Mary Lou Margel founded Gate Keeper NY Home Staging to assist New York City homeowners in multiple ways. Home staging creates welcoming spaces that help homeowners sell faster, sell higher and rest easy. A certified stager with Home Staging Resource and member of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA), Margel honed her skills managing a home decor showroom along with years working in marketing and NYC real estate. She applies a thorough, roll-up-the-sleeves approach to preparing your property that spotlights its unique character and appeals to a wide net of prospective buyers.

Margel works directly with homeowners and real estate teams to incorporate area demographics, marketing trends and ways of living into every staging plan. This applies to vacant or occupied properties, full homes or select rooms on a partial project. Additional redesign and holiday decor services enable clients to enjoy their homes long after moving in.

Gate Keeper NY’s home management services assist out-of-town homeowners concerned about leaving their apartment unattended for an extended absence, as well as short-term rental hosts and those who have little time to take care of projects. Tackling a home’s “to do” list is often challenging, stressful and postponed, especially when it involves an investment property, second home or pied-a-terre. Gate Keeper NY can be there when you can’t and assure that when your or your guests arrive, your home is ready and welcoming.