Staging for Your Kitchen

Kitchen Staging Tips

New kitchen appliances - especially stainless steel ones - are always a major selling point!

1. You don't have to replace your dated kitchen cabinets stain them! Dated kitchen cabinets are a big turnoff to potential buyers! Just apply the stain in even strokes, going with the grain, then add some stylish hardware and your kitchen will have an up-to-date look that buyers will love, for less than $200!!
2. Stainless-steel appliances are definitely "in" with buyers.
3. Save some money on granite counter tops! Granite is a huge selling feature in home, but it can get a little pricey. Here are a few ways to save on this investment: first do the demo yourself. Also, ask the vendor for remnants from previous projects. Remember any money you spend will definitely be returned in the value these beautiful counters add to your kitchen.

Stay tuned for Bathroom staging tips...

Flurry of activity in the Real Estate Market

The extension of the first time home buyer tax credit, the creation of the tax credit for existing homeowners, low interest rates, and low home prices are all converging to make the real estate market ripe for buyers, but what will happen once the tax credits expire?

Check out
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/03/29/focus3.html
for more information on the blossoming Kansas City Real Estate Market and predictions on what is in store for the remainder of 2010!