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Make It Shine

Make It Shine

Buyers want to close the sale on Friday, move and unpack on Saturday, meet the neighbors Sunday, and then go to work and send the kids off to schoo...
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3 Advantages of Selling Your Home During the Holidays

3 Advantages of Selling Your Home During the Holidays

Today I'm happy to share with you a message from Dave Ramsey.  Dave is a financial advisor and talk radio veteran who teaches his Baby Steps and p...
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Should I Stage Every Room?

Should I Stage Every Room?

I'm often asked by homeowners whether they should stage every room of their home when preparing for market.  While any staging is better than none...
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Sell With Spa-like Towels

Sell With Spa-like Towels

When it comes to bathroom staging, a clean, white, spa-like appearance is the goal.  After all, who doesn't want a spa in their own home?  Getting ...
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5 Ways Staging Can Benefit Realtors

5 Ways Staging Can Benefit Realtors

There's plenty of discussion about the benefits of Home Staging for sellers, so let's look at the other side of the coin and spotlight just how Sta...
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How to Choose Exterior Paint Colors (with examples)

How to Choose Exterior Paint Colors (with examples)

The exterior color of your home is your opportunity to grab the attention of potential buyers.  While they are rapidly scanning through homes for...
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Banish These Bulbs When Staging Your Home

Banish These Bulbs When Staging Your Home

Americans have been swapping old incandescent bulbs for the more efficient CFL for the past 20 years.  And although those quirky compact fluorescen...
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Brand Names Sell

Brand Names Sell

Psychology tells us that brand names sell often for more money and faster than items without a brand name label.  We see this in every industry fro...
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7 days on market - SOLD for full price!

7 days on market - SOLD for full price!

The retired couple who owned this Colorado home for 30 years wanted to escape the snowy Rocky Mountain winters and move to sunny Arizona.  Their li...
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3 Steps to Stage any Bathroom

3 Steps to Stage any Bathroom

Here are 3 simple steps to get any bathroom ready for buyer's eyes.  The overarching goal to keep in mind when staging a bathroom is to emulate a ...
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When is the Cost of Staging Tax Deductible?

When is the Cost of Staging Tax Deductible?

Home staging is the marketing of a home by a home stager, after the homeowners have cleaned, painted, and made minor repairs.  This 'marketing' of...
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Create a spa-environment to sell your home

Create a spa-environment to sell your home

My husband and I recently celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary by spending a long, relaxing weekend at a New Mexico spa.  A six-hour drive fr...
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