This photo is one of my most valuable possessions. If my house was on fire, it would be one of the few things I would worry about saving. Its a photo of me and my father, Ben Minch, on November 28, 1963. The table is set for Thanksgiving dinner in our dining room in Cranford, NJ, and I was excite
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12/05/2010
Pasadena Penthouse Condo Pops With Home Staging Last week we were hired by an out-of-town homeowner to stage her Playhouse District Pasadena condo. The condo had been on the market for 84 days before staging. In the best case, we would have staged this condo before it hit the market. But this hom
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12/04/2010
Would you like to become a RESA member at a reduced cost? Would you like to renew your RESA membership at a a reduced cost? You've got until Dec. 31 to take advantage of this great offer! With the holidays fast approaching and with oodles of “things to do”, “people to see” and “hearts to
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12/04/2010
A few months ago I was called by an out of town couple who needed to sell the Monterey Park home of his father, who had recently passed away. The house was a mess, there was a lot of deferred maintenance and they were totally overwhelmed. They hired me for a home staging consultation and we discu
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11/13/2010
I'm often asked by home stagers just starting out, how I started my home staging business. My first home staging job was in April 2001. Of course, I didn't call it home staging. I had never even heard of home staging. But looking back, that's exactly what it was. My husband and I were living in D
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11/13/2010
Tish Lloyd, NC real estate agent, is one smart cookie. Her first 2 points have everything to do with staging - make sure your home looks good on the internet and make sure it looks good when they drive up to the front of the house. Thanks, Tish, for telling it like it is! I was recently asked
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10/18/2010
Today I went to an open house in my Pasadena neighborhood for a condo unit that's for sale. The condo is in a great neighborhood, in a quiet, well kept condo development. I was impressed with the walk up to the unit so extra points for good exterior appeal. I opened the front door and WHAM! The s
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10/03/2010
We've been very busy staging homes all over Los Angeles this past week. Here are before and after photos of one of our home stagings in Temple City for a real estate investor we work with quite often. The home is a very nice 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a huge backyard. There is an inner court
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09/28/2010
I thought this was a really funny (but true) post from Greg Nino, Houston real estate agent. Most of the tips are either tips I've given my home staging clients or information I've passed on through my Los Angeles home staging website. The comment about fake cookies made me laugh. It reminded m
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09/26/2010
I'm lucky to get over 3,000 visitiors per month to my Los Angeles Home Staging website. Its always great to get positive comments on my blog. Today I got this comment on one of my posts: "Regards for share pretty excellent informations. Your online is great.I am impressed by the details that you’
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09/26/2010