Hey everybody! I just wanted to let you know that this could happen in the next couple of days! I was dilated 2cm and 75% effaced on Wednesday. Still having contractions but not strong enough to go into the New Life Center at White County Hospital yet. I'm out and about still - fixing flat tires
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05/02/2008
Don't be misled by thinking that staging is simply decorating. Your personal home may be decorated beautifully. But would you put your home on the market today as it is right now? Of course not!Most people decorate to their taste. And while many people have great taste in decor, they can easily h
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04/10/2008
In a similar topic to my most recent post, I want to explore for you some reasoning behind accepting an opportunity to professionally stage a home. Let's say I get a request to professionally stage a home that has been on the market for 120 days. The asking price is on the high side of average
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04/09/2008
I stumbled across a new concept in running a Professional Staging business. And apparently there are quite a few out there embracing this approach.I have seen several professional stagers who will choose whether or not to stage a home for you based on their beliefs of how likely your home will s
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04/08/2008
I, for one, am tired of all the negative press the housing market is receiving. And right here, in Searcy, our market is actually improving rather than deteriorating. But our community doesn't realize it! Imagine how much more business we could drum up and how much we can influence our housing ma
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03/31/2008
As a home stager, I have been speaking with realtors to find out what kind of challenges they face when listing a home to sell.What I have learned is that most realtors already know what needs to be done for a home to be "staged" or prepared before going on the market. The problem is that they ca
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03/28/2008
I have to smile as I think about the experience of staging this beautiful home in Searcy, AR. As you can see, the home has beautiful architectural details and classy furnishings, so the staging really only consisted of working with what the home owners already had (I supplied the art) to accentu
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03/26/2008
Blogging can become addictive. And the technology has a bad rap as being for computer geeks and slackers. It can be hard to overcome those cultural perceptions! But thanks to Dick Betts, Barbara Duncan, and Larry DeGroat, I am pushing past these obstacles and embracing the help that blogging and
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03/25/2008
We all have an enormous role in the market conditions here in Searcy. Let's talk about market conditions, trends, and the future of Searcy. What services are most helpful to Searcy's real estate professionals? How do real estate professionals impact the Central Arkansas economy? I am excited to h
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03/21/2008
