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A Checklist for a Show-Ready House

A Checklist for a Show-Ready House

  No matter how prepared you feel about the staging you've done to get your house ready for market, the idea of prospective buyers in your personal...
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Which Home Updates Pay Off?

Which Home Updates Pay Off?

Although it's a seller's market, choosing the right home improvements to tackle can bring an even faster sale - and a higher sale price.  So that y...
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5 Free Things Any Homeowner Can Do To Stage Their Home

5 Free Things Any Homeowner Can Do To Stage Their Home

When you're getting ready to sell, often the things that don't cost a dime can have the biggest impact. While staging a home that will be lived in...
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Millennials are Moving In

Millennials are Moving In

Millennials now make up the largest share of home buyers.  Here's how you can make your home appeal to them.   One consistent finding for the last...
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Top 4 Reasons to Stage Your Home

Top 4 Reasons to Stage Your Home

  Most homeowners live in their home while it's on the market, so staging doesn't mean bringing in a house-full of rented furnishings.  Staging ...
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The Cost of Not Staging

The Cost of Not Staging

Time is money and when it comes to selling your home the Days on Market or DOM can make a big difference to your pocket book.  Staging helps minimi...
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A Basic Schedule to Sell Your Home With Staging

A Basic Schedule to Sell Your Home With Staging

When it comes to preparing and marketing your home, a schedule of events keeps the process simple. Here's the plan: From deciding that you want t...
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Top 4 Home Updates That Pay Off

Top 4 Home Updates That Pay Off

Beyond basic maintenance, there are certain home updates that warrant a better return on investment than others.  So that you can be sure your eff...
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How to Get Rid of Household Odors

How to Get Rid of Household Odors

Household odors should be addressed before your home goes on the market.  Prospective buyers want to smell a fresh, new house, not pet or food odor...
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The 50 Percent Rule for Cutting Clutter

The 50 Percent Rule for Cutting Clutter

The three cardinal principles of staging that I adhere to are lighten, brighten, and follow the 50 Percent Rule to de-clutter.  This article discus...
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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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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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