North Salem Lakeside Living
North Salem lakeside living showcased by home staging.
A summer bungalow on Peach Lake in North Salem, NY, is converted to year-round living some 40 years ago.
After its longtime homeowner passes at the age of 100, the decision to sell is made.
Co-agents Harding Mason and Wayne LaFranco of Houlihan Lawrence in Katonah, NY, recommend AtWell Staged Home to manage the staging and final cleanout for an executor who lives more than 2,000 miles away.
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Staging is marketing and that’s why many savvy and experienced Realtors, like Harding and Wayne, use staging when promoting a home.
Our final staging plan is a group effort, with our decisions based on budget, time frame, and a profile of potential buyers.
Will the next owners use it as a retirement home, vacation home, or starter home? Will they tear it down and build new, keep the existing footprint and gut, or simply make minor updates?
All are strong possibilities in this community.
And because of that, we all agree that the best approach is to utilize our Stage to Profit® system to make the home appear move-in ready.
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Frequented over the years by many friends, family, and neighbors, this tiny home has a reputation for being warm and inviting. We want our staging to extend that same feeling of hospitality to potential buyers.
Using the home’s current contents will accomplish that goal. It will also allow us to clearly define each space while maintaining needed scale and perspective. Not to mention being incredibly budget friendly and delivering a high return on investment.
Removing the furnishings could make this home feel smaller than it really is. Its open floor plan could also confuse potential buyers by making the home appear difficult to decorate. (We never want potential buyers to be confused or to question where they will place their sofa or if their bed will fit in the bedroom.)
As with all home staging projects, we give this home a powerful cleaning, making the biggest investment remediating some larger issues required to sell and live in the home.
Seeing the potential in this home is the magic that home stagers bring to a project, and realizing this vision is the key to this North Salem inherited-home transformation.
This 2-bedroom, 1-bath, 1,024-square-foot, North Salem, NY, home on Peach Lake sells for $351k, or 8% over the $325k asking price with its first offer received within days of listing.
Here’s what co-listing agents Harding and Wayne have to say about the results.
Susan Atwell’s staging expertise is amazing! As Realtors with years of experience listing and selling homes of every size and description, we often rely on other top professionals to help provide the best marketing experience for both sellers and buyers. This is especially true for some challenging properties that need additional help. Susan and her talented team transformed this home into a lovely example of North Salem lakeside living. Thank you Susan!!
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