http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog Discover How To Sell Your House For The Highest Profit! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:58:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's good to know these 5 handy tips from Debra Gould: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/72451 It always amazes me how many people DON'T ask for references or ask for samples of previous work. Pros who are proud of what they do are not offended if you ask these questions! Enjoy, Rebecca http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/08/28/when-hiring-a-pro/ Dekora, a Staging Company in Vancouver, is the focus of a new home staging show airing next month. I've read about their success stories before, but this article was quite interesting. Can't wait to see the show! Rebecca The ultimate goal for a stager is to create the image of a lifestyle ... http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/06/28/the-stagers/ Here's a new website to help home buyers and home sellers with handy virtual tools. Enjoy, Rebecca Information is power, and that couldn’t be more true when it comes to real estate. Catering to savvy buyers and sellers who crave Web 2.0 tools, Fizber, a for-sale-by-owner Website, aims to connect buyers and ... http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/06/28/home-staging-meets-web-20/ Press Release for Professional Home Stagers: When many home sellers ask for free home staging estimates, what they really want is your expertise and advice for free. The brand new Staging Diva Sales Script will teach home stagers how to avoid getting caught in the ‘free estimate trap’ and ... http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/06/14/home-stagers-beware-free-estimates-can-lead-to-bankruptcy/ Watch YouTube Video If you watch Design Star, you'll know this Latino cop who loves interior design. Who'dda thought? Enjoy the videoclip Verdugo sent in to be on the show! Full Story Here! Rebecca http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/06/07/check-out-design-star/ Stager Idol Winner Announced Kathleen Garvey from Ft. Myers Florida takes All in first ever Stager Idol Competition sponsored by the Real Estate Staging Association. Stager Idol Winner Announced Ft. Myers, FL, June 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) is very proud to announce Kathleen Garvey of Enhanced Interiors & ... http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/06/07/american-idol-meets-home-staging/ http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0805/gallery.resg_gainers.moneymag/index.html Well, who knew little old Rochester would come in at #2 for Hottest Housing Market? Although the majority of big cities are experiencing a housing price "adjustment", smaller cities who never experienced a big bubble are still chugging right along. Click the link above for full details on the top ... http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/05/08/good-news-if-youre-in-the-top-ten/ I just read the March 2008 Consumer Reports on interior paints and was pleasantly surprised to see that the best quality paints are also some of the cheapest! The best overall paints were: Kilz Casual Colors from Wal-Mart, Behr Premium Plus Enamel from Home Depot and Dutch Boy Home from ... http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/04/27/best-rated-paints/ I just read this great blurb that clarifies what expenses can and cannot be deducted from your gains, along with realtor's fees and legal fees incurred during the sale of your home. Here's a quote straight from the article posted at: http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/551615.html "Specifically, home staging would be considered “advertising fees” and would ... http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/04/01/home-staging-can-be-deductible/ Bay Area home sellers offer timely tips for getting your house ready to sell: Get the pricing right, and do your home staging homework! Read more at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/20/REDOUF7J4.DTL http://home-staging-secrets.com/blog/2008/01/22/pricing-and-promotion-are-paramount-to-success/