Prep Your House

can t wait to start using this new found program!!!  We've all talked about virtual staging lately (witness Debra Gould's recent post)  and its place in Home Staging.  Everyone has an opinion. However, no mater where you stand on it, we can all use an easy-to-use Room Planner to help us and our c...

Have you ever walked into a beautiful, well-maintained home only to be put off by a pungent odor?  That was my experience a few weeks ago.  As a result, I started a discussion on LinkedIn to get some ideas from other stagers as to how they get rid of them.  Knowing that we all run into this probl...

Great Ideas to help us, should our business be suffering during the ups and downs of the housing marketAre you experiencing a downturn in business?  Lack of business can be a result of more than just a slump in the economy as I know stagers who are exploding with business even though living in a ...

What a wonderful way to get an overwhelming task completed!A few weeks ago, I did a consultation for an older couple who wanted to list their home fast but were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work it would take to get their home into prime selling condition. I spent over two hours making sugg...

Why details are important Businesses get in trouble when they ignore small problems, according to author Michael Levine in his book, "Broken Windows, Broken Business: How the Smallest Remedies Reap the Biggest Rewards." Home sellers also have to pay attention to the smallest details or risk failu...

Any tips that help us keep on top of cleaning while doing the more important things in our lives is always a PLUSWe're all busy but cleaning is still just one of those things we have a hard time keeping under control. This time of year is especially busy. Here are a few suggestions:1. First, make...

I too use SEND OUT Cards!  They are a great way to follow up in a personal way with clients and agents!I found Send Out Cards  one day when I was surfing the Internet, took a look at it and thought to myself ... this is a no brainier ... a greeting card company with over 15,000 cards to choose fr...

I think, pictures speak a thousand words!  A vacant house is like a vacant stare. Something is just not right. Trying to sell a vacant house adds obstacles and depresses the sales price, says Showhomes, a nationally franchised home staging company. Showhomes uses live-in home stagers to lower the...

I really think my husband can relate to this.... The  Hormone Guide Women will understand this!                                Men should memorize it! Every woman knows that there are days when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his hands! This is a handy guide that sh...

Really like the thought process here. I spent some tonight looking on MLS for properties as I am considering selling my.  If pictures speak a thousand words, then I can count on one hand the number of homes that made my short list and that was searching right across Canada.  The value of staging ...