Articles, tagged with "home stagers", page 6
17th April 2009
If you're trying to find out everything you can about being in the home staging business, you've probably heard of a program guaranteeing employment as a home stager at a rate of $24-$30 per hour. While that might sound like a lot if you're used to earnin...
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Author:
Debra Gould
09th April 2009
Home stagers can become a real estate agent's greatest ally in a slow housing market.
Real estate agents don't make any money until a home sells, so they become desperate for their clients' homes to stand apart from competing properties. And to make th...
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Author:
Debra Gould
07th April 2009
With an abundance of houses on the real estate market pushing prices downward, buyers have more power in any negotiation. They know the seller needs to sell their house more than they need to buy it. After all, there are plenty of homes to choose from!
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Author:
Debra Gould
13th March 2009
Because the home staging industry is completely unregulated, anybody can call him or herself a home stager. This is one of many reasons too many real estate stagers get into the industry with no business or marketing training whatsoever.
Many of these ...
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Author:
Debra Gould
11th March 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
Anyone who is a parent or had parents can relate to the fact that you have to be careful about what you expose your child to. Children are very impressionable and they are like sponges soaking up everything around them.
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Author:
Alice Chan
10th March 2009
Many design-oriented individuals decide to become home stagers without any kind of business training or marketing knowledge. While they mean well, they often stumble into some terrible marketing tactics that will likely put them out of business faster tha...
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Author:
Debra Gould
10th March 2009
Unfortunately, many individuals with a talent for decorating attempt to become home stagers without any kind of business training or marketing knowledge. With the best of intentions they stumble into some awful marketing tactics that will put them out of ...
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Author:
Debra Gould
04th March 2009
In this slow real estate market, how long would you let your home sit on the market with no offers before looking for a solution? Would you accept your real estate agent's advice and cut your listing price dramatically to generate interest? What if giving...
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Author:
Debra Gould
03rd March 2009
If a career in home staging is what your future holds, there are many opportunities ahead for you and there's no better time to start preparing than today.
In part one of this article series, aspiring home stagers were given the first two steps they ca...
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Author:
Debra Gould
25th February 2009
Some home stagers mistakenly believe they need to carry their own furniture inventory because they live in a small town where there isn't a large furniture rental company. Unfortunately, many of these stagers end up broke and out of business with nothing ...
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Author:
Debra Gould
23rd February 2009
Many home stagers mistakenly believe they need to carry an inventory of furniture to rent to their home staging clients who have vacant properties, or need new pieces to supplement existing furniture for a resale home on the market. Sadly, many of these s...
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Author:
Debra Gould
18th February 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
As your business changes and increases you need to determine what has worked in your business and what needs improvement. One area that frequently gets passed up for what we believe to be "more important" things is marketi...
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Author:
Alice Chan
18th February 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
We all know that Home Staging is the art of decorating a home to sell quickly and for top dollar. It is the most proven way to get the highest selling price for a property as you prepare it for sale.
An important thing ...
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Author:
Alice Chan
10th February 2009
For a home stager, one of the best ways to convince a homeowner to employ your services is through your home staging portfolio. When one of your prospects is looking at your portfolio, they have very high expectations and your photographs are going to be ...
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Author:
Debra Gould
31st January 2009
If you want to get the best price for the home you're selling and sell it quickly, making the necessary fix ups and improvements will certainly enhance your property in a prospective buyer's eyes. These fix-ups don't necessarily have to be expensive. ...
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Author:
Colette Robicheau
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