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Wicked Witch or Real Estate Agent? When Home Stagers Get Paid

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Many home stagers have faced the dreaded question, “Can you wait until closing to get paid for your home staging services?” How you answer that question will have a big impact on how long you remain in your home staging business.

You’ll hear this question mostly from real… Read More →
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Home Stagers HGTV Casting Call

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Carmel California Home Staging Job

Many of my readers are HGTV addicts, in fact that’s how many of us eventually find our way into home staging.

Have you dreamed of being a home stager on HGTV? Several Staging Diva Graduates have already appeared on TV and this could be your chance too! I have to say from personal experience… Read More →

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When Home Stagers Get Hired First

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Home stagers often make the mistake of thinking they need to chase real estate agents to get home staging projects.

This is often a recipe for frustration and rarely results in making the kind of money you want.

What many new home stagers don’t realize is that the home stager is often … Read More →

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When You’re a Home Stager With a Real Estate License

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This the second part of a series I’m writing about the overlap of having a real estate license and also being a home stager.

Today, I’m focusing on a home stager who wants to make the bulk of her income from home staging, but who also happen to have a real estate license.

You can … Read More →

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What If I Have a Real Estate License and I Prefer Home Staging?

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Many people who are studying for their real estate license, or already have one, wonder what to do when they discover they’re actually more interested in home staging than being a REALTOR.

They discover their passion for color and decorating, and then question what benefits they’ll… Read More →

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Massachusetts Home Staging Job in Chelmsford

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Carmel California Home Staging Job

This Massachusetts home staging job is your chance to work on a home that’s currently furnished and on the real estate market but isn’t selling. When you turn things around for this client, you’ll have a fantastic home staging success story to share with future clients… Read More →

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Home Staging Tips in Barb Corcoran Video

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Barb Corcoran Home Staging a Necessity

Real estate mogul Barb Corcoran says, “Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.”

In this video she goes on to say that home staging can increase the selling price of a home by 10% to 20%.

Watch her discusses curb appeal and then walk through… Read More →

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Home Staging Job For Mississauga Seller Who Has Tried Everything Else

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Carmel California Home Staging Job

Since I’ve had a home staging business since 2002, I get several emails like this each week. My heart goes out to the frustrated home seller and clearly his real estate agent hasn’t been much help. Here’s an abbreviated version of his story:

I’m trying to sell my … Read More →

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Home Staging Perfection, Is it Possible?

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The idea of home staging perfection, it’s an appealing concept, especially for all the perfectionists among us.

But is such a thing as the “perfect” home staging even possible?

I recently wrote a post asking home stagers how they feel about gray walls.

The reaction was… Read More →

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Home Stagers, How Do You Feel About Gray Walls?

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gray too dull for home staging?

Like most home stagers, I can’t resist a weekend open house. I like to stay on top of what’s for sale in the neighborhoods I stage in, and what homes look like at various price ranges.

Occasionally, I pick up a new client visiting open houses and speaking with the real estate agent… Read More →

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