In a recent post, I gave a list of sites with helpful information for real estate agents. Buddy Snipes asked me if I knew of a good place to get current income data by city or zip code since using the 2000 census was a bit outdated.So far, the answer is no, not unless you want to pay big bucks fo
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04/06/2007
I was just talking about giving classes the other day. So, when I read in the news about a home stager offering webinars, of course it caught my eye. I have never done a webinar. In fact, other than a rudimentary definition, I couldn't really tell you what one was. What did I do? OK, if you have
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04/05/2007
I don't have any furniture to store due to the area. It would be a waste of time, I believe. However, there is a chance that we will be moving to a much larger city. I am curious about storing furniture for the use in staging. Do you rent one of those storage units or a larger warehouse space? Do
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04/04/2007
As soon as you are through with a job, whether it is staging, redesigning, selling a home, etc, you need to make getting a testimonial letter from your satisfied client a high priority. "Make getting testimonial letters from satisfied clients your number one priority. In fact, before you start
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04/04/2007
I wanted to say something on the topic of joining an organization. I think it is a good idea. Why? People sometimes look up home stager or redesigner on the Internet and hope to find someone that way. If you put "redesigner" into Google, you will find this listing as #5: http://www.google.com/sea
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04/04/2007
In my book, I talked about making each room have a purpose and decluttering when it came to kids. For many families, homes are taken over by the children. One example is a home with a teenage son who had his own room, a TV room with all his video game stuff, and another room with all his audio st
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04/03/2007
Ok, is it white or is it color? Some say white (or off-white or neutral) for the following reasons:Makes a room feel larger and people want to believe they have more spaceMakes a home feel like there is more light and light is a good thingIt is a blank canvas so that people can imagine their stuf
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04/03/2007
This is one of those tips to pass onto homeowners. Don't forget to wash the windows. This is inside and out! Clean windows let the light in and make a home look cared for. Some people suggest cleaning the screens. Others suggest taking them off the windows altogether. I haven't ever had a prefere
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04/03/2007
I was reading a book called 50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and For More Money in Any Market by Ilyce R. Glink. Simple Step 35 discusses the use of technology. Of course, we all immediately think of the Internet and that would be a great place to start since 80% of all home
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04/03/2007
I'm a research kind of person. I love to read and to search the Internet. I've found a lot of good books out there that are helping me in my business. I'll list a few here and I'd love to hear what's in your library. Just a note, these are mostly related to business and life in general, but I'd l
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04/03/2007
