Home Staging Stories and Other Stuff

So I'm better off than Elvis, but not quite on par with Tiger (no pun intended).  What's a Stager (or Realtor) to do? I went to an evangelism conference at my church Monday night.  The keynote speaker, trying to encourage the pastors, told us a great story regarding Van Cliburn, the world renowne...

In the summer of 2007 my friend, Sam, and I had just become accredited home stagers.  Through a friend of hers, we procured a "freebie" staging job and were ready to set the Atlanta home staging market on fire!  We went in to the home, staged all the rooms we could in the 3 hours we had that morn...

I am both an accredited home stager and a licensed agent, but not selling.  (I was thrown under the bridge one too many times early in my illustrious RE career and decided I didn't have the stomach for it, but I digress.)  The point is, I know the business from both sides.  As a home stager, may ...

Agents, are you (unknowingly) preventing your clients from staging their homes, even though you understand the value of staging?  Please allow me to explain.   Last week I received a cry for help from an agent.  She had just taken over a listing of a vacant property that has been sitting for over...

I'm sure you all have a staging story that's just plain fun to circulate.  I'd love to hear yours!  Here's mine... Last fall I performed a staging consultation for an owner/agent on his beautiful metro Atlanta country estate.  While the home was staged to near perfection to begin with, I did make...

I'm sure you all have a staging story that's just plain fun to circulate.  I'd love to hear yours!  Here's mine... Last fall I performed a staging consultation for an owner/agent on his beautiful metro Atlanta country estate.  While the home was staged to near perfection to begin with, I did make...

Agents,   Are you (unknowingly) preventing your clients from staging their homes, even though you understand the value of staging?  Please allow me to explain.   Last week I received a cry for help from an agent.  She had just taken over a listing of a vacant property that has been sitting for ov...