This home was initially put on the market "as is" with the elderly homeowner still living in the home. It sat for several months with no offers. He moved out and it sat vacant - again, with no offers - until the listing expired. A new agent took over the listing, counselled the family to clean, p
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01/29/2008
In the course of 3 years of home Staging, there have been many clients who have faithfully done what I've asked with regard to painting their homes a more neutral color in order to have those homes appeal to a broader market. After all, this just makes practical marketing sense. However, there ha
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01/29/2008
I learned this lesson myself with a home I was selling that had a very eclectic mix of my retro and Asian furnishings/decor. The market was 55+ (but the average range tended to be more like 65-70ish) and we started hearing back from the agent that people had all sorts of comments about the furni
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01/29/2008
Recently, my Mom, Char, a very SPRY and SHARP 89 year old, moved down from Portland to live with me in Eugene (we bought a house together). This has been a very new experience for both of us and we are still adjusting. However, Mom genuinely wants to be active, have things to do, and help me in
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01/21/2008
