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Staging for the Sale of Grace Elizabeth’s Bed & Breakfast

16 Wednesday Mar 2011

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Wow, we thought we went through a lot of remodeling and updating to open Grace Elizabeth’s Bed and Breakfast but it is a whole different animal to prepare for the sale.  The large to do list seems to keep growing instead of dwindling.

We are not new to selling a house/property. We have sold several over the years and know the importance of staging and having everything in tip top shape.  Well, with an old house and property with several buildings, tip top shape never happens.  There is always something that needs repairing, replacing, or darn it, that worked yesterday and we just had the repair man out last month.

Here is the short list we started with: paint the outside of the house, deep clean everywhere, organize and purge, finish unfinished projects (this can be a large list in itself) and downsize the amount of furniture.  Do you know how many couches we accumulated over the years?  Sorry, I’m not telling.

Theresa DeLaet G.R.I (800) 947-8793

Is anyone ever ready to have people walk through their house with discerning eyes?  Maybe if I had HGTV magicians at my side I could sell the house in 3 days. Ok, that hasn’t happened but it is a beautiful property and it will sell – eventually.  We are praying sooner than later.  So if you know anyone looking to live in a small town with a great people, a quality school system and an outstanding cultural center (the Minden Opera House) – send them our way.

 

Sonya Kay

Let’s Sell Grace Elizabeth’s

09 Wednesday Mar 2011

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Series: The Creation of Grace Elizabeth’s Bed & Breakfast (#4 in a series of 4)

Today is my last in this series of “The Creation of Grace Elizabeth’s Bed & Breakfast.”   It has been quite an adventure purchasing a property with possibilities, remodeling both the cottage and the main house to open a bed & breakfast, and getting the privilege of meeting people from all over the world as they stayed in the B&B.

As our children started leaving the nest so to speak we realized our lifestyle began to change and it was time to downsize. In the winter of 2010 we had decided to put the house and property up for sale but I took on the Interim Director position at the Minden Opera House and the sale was put on hold.  Early fall a permanent Director was hired and we put the house on the market.  As of this writing it is still on the market.

Grace Elizabeth’s  FOR SALE

As our realtor, Theresa Delaet G.R.I, states:  what a gem in excellent condition.  This classic house is known for a bed and breakfast.  Utilize for your family home, and have guests stay in the cottage house out back.  Main home has striking features such as beautiful wood floors, pocket doors, staircase, wood burning fireplace, 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.  Many updates to this home make it even more impressive.  Don’t forget the 3+ acres with a barn.

Take a look at the virtual tour of our house and pass it on to others. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed the transformation.  My next series will go into some details of the improvements we made to the property.  We are firm believers that you leave a place better than you found it!

Until next time…

Sonya Kay

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