I suppose up until yesterday — when the world was supposed to end — this photo had a more foreboding quality. Today . . . it’s just another example of a poorly shot real estate photo (the shadow is cast by a building, not a hovering spacecraft).Read More
4200 Basswood Road in Fern Hill As promised, this post features the fourth (and final) virtually staged photo at my new listing in Fern Hill. The photo above shows the deck fully furnished — courtesy of what’s called “virtual staging”; the photo below is how the deck looks now. Left out of both photos: the...Read More
4200 Basswood Open 1-3 p.m Today! Charles Dickens famously published his novels in London magazines in serial form (the pace of installments reportedly accelerated whenever he was broke). In that spirit (minus the financial motivation), I’m offering the third installment of virtual staging at 4200 Basswood Road, just west of Cedar Lake in St. Louis...Read More
4200 Basswood: After (Above) and Before (Below) Perhaps the best application for virtual staging is a big, empty room – albeit one with unlimited potential. Like the Amusement Room in my new listing at 4200 Basswood Road, just west of Cedar Lake (see also, “Unmatched Potential!”). With over 1,100(!) square feet, a potential second Kitchen, a...Read More
Where: 5229 Chowen Ave. South in Southwest Minneapolis. What: 4 BR/2 BA stucco bungalow with 2,100 square feet in mint condition. When: came on the market April 4; under contract April 10. How much: listed for $395,000 Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty City Lakes; sold by Andrew Olive, Edina Realty 50th & France....Read More
4200 Basswood Road in Fern Hill Buyers with vision will see readily see the potential: Fern Hill’s most expansive walkout rambler, with 6 BR/5 BA and over 6,000(!) square feet on a private .39 acre lot just west of Cedar Lake. But just in case they don’t . . . the home is “virtually staged” to suggest...Read More
