fi shing & acres of
open space. Truly special home combines a wonderful blend of
contemporary & mountain home architecture. Well-considered
fl oor plan encompasses inviting living areas, presenting superb
design & an abundance of charm at every turn. Accentuated by
fl oor to ceiling stone walls & exquisite wood accents that perfectly blend w/ the natural scenery. Floor
to ceiling windows in elegantly rustic great room frame the outstanding panoramas & fl ood interiors w/
sunlight. Well-equipped chef ’s kitchen fl ows seamlessly into adjoining dining area. Owner’s suite w/ cozy
fi replace, balcony, steam shower & coff ee bar. 3 guest rooms, offi ce, home theater & billiard room. 1760 sq.
ft ., 4-car garage. Wonderful outdoor living areas w/ outdoor kitchen, fi replace & hot-tub.
Mike Nelson
Palmer Home Sales, Inc.
541-588-0698
mnelson@palmerhomes.com
Furnishings Included | Bedrooms | Office | Theatre | Billiard Room
Arrowhead Drive | Offered at $,,
L ISA C OLE , Principal Broker
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, NW
541.749.0047
lisacole@bhhsnw.com
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Staging a Home FOR SALE
S
elling a house is both an art
and a science. Studies have
shown that professionally
staged homes sell faster and for
more than nonstaged homes,
according to Trulia. Professional
staging can get expensive, so do-
it-yourself often becomes the only
option. Do-it-yourselfers are also
ripe for mistakes. Here are some
tips from Trulia.
BEATUP OR UGLY FURNISHING
Great staging – do-it-yourself or
professionals — includes choosing
furniture that shows your home at
its best. Sometimes it’s as simple
as rearranging existing furniture to
improve the fl ow of a room.
But with faded upholstery or
nicked furniture, all the rearranging
in the world won’t help. You may
need to rent some upgrades so to
not scare off buyers. Check local
stores or staging companies
for rental
options. Or browse online for used
furniture at great prices.
OFFPUTTING THEMES AND SCENES
Barb Schwarz, head of the
International Home Staging
Professionals Association, defi nes
staging as “preparing a home for
sale so the buyer can mentally
move in.” The goal is to help buyers
visualize their new-and-improved
lives within your home. With this
in mind, some pro stagers will set
up objects to communicate the
lifestyle a home facilitates.
Avoid setting up too many
lifestyle-specifi c scenes or run
the risk of alienating prospective
buyers. As you did with your
furniture upgrades, create
environments that are neutral and
clean, with an eye to appealing to
as many buyers as possible.
CLUTTERFILLED ROOMS
It doesn’t take a truly fi lthy
house to turn a buyer’s impression
of your home from awesome
to awful. The little messes that
accumulate through daily living
can be perceived by buyers as
distracting at best — disgusting at
worst.
and a junkman was in charge of
the yard. Make sure the wrapping
refl ects what buyers will fi nd
inside.
TOO MUCH PERSONALITY
GLARING STAGING GAPS
Don’t let there be one or two
rooms that look as though you
forgot about them. This goes for
the garage, closets, cupboards, and
drawers too.
Buyers like to open anything with
a hinge to see the space inside. If
all they see is junk, it creates the
impression that the house lacks
storage space.
Some homes have amazing curb
appeal, but their interiors look as
though someone’s run roughshod
over them. And the opposite
also is true: Some look as
if Martha Stewart
handled the
inside
Home decorating and home
staging are two diff erent things.
When you decorate your home,
you customize it with your
specifi c tastes in mind. When you
stage it, you aim to neutralize
your home’s look and feel so it
appeals to as many buyers as
possible. Barb Schwarz puts it
this way: “Decorating a home is
personalizing it. Staging a home is
depersonalizing it.”
T H E B OT TO M L I N E
S e l l i n g y o u r h o m e w i l l l i ke l y b e o n e o f t h e b i g g e s t t r a n s a c t i o n s o f
y o u r l i f e . Yo u c a n t r y t o d o i t a l o n e t o s a v e m o n e y, b u t h i r i n g a n a g e n t
h a s m a n y a d v a n t a g e s . A g e n t s c a n g e t b r o a d e r ex p o s u r e f o r y o u r
p r o p e r t y, h e l p y o u n e g o t i a t e , a n d d e d i c a t e m o r e t i m e t o y o u r s a l e .
A n a g e n t b r i n g s ex p e r t i s e , k n o w l e d g e a n d a s e n s e o f s e c u r i t y.
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