Home Staging

 Home staging

You just  Listed your house NOW what? 

We all need a little inspiration when it comes to cleaning up the clutter in our homes.
So Now that YOU have decided to list your home, you need to clean it out!

 A messy home will  take a longer time to sell than a neat, clean home   You are moving. Once  you decide to list your home with me, take a look around,  does it look like you'd want company to come? Take down any family photos, after all you are moving. The buyers need to see themselves in your home. And YES that means those cute little baby pictures!

 Go ahead and pack.  Maybe even plan to rent a storage unit. Donate or sell on amazon any books you've already read.   Donate anything you haven't used in a year. Check out my Pinterest for easy refreshing staging ideas. 

http://www.pinterest.com/pugyoga/

Clean the dishes.  Clean all counters. Put things away or throw them out.  DON'T Cook Stinky foods 

  Now is a great time for a yard sale, get rid of any baby items that your teens have outgrown. Clean all glass. Clean the bathrooms. Magic eraser works wonders on shower doors and showers, as does dawn and apple cider vinegar.   Have wood floors ? Polish them. Have tile? Steam clean them. Throw out old pillows. 

Have pets? Buy them new beds (old ones carry odors we pet lovers may not notice) Take 15 every day, to swiffered dust and flip couch pillows.  Remember YOU are moving, once your house is listed be prepared for it to sell! 

 Follow these Tips and ADD fresh flowers to your Landscape! Add fresh flowers to your home. 

Make your home warm and inviting.

Please call Our Mom to sell Your Home. 

Janice L. Nichols

Realtor

www.JaniceNichols.BHHSCarolinas.com

 How can I help You? 

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty

3420 Toringdon Way #200, Charlotte, NC 28277

Office: (704) 227-1093

Cell: (803) 517-8400

E-Fax (704) 936-2103

Download my Mobile App!!! Text BHHSC1G0 to 87778 and receive a link on your smartphone or Click Here http://app.bhhscarolinas.com/Bhhsc1g0 and enter you phone number.

30 Point Marketing Strategy For the Running Realtor

                                                 Janice's     30 Point 

                  Marketing strategy ! 

 1. MLS listing

 2. HONEST price Evaluation

3. Professional Sign Installation

4. Full Color Flyers

 5. Representation at Many Run for your Life Events (ie the Running Realtor )

6.  Virtual Tours

7. YouTube

8. Our State Advertising

 9. Home Staging

10. Professional Photographer

11. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas . com
 http://janicenichols.bhhscarolinas.com

12. Zillow

13. Trulia

14. Front Door.com

 15. Numerous networking and Marketing Events

 16. Agent contacts across the Nation and World.

 17. Contract Negotiation

 18.  Weekly Status UPDATES (lets set an appointment EVERY week where I call you to let you know how your home is showing.)

19.  Open House Hosting ( you won't find anyone more original than me.) from personalized candles to open house cookies

 20. I'll help you with Curb appeal.

 21.  Realtor.com

 22.  Berkshire Hathaway Open house Agent Tours ( the agents will never forget Your home!)

 23. Just listed post cards ( I send out 50 to a demographic list only I have created Just for your home)

 24. Twitter

 25. Facebook ( have a personal and business page) https://www.facebook.com/Runningrealtorjanice?ref=hl

 26.  Pinterest  http://www.pinterest.com/pugyoga

 27. Google Plus

 28. Enhanced Listings

 29. Luxury Collections by Berkshire Hathaway

 30. A nationwide Company that has Buyers and Sellers all over the Nation.

Janice L. Nichols

Realtor

www.JaniceNichols.BHHSCarolinas.com

 How can I help You? 

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty

3420 Toringdon Way #200, Charlotte, NC 28277

Office: (704) 227-1093

Cell: (803) 517-8400

E-Fax (704) 936-2103

Download my Mobile App!!! Text BHHSC1G0 to 87778 and receive a link on your smartphone or Click Here http://app.bhhscarolinas.com/Bhhsc1g0 and enter you phone number.

Buying or selling a House call our MOM she knows the area and can help YOU. (if you don't we don't get to share her sandwich :(

Thought You'd be Interested

Thought You'd be Interested  Exciting things are happening!!

Unemployment/ Redundant

So one year ago today my husband lost his job, and as you all know I have been a Stay at home mum for many many years.  I decided to shift my blog to a bit about what we did to help those of you that may be facing a job loss, from one income to NO income, except for that unemployment insurance that doesn't even pay for groceries for a family of 4. I will be posting it over some time as he was out of work for 9 months. Thankfully we both now have jobs but you will have to read on to find out how and when that happened.

I love in Australia that they call it Redundant when you lose your job, sounds much more positive than unemployed.


This was me pretty much as I found out. That is what I felt like.  But instead I prayed, and spent a lot of time having Faith.

The very first FIRST thing We did was UPDATE RESUME"S and well mine was a bit of a task because as I said I hadn't worked in a LONG time.  I used to do resumes for my old job as a social worker so I pretty much knew how to do one and what looked good. I did send it around to several friends of mine that still had jobs asking if they would look at it, review it and let me know.

My husband well he updated his resume, put it out there on Linkedin and Twitter, and let all of his colleagues know.  Then we Got our "ducks" in a row to speak. We were not going to have insurance so the first thing I did was contact the state, the children qualified for the state care, but we did not. Rather than pay the HIGH HIGH fees for Cobra we the grown ups,  just went with out. (Risky )

The next thing we did was to call our Mortgage company who worked with us on lower payments, for 6 months..... ( what we did after that will be in a later blog).

Then I cut out all non - essential things, ie, swim team, and started selling all kinds of things on Ebay.
I also RE- Vamped my ETSY store, and spent several days asking for help on making things look better on the ETSY blogs.

I spent HOURS at the library looking for books on job loss, job finding, resume's,  Linkedin,  Social blogging,   I had not yet sought advice from friends nor let too many people know.

I cut out all Races which means if I ran it would be free or just for running. Something I was not used to doing.

stay tuned.