Home stagers have a lot of power in real estate, more than we realize. Especially when we’re making the mistake of chasing busy Realtors hoping to convince them to hire us!
Last week I wrote a post called, “Stagers, don’t let real estate agents discourage you”.… Read More →
Do you make it a regular practice to follow up with your clients after staging their homes?
I hope you’re not waiting for them to get back to you to tell you about the results your work achieved. Think about it, how many times have you yourself just never gotten around to dropping that Thank You… Read More →
Few types of people are in as much of a rush to sell as those going through a divorce. It’s a wonder that all couples going through the process don’t choose to work with a home stager, especially with stories like the one Staging Diva Graduate Carol King recently sent in, proving that home staging… Read More →
If you’re looking for the best way to talk yourself out of becoming a home stager, immediately get on the phone and call a dozen real estate agents in your market.
After a few “No one will ever pay for it around here” or “It will never work in this market” or “There’s no need for staging,… Read More →
Becoming a home stager was a natural evolution for Debbie Fiskum who worked with her husband doing “fix n flips” and rentals in Denver, Colorado before taking the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program and starting her business, Perfect Home Staging Denver.
It didn’t take … Read More →
Statements like, “You’re so lucky you get to work from home” and “Oh, I wish I was lucky enough to be my own boss” really bother me because it completely discounts the amount of hard work that goes into making opportunities happen in one’s life.
Luck has almost nothing to do with someone… Read More →
It wasn’t until Interior Designer, Linda Scaglione, found herself in the midst of Southern California’s housing collapse that she became desperate to find a way out of the sinking retail side of design.
When a friend suggested that with her skills she should consider getting into… Read More →
Unlike in previous generations, career change has been a fact of life for many baby boomers and certainly their kids and grandkids.
Perhaps that’s inevitable when our ability to work now extends across 4 or 5 decades.
Many in their 50s and 60s, realize they still have many years ahead… Read More →
Last week, I discussed how home sales in the United States are at their highest level since 2007, but things are also looking up in the Canadian real estate market.
Though the economy in Canada has not been hit as hard as its US counterpart, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) will be… Read More →
Earlier this week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that sales of existing homes are at their highest level in over two years which bodes well for home stagers.
It is believed that Obama’s $8,000 tax credit for qualified first-time home buyers has been a driving force … Read More →
