Home Staging: The Competitive Edge

When you put your home up for sale it becomes a product. Similar to a product on the shelf at your local store, your home has features and benefits as well as potential drawbacks. It also has competition. Home staging prepares your home for sale by accentuating its advantages and minimizing its flaws. It gives you the edge in a competitive market, so you can sell faster and get top dollar for your home.

If you want to sell your home fast while maximizing the selling price, home staging is the answer. Research shows that on average home staging will:

• Decrease the time on the market by 50%
• Increase the selling price by nearly 7%

No matter what your home’s age, price or location, whether it is plain or professionally decorated, Staging will work for you! That’s because an Accredited Staging Professional™ focuses exclusively on designing a plan that will generate the maximum amount of offers, not around personal taste.

The Gillespie Group offers a FREE Staging Consultation when you list your home with us. Tara Gillespie is an Accredited Staging Professional(ASP) through training with Barb Schwarz and Stagedhomes.com. She received her Accredited Staging Professional designation (ASP) and she has been staging homes since 2008.

To learn more, check out Staging Your Home in the Sellers section at http://www.richgillespie.com/. Tara is always available for questions through the blog, email, or by phone at 309-657-1038 .

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2625 W Carlisle, Dunlap
Amazing 4 Bedroom 2.5 bath Signature Home located in Wynncrest Subdivision in Dunlap. Do not miss this great main floor master home with two story great room, 3 stall garage, Granite counter tops, tiled master shower, Gas fireplace, Hardwood floors, and so much more. Built to the New Energy Codes with Advanced framing construction, 2x6 exterior walls, Sealed ductwork, and High efficiency Furnace and water Heater. $289,900.  See the listing for more details. 

2713 W Sesame Street, Dunlap
Great 3 Bedroom 3.5 bath Ironwood Home located in Sec 3 of Wynncrest in Dunlap. This home offers 3 bedrooms upstairs with laundry, eat in kitchen with an informal dining area, large pantry, gas fireplace in the Family room, and finished basement with a full bath and rec room. This home is in walking distance to the New Hickory Grove Elementary School and located on the Popular Sesame Street! $244,900.  See the listing for more details.

2708 Sesame Street, Dunlap
Signature Home built 3 bedroom 2.5 bah Home located in phase 3 of Wynncrest in Dunlap. This home will be walking distance to the New Hickory Grove Elementary school. this house will offer hardwood floors in the kitchen area, all bedrooms upstairs, Master Suite with walk-in closet and master bath, up stairs laundry, an oversized 2 stall garage, Patio and gas fireplace in the great room.  $237,900.  See the listing for more details.

102 Castleman Court, Creve Coeur
Updated 3 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bath home located in East Peoria High School District. Tucked away in Creve Coeur in a cul-de-sac neighborhood, this home offers all new flooring in 2008, Updated Kitchen Counter tops and back splash, Tiled floors, bathroom fixtures, and paint throughout. The basement has been finished with a large Rec room and office area. $169,900.  See the listing for more details.

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