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REALTOR® TESTIMONIALS
 Here
is what some of our past clients have written about working with
KJK Inc.
I just successfully concluded
the settlement of the 560 Penllyn Pike, Blue Bell property. The
property sold in three days due in great part to your wonderful
staging of the property. This was unusual in this market climate.
From the beginning you took control of a difficult property and made
it into a “showplace”.
Although I felt you had a daunting task, you handled the whole
process with your calm, efficient demeanor. Everyone involved was
put at ease because of your knowledge of the task at hand.
I was so impressed with your list of providers. They had the ability
to quickly address any areas that needed attention.
Thank you for all you did. I look forward to working with you in the
future. You’re the best! In my twenty four years of real estate
experience, I still appreciate it when I find that person who can be
such an asset to my business.
Diane Williams ABR,
CRS, GRI, SRES Weichert Realtors, Spring House
Associate Broker
The cost
for Kim's expertise was not an expense. It was an investment with a
fabulous return!!
If you want a miracle maker in your real estate life, then
look no further..."Miracle" is Kim's middle name!
I have experienced a number of incredible successes because of Kim.
The first one sold me. I had a listing in Blue Bell Country Club
that was on the market for well over 6 months. Buyers came and
buyers went. Although this particular property had a fabulous
location, there was not one offer. I knew that the decor, etc was
distracting to the buyers and when the property became vacant I went
to the owner suggesting that we consult a "stager". Luckily, I
contacted Kim.
She went to work with her talents, her contacts and her time. More
importantly, she participated with enthusiasm and lots of smiles.
The owner was reluctant to invest all that Kim suggested, but in the
end she agreed to give Kim "carte blanche".
The house was taken off the market and after staging was put back on
at a considerably higher price. The first buyer who looked at it,
bought it, and at a higher price than previously. It was under
agreement in less than a week and settled very quickly.
The cost for Kim's expertise was not an expense. It was an
investment with a fabulous return!!
If you want buyers to want your listings, you must contact Kim. You
and your sellers will never regret it!"
Sue Hunter, Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors
You were very
creative and did a great job staging our listing...
...I
will refer you in the future. I especially like how you tailor the
staging to reflect the profile of the type of buyer who is most
likely to purchase the home.
Lisa Moyer,
Prudential Rittenhouse Realty Group
Wanted to thank you...
... for
your wonderful ideas in stage I just wanted to thank Kim for all her
help in selling our house. In this difficult market, we had been
getting mediocre reviews of our house for quite a while- “plain”,
“nothing special”. But immediately after the staging we found that
the feedback was very different; “beautifully decorated” “well
maintained” “love the house” We sold the house only a couple of
weeks after the staging occurred! Thanks so much Kim for your help!
Ellen Davisollege Ave.
Because of your efforts, the house sold in 2 days! My seller was
thrilled!
Peggy Jacona, RE/MAX Services, Blue Bell
The sellers were
quite pleased, but the best part came 10 days later when the house
sold!...
…We had
heard and read that “staging companies” had become an important
component in the California real estate market but had no personal
experience. After seeing a most impressive presentation, we decided to try their service for a
home we were listing that had been on the market for several months
with another real estate company and had not had an offer, which was
a great frustration to the sellers. They came in
promptly and made some minor but much needed enhancements that
changed the whole feeling of the home. The sellers were quite
pleased, but the best part came 10 days later when the house sold!
Needless to say, we’re sold as well!
-Chris Segal
The Segal Team Keller Williams, Blue Bell
It was such a delight working with you.
With your help, we had an agreement in under 30 days! My clients
enjoyed working with you and realized how much of a difference
staging makes in the sale of a home. Thank you again for your
outstanding professional expertise.
Martin B.
Wickersham, Keller Williams Real Estate
Just
a note to let you know how positive...
the response has been to your service. Our clients have
received advice in a professional, tactful manner; they are so
pleased to have this additional level of service from us, and we are
thriled with the results! Many thanks!
Meg Hamberg,
REALTOR, ABR Keller Williams Montgomeryville
From a client to her
REALTOR.....
Dear Jane,
This is a terrific service you provide and I appreciate the
guidance. Kim did a great job and I look forward to her report. She
was informative, professional, and fun to work with...
J. Newell
John Marchese
has been in real estate for 35 years
... and cannot
believe the phenomenal results achieved once offering KJK’s home
enhancement services. “Let’s face it, it’s easier for a home seller
to hear it from a third party that they need new light fixtures or a
fresh coat of paint than from me”.
John Marchese,
RE/MAX Central
“Kim knows how to communicate with my clients...
She is tactful, punctual, and extremely professional and very organized.
She is honest about ways a seller could improve their home, but she
is ever so diplomatic. Kim’s services are stellar, and make a huge
difference!”
Dina Rovner,
Broker, Keller Wiilliams,Horsham
“All I can say is...
I wish I knew her 8 years ago- my sales would have been even better!
