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Virtual Staging VS Real Life Home Staging. And the winner is….

August 15, 2019 by melissamarro

Which is better, virtual staging, or real life full home staging? This Orange Park Country Club home was previously listed with a Realtor that was a fan of virtual staging. After six months, with zero offers, but several second showings, the listing expired. The new Realtor, Scott Bresnahan, Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty, is a fan…

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Filed Under: Before and After, Home Staging Blog, home staging skills, Marketing

Selling with bright colored walls. 120 days on market unsold. 10 days SOLD after staging.

December 26, 2017 by melissamarro

bold color choices and home staging

Home Staging overcomes cosmetic flaws and shows potential. As professional home stagers, we are often asked the question on whether or not that bold room color choices should be painted over with something more neutral. The answer is nearly always a resounding “YES!”. There are times when the seller either doesn’t have the time or…

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Before and After: 200 days on market unsold. 22 days staged and SOLD

December 22, 2017 by melissamarro

seating near the fireplace

Before and after photos of home staging projects are always fun to look at. For me, owner of Rave Home Staging in Jacksonville, FL, the best part of the job is knowing that we made a difference in the lives of the family that hired us. While most of our customers are real estate investors…

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Filed Under: Before and After Tagged With: awkward spaces, control buyers eye, home staging, marketing, occupied home staging, optimal layouts

You get what you pay for. Cheap home staging can cost you thousands!

October 24, 2017 by melissamarro

how to stage with built in tv spaces

It seems that our Jacksonville home staging company has been called in a lot lately to “fix” the market presentation of properties that were previously staged by other companies. Whether it is the listing agent contacting us, or the homeowner, the conversation always seems to go the same way. “We went with the cheaper option.”…

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Filed Under: Before and After, Budgets and Economics, Home Staging Blog, home staging skills Tagged With: control buyers eye, demographics, home staging, how we are different, optimal layouts, psychographics, removing objections, return on investment, vacant homes

Rustic Home Decor. When not enough is really too much!

August 30, 2017 by melissamarro

home staging in avondale

One of the favorite parts about my career, of running a home staging company, is seeing the transformation of properties that really struggle getting market traction. While I feel that nearly every vacant home would present better with home staging, there are some that just simply need it more than others. Today I am going…

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melissa marro on jacksonville morning newsOwner of Rave Home Staging, located in Jacksonville, FL, Melissa Marro is one of the best known stagers in the industry. Formerly the Chairman of the Board for the Real Estate Staging Association, she keynotes at International staging conventions annually. Having grown not one, but two large home staging companies, one in FL and one in SC, in the last decade, her no-nonsense marketing techniques can help transform any staging business into a top producing local brand. Marro is also one of the only staging training providers to actually successfully build a staging company. With over 500 residential homes staged in 2019, and gross sales in excess of $1.25 M annually,  Rave is one of the largest staging companies in North America.

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