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home selling in calgary: Home Flip . . . or Flop?? Common mistakes to Avoid when selling a House for profit! - 03/14/10 07:03 PM
Home Flip . . . or Flop?? Common mistakes to Avoid when selling a House for profit!
Spring is on the horizon, and with it, it seems like there is a lot more hope in many real estate markets. Here in Calgary, new home starts have nearly tripled compared to this same time last year! That is certainly good news.
With the general consensus being that perhaps the market has seen its bottom, with a slow rise in prices expected, it is a more promising scenario for home flippers to get back at buying and selling real estate for profit.
However, the house flipping industry … (35 comments)
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home selling in calgary: If Home Staging were an Olympic Sport . . . - 02/20/10 09:33 PM
If Home Staging were an Olympic Sport, it certainly would include elements of speed, precision and artistic ability!
As I've been enjoying snippets of the games -- and have fond memories of when the Winter Olympics were in Calgary, Alberta in 1988 -- it has motivated me to look at the tasks in a Home Staging project from a slightly different perspective (read, a little "tongue in cheek").
Perhaps the Olympic Home Staging event would go something like this:
Short Program
Stage a bathroom in a vacant house, cannot repaint. Must include the following required elements (and be done to classical music … (14 comments)
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home selling in calgary: A Quick Sale with Strategic Home Staging in Calgary, AB - 02/19/10 05:26 PM
In a recent home staging I did in South West Calgary, my challenge was to work with a dated (50's) kitchen in a home that had been mostly updated elsewhere. The house was vacant except for the brown leather love seat in the living room, and a kitchen table set in the dining area.
The house also needed a little curb appeal and a bit of a "pick me up" to a bland exterior.
We provided the additional furniture, art and accessories, and . . . of course . . . our professional home staging know-how! Here's how GreenApple Staging & Images … (23 comments)
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home selling in calgary: The Cost of Clutter - 01/27/10 03:44 PM
In a recent Pre-Market Home Selling Consultation, I recommended to a Calgary, Alberta home seller that they begin the process of moving and packing now. They were moving for a job transfer and were hesitant about having to do this since their employer would pay for the movers to pack later. It didn't initially make sense to them why they should go to the hassle of packing when they were going to get that service for free.
I'll tell you why . . . because it will mean dollars in their pocket!
Would you be willing to start moving out of your home a … (21 comments)
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Deena Cottingham, Home Stager & Photographer
Calgary,
AB
More about me…
GreenApple Staging & Images, Calgary Staging & Photography
Address: Call for Consultation, Calgary, AB, T2Y 5G6
Office Phone: (403) 589-0225
Cell Phone: (403) 589-0225
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I like creating discussion among other professionals in the real estate industry on various staging, photography and off-beat topics. I value the insight of others and the synergy we all benefit from when we collaborate--iron sharpens iron!
I also have a love for fitness, personal growth and my family.
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