Sellers often have a “false sense” of what the true value of their
home is. It is difficult for me to say ‘fix this paint that’, but
with Kim I am not the one telling them, she is. What is so important
is that my client is hearing it from a third party.”
Chuck Romano
Keller Williams, Montgomeryville
I think
that your
services...
will definitely become one of the steps that will help me reach my
ultimate goal which is to SELL THE PROPERTY! The report is easy to
read and easy to follow. You seemed to develop a good rapport with
my clients, and they started making the changes right away.
Rich
Markel, RE/MAX Realty Group
“Having a third party come on board...
to
tell a seller to get rid of old furniture or paint a home takes the
sting out of my presentation. Kim does this in such a professional
way by putting it in an official report, and people are very
receptive to making the changes.”
Jane Maslowski,
Broker, Partner
Keller Williams, Blue Bell
Thank you so much for meeting with my client...
She had a great time with you and loved what you had to say. “She is
wonderful”!
J. Bellinger Long & Foster, Springhouse.
Thank you for your services with...
Cindy and Rick. I will keep you updated on the status of the sale!
Patty Trentini REMAX Services, Blue Bell
Thank you so very much for you help,
...expertise, and professionalism with my clients on Cathy Lane.
They loved your suggestions. I look forward to a continued
relationship with KJK,Inc. This experience was a win win
situation! Thank you Kimberly!
Kelly A. Alpert, REMAX Realty Group
Thank you so much for all your help with my newsletter.
...Your house enhancing tips are great, and I really appreciate
your taking time out of your schedule to help me. Thanks again!
Lindsay Rogers Keller Williams,
Montgomeryville
Having attended your class last Friday,
...I really need to take a moment and tell you how much I enjoyed
your class, your presentation, and your enthusiasm! It was also
full of excellent information which I can use on an ongoing basis.
You may not know how dry and long those classes can be at times.
You were like a breath of life!
Linda U. Sellers Advantage Real Estate Services,
LLC
The
service has definitely given me the edge...
…the
service provided by your company has definitely given me the
edge in obtaining listings. My clients feel special when I offer
such an exclusive service. Not to mention it saved me from an
awkward situation, having to tell a client their house needs
sprucing up! This is a win-win for all involved with very little
investment on my part.
-Jim Dietrich
RE/MAX 440
My clients have
really benefited from your advice…
…having a
company like yours available to REALTORS® is such a
useful tool – my clients have really benefited from your advice.
-Neve
Hennessey
The Kinsale Group Keller Williams Montgomeryville
They and I are
convinced that your recommendations made a huge difference in the
way buyers perceived their home…
…I just
wanted to take a moment to let you know how wonderful your service
is. My sellers were thrilled to see their house in a whole new
light. They and I are convinced that your recommendations made a
huge difference in the way buyers perceived their home and space.
Thank you so much and I will be using your services often.
-Ann Ciesielka
RE/MAX Central
They came across
as true professionals…
…Thank
goodness someone saw the need for pre-sale property enhancement
services! I have personally used them and found it to
be an irreplaceable piece of the listing process for some homes.
They came across as true professionals and made the clients truly
understand the benefits of “staging” their home. Hence, making my
job easier all around. Seriously consider using this great
company…you won’t be disappointed!
-Scott Kelley
RE/MAX Realty Group
My seller
appreciated your personal attention…
Thank-you! My seller appreciated your personal attention
and tactful consideration when making suggestions on how to ready
his home for showings. He was impressed by your energy and sense of
humor. He followed your advice and was delighted to sell his home
so quickly, especially since there were several other active
listings in the same neighborhood.
-Ron Wickersham
RE/MAX Realty Group
You have put so much thought
into developing
a company that can really benefit the Real Estate industry…
…you have
put so much thought into developing a company that can really
benefit the Real Estate industry and your marketing material for
REALTORS is so elegant and well designed.
-Connie Schaffer
Vice President Corporate Services - Coldwell Banker Realty Corp.
They have set me
apart from my competition…
…Your
services have been a tremendous value-added service to my listing
clients. They also help set me apart from my competition in the
competitive marketplace in which we do business. I would highly
recommend their services to any REALTOR® who wishes to offer another
level of professional service.
-Kurt Kaufhold,
REALTOR®, ABR, SRES – RE/MAX Realty Group
The combination
of having an interior design background along with a real estate
background allows this company to meet our client’s needs…
…You have provide our clients
an outstanding service. The combination
of having an interior design background along with a real estate
background allows this company to meet our client’s needs. I look
forward to using their in the future.
-Matt Mittman
RE/MAX Realty Group
I tell
clients I don't sell homes. I market and advertise homes. Homes sell
themselves.
I tell clients I don't sell
homes. I market and advertise homes. Homes sell themselves. That's
why homes need KJK,Inc. for the BEST first impression!
-Ralf Simon
REMAX Central
Lansdale, Pa
 Here
is what some of our past clients have written about working with
KJK Inc.
