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2008
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What's With The Attitude????? Clients assume that I watch all of the design, decorating and real estate shows on HGTV, Fine Living and Discovery (Who has that kind of time even with TIVO?) and they will comment to me about things they have seen recently, thinking I know the episode they just s...
03/31/2008
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Most of us who stage homes have done so under the pressure of a deadline at one time or another. (Always?) The schedule usually is stage, photograph, agent open house then public open house, if one is being held. So the pressure is on to get the house ready for its unveiling, and make it came...
03/30/2008
Shriveled plants, weeds, overgrown bushes, peeling paint, or a cracked driveway are problems that sellers must often fix before their house goes on the market. But what if these problems apply to their neighbors' homes? Most sellers know to groom their homes for the best sale, but it's difficult ...
03/29/2008
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When my mother-in-law moved into assisted living we had to clear out her house and ready it for the market. In purging old files I found receipts for service calls and home repairs. There was such a difference in the way businesses charged for their services and it made me wonder how varied th...
03/21/2008