Phyllis Pafumi's (phyllispafumi) Blog

I received a frantic phone call from a realtor last week saying he needed to get a vacant condo staged IMMEDIATELY!! Okay, I do hear this all the time, everyone wants their job yesterday...but here was his dilemma... He had recently become the agent for a group of condos that were finally nearing...

Everyone I speak to these days have been singing the same old tune...things are slow around here, not much business going around, phones hardly ringing, etc. etc, etc. So what are you to do if you are running your own business? I have found this bit of down time THE PERFECT TIME to revamp my mark...

Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. I love the weather, the color of the trees, the food and the festivities that go along with fall. Here in Old Bridge, New Jersey my favorite thing to do with my grandson is take an old fashioned hayride at Cottrell Farms. I just can never get enough of a...

I am not sure if this is happening in your area but in the past month I have been on several consultations where the SELLERS EXPECTED THE REALTORS TO PAY FOR THE STAGING OF THEIR HOME!! Is this happening to you, and if so what should you do?? Let me first say that I truly belive that realtors sho...

This weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to view the movie Fireproof with Kirk Cameron. While the main stream hollywood world may not nominate this movie for any academy award, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you make the time to see it. We live in a throw away society today. The values that ma...

Everyone knows that the way you live in your home and the way you sell your home are two very different things. When selling your home you must prepare it in a way that will showcase the HOUSE! In this photo you may find that the before picture is not so bad. In fact it is actually a great room.....

In today's troubled economy, l fear that many small business owners may be tempted to throw in the towel because all around us it seems that the housing market is doom and gloom. I say that now is the time to market yourself to others, get your name out there and be ready when things return to no...