I had never heard of “staging”
before my REALTOR recommended Kim, and I have to say
she did a wonderful job. Not only was she easy to work with and
extremely professional, but all of her suggestions and decorating
ideas were excellent. In fact, thanks to her, our house never looked
better! We managed to sell it in the worst market in years, and I
highly recommend Kim to anyone putting their house on the market.
Wendy
Clinch
An Investment That Really Does Pay Off
In January of ’07 my husband brought home one of those real estate
booklets of homes for sale. One new construction site caught our
attention. This opened up the flood gates for us looking to buy a
new home.
Our current home was 29 years old and we had been living there for 8
years. We had done extensive renovations over the years, most
recently finishing our kitchen in November.
We contacted a fantastic realtor and within a few short weeks, we
found a 2 year old home that we fell in love with and purchased.
While this was exciting there now were two major hurdles:
#1 - We didn’t even have our current home up on the market yet. We
weren’t expecting things to move so quickly.
#2 – The sellers wanted a settlement date six short weeks away.
Yikes! We didn’t want to be saddled with two mortgages, so
everything went into high gear. Jim Dietrich, our REALTOR with
RE/MAX 440, put us in touch with Kimberly Kratz. Kimberly owns a
company called KJK, Inc. that specializes in resale design, and can
do everything from paint your house, to shop for furniture, to
staging your home for viewings.
With two young children, two dogs, a 29 year old home and a quick
turnaround time, we needed help! Kimberly came in and assisted us in
de-cluttering the home. She chose paint and carpeting. She provided
us with artwork, new furniture and elegant ways to decorate the
home. Kimberly also put us in touch with a moving company to assist
with storing much of our things to better show the home. The day of
the first showings, Kimberly came over and in a time crunch, managed
to put the home together to make it look fantastic.
The house went up for sale on a Saturday and by the following Friday
we had three offers and sold the home!
Kimberly takes the time to get to know you and your tastes and will
shop accordingly. Our home never looked as good as it did once she
was through with it. It’s no wonder it sold so quickly.
We were so delighted with her shopping choices, we decided to keep
them and take them with us to our new home. Kimberly is now going to
assist us in decorating our new home.
Paint, carpeting, furniture and Kimberly were all an investment; an
investment we’d make again in a heartbeat!
Ben and Eva Witmer
I just wanted to thank Kim
for all her help in selling our house. In this difficult market, we had
been getting mediocre reviews of our house for quite a while-
“plain”, “nothing special”. But immediately after the staging we
found that the feedback was very different; “beautifully
decorated” “well maintained” “love the house” We sold the house
only a couple of weeks after the staging occurred! Thanks so much
Kim for your help!
Ellen Davis
Kim proved to
be like a finding a lucky four-leaf clover
In April of 2006, I decided to
"down-size" my home, and found a perfect new location. On May
3rd of 2006, I placed my 3000 square-ft carriage home in Blue Bell
Country Club on the market. The new home was completed, and
settlement was in August. By October, there had been minimal
showings of my larger home. Mid-October, I moved to my new,
smaller residence, while paying two mortgages and an interest-only
swing loan. Carriage houses in Blue Bell Country Club
continued to be put up for sale, but very few, if any, were selling.
Now my property was empty of furniture and any "homey" touches.
Finally, in early April of
2007, a full 11 months after my home was first listed for sale, my
realtor, Sue Hunter, suggested that we contact a home design
"stager". I concurred. Luckily, my realtor called Kim Kratz of
KJK INC. I say that because Kim proved to be like finding a
lucky four-leaf clover. All of her recommendations were
followed, from new paint colors, carpeting in certain rooms, as well
as furniture and accessory rentals. Kim does all the hard work
- hiring and overseeing all the contractors, selecting and arranging
all the furniture and accessories.
After about two weeks of hard
work on Kim's part, my carriage house was transformed. It went
back on the market, at a higher price, with the first showings on
April 30th. There were more showings in the first five days
than there had been in the first four months it had been listed last
spring. There was a bona fide offer made on May 5, and an
agreement of sale was signed on May 7.
After almost a year, Kim took
my "ordinary home" and turned it into an eye-pleasing model.
Her expertise provided me with a successful sale in just one week,
at a more competitive price than had been previously asked.
The costs of Kim's efforts were more than recouped by the quick
sale, and the selling price.
I would highly recommend Kim's
expert and talented services to anyone seeking to sell a house in
today's market. My only regret is that it took me 11 months to
find her.
Mary Pat Fritz
When we decided to sell our
contemporary home which was built in 1989, we knew our house had to
stand out. We knew about staging since we had been house
hunting in Arizona were most homes for sale are staged. We
realized that in order to sell our home, and sell it quickly, we
would need to invest in an excellent home stager. Kim
completely transformed our house from a stark white modern to a
warm, inviting, timeless contemporary home that sold in 3 days!
What else is there to say?
Susan Brown
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