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Monday, 22 June 2009

 

Summer is a wonderful time for a wedding.  Weddings can be a time of great joy and great frustration.  Usually the most frustration is between the bride and the bride’s mom.  The reason:  Mom and daughter have a slightly different set of expectations of the event.  As a professional concierge, I serve as a sounding board for each party and provide compromising solutions that please both parties.  There are so many things that have to get done before the big day from ordering the flowers, meeting with the caterer, shopping for attendants presents, booking the limousine, designing a custom wedding cake, meeting with the preacher, and interviewing the photographer/videographer, just to name a few.  I have a list of preferred providers that my clients can choose from.  I make the calls, obtain the quotes, and coordinate all of the services.

Guests are another concern.  Families are so spread out nowadays that hotel reservations, airport pickups, rental car reservations, and in-home services are often needed.  Family members are sometimes a little difficult to deal with.  When the family members have a “go to” person to answer all their questions and take care of the incidentals for them, they are not quite so overwhelming.

Utilizing the services of a professional concierge keeps families from experiencing unnecessary stress.    So when such an important event comes up in your life, we are here to serve.

POSTED BY: Karen AT 04:03 pm   |  Permalink   |  E-mail this
Monday, 01 June 2009
Now that the kids are out of school, families in transition really get aggressive about selling their homes. They want to sell, move, and settle in to their new homes before the beginning of the next school year. The market is so competitive that homes have to really “WOW” potential buyers to even be put on the short list. Here are some tips for getting a home ready for sale:
1.    Get rid of the clutter in the closets, basement, and garage.
2.    Remove all the personal touches that make your home yours. Potential buyers can’t picture themselves living in the home if it reflects you.
3.    Clean, clean, clean
4.    When there is a showing or open house, make sure the pets are out of the home and all evidence of a pet even living there is put away.
5.    Bake some cookies before a showing or open house, the smell of chocolate chips cookies baking is a real winner. 
6.    Turn on all the lights, open the blinds, and bring attention to all the unique features of the home
7.    Let us help you coordinate your move with our preferred mover,  Atlanta Peach Movers.
Visit them on the web at www.atlpeachmovers.com
Most of the items I mentioned are taken care of by your realtors. We assist the homeowners and realtors by helping with the clutter. We will categorize, photograph, make a detailed list with values, pack, and take the items to the donation destination the homeowner chooses. Our list will be an acceptable document to the IRS when entering an amount for charitable donations on their tax return. 
We will also take care of the pets during the 2 to 3 hours that the open house is being conducted. Pet owners don’t want to board their animals for the entire weekend if the open house or showing will only be for a few hours on Sunday. We also take care of yard clean up. One of the biggest problems with yards is dog waste littering the landscape.  
We help home buyers and sellers with the connection and disconnection of utilities. We wait for the service people, gather estimates for work the seller or buyer needs to have done, and help the buyer or seller with any incidentals that need to be taken care of. 
Let us help your home buying or home selling experience run as smoothly as possible. We are here to help and truly understand how stressful a move can be.  
POSTED BY: Karen St John AT 06:33 pm   |  Permalink   |  E-mail this

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