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Get it Noticed, and SOLD! Free Staging Workshop This Saturday @ Katonah Village Library

Want to sell? Ready to sell? REALLY? Our market's improving, but buyers are focused. And patient. Is your house ready for its close-ups?

Preparing a property for sale is a very personal experience, there is not one absolute standard. It’s a collection of decisions that address your needs, goals, and expectations, support your price point AND ease your mind.

All the Staging in the world will not sell an over-priced property. BUT properties that are priced right, and have been thoughtfully prepared for market garner the most buzz early on. They also attract the most serious, and best qualified buyers, and bring in the best offers, sooner.

Further complicating things-most everything you hold dear in this world is on the table: Family, your values and relationships, money and time, your hopes, dreams and fears. Critical thinking skills are essential, but where do you start, how to prioritize?

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We’ll be covering it all at this Saturday morning’s FREE workshop at the Katonah Village Library 10:30-12 noon at 26 Bedford Road in Katonah.

Interactive and open to the public, Get Your House Noticed and SOLD! is geared to the curious, and hands-on home seller(and agent!): How to untangle your thinking, and confidently make your best decisions, maximizing your time and resources.

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They’ll be Q&A, easy ideas to implement on you own, and a slide presentation-including lots and lots of B&As!

While the optimism (and stability) continues to grow in the Westchester County real estate market, that’s no reason to assume buyers will be taking their house-shopping any less seriously. AND they will have a lot to look at! Will your house make the cut? Come, join us this Saturday morning at 10:30 sharp at the Katonah Village Library-you’ll see how easy it really can be to Get Your House Noticed, and SOLD!!

Marie Graham is an Interior Decorator, an Accredited Home Stager, and owner of The Refreshed Home. Bringing a thoughtful approach to the creative process, contact her directly 914.607.2895 or marie@therefreshedhome.com

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