los angeles: Requiem for a Home Stager ~ What went wrong?
- 08/20/09 06:01 PM
Maureen's Blog is very pertinent to all of us as we strive to give more and more credibility to the home staging industry. Several of us met recently here in Los Angeles to work on setting up a local Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) Chapter in the South Bay. Among our goals we hope to educate real estate professionals about the sound investment of home staging.Successfully orchestrating this ambitious task would result in more and more realtors using home staging with consequential positive results. I am encouraged by another key goal we have of working together and supporting each other. … (3 comments)
los angeles: No Free Lunches in Vacant Home Staging
- 08/14/09 03:55 AM
No free lunches in Vacant Home Staging? When I started I was advised by my mentor one Saturday afternoon a few months back, to take small steps. Go to Open Houses, leave my card and offer some free consultations to Realtors, and for sure, don't take on anything I can't deliver. In the meantime, get your vacant home staging packages together so you'll be ready if that's what you want to do...later on down the line. All sounds pretty straight forward and doable. I get the picture. Check out the furntirue rental showrooms. Get to know the the friendly staff who … (12 comments)
los angeles: Gratitude, Getting Started, Building Rapport in Home Staging, Los Angeles
- 07/21/09 04:52 AM
Doing some in-depth research before getting started in home staging in Los Angeles is step one for any newbie. But how do you get your big toe in the door and avoid having your enquiries be perceived like future competition? Building rapport with graciousness, sincerity and gratitude are the keys to getting started and forging on-going professional relationships. Follow these simple rapport building tips and you're on your way to creating a vital support group as you embark on this new adventure of Home Staging! Be upfront and honest, first and foremost, by simply and sincerely explaining that you're just getting … (7 comments)
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