Blog entries tagged with "mental roadblocks":


mental roadblocks: Your Staging Blog: Why You Don't Need to Come Up With New Subjects - 02/15/08 05:09 PM
There are many lurkers out there, hesitating to jump into blogging themselves, because they think they cannot blog about anything new.  Well, take heart because you don't have to. I can give you two reasons why that is true: 1. Your perspective and experiences will be different - no one approaches a subject … (14 comments)

mental roadblocks: Relocation Companies Are Making HUGE Marketing Mistakes - 10/23/07 01:16 PM
A few weeks ago, I prepared a bid and short report for a relocation company.  The house was a very nice two story, very well built, nice layout and in a good neighborhood.  It did have some minor issues, but none that couldn't be easily remedied, hence the short report.  So … (33 comments)

mental roadblocks: Should Stagers Use Smaller Furniture to Make a Room Appear Larger? You Betcha! - 09/26/07 05:29 PM
In the now infamous NAEBA article siting home stagers as deceivers, a reference was made to the use of smaller sized furniture to make a room appear larger.  Is that a common practice?  Yes - and it should be! 
Every designer worth their fee will tell you that scale is imperative in … (28 comments)

mental roadblocks: Staging is All About Making the Right Connections - 08/13/07 08:22 PM
The Professional Stagers of Active Rain have been posed the question - Why and When do you stage your house? There are many technical answers I could give here and do an adequate job of it, but I want you the reader to think past the nuts and bolts of the staging process and view it from … (23 comments)

mental roadblocks: 5 Things Buyers Should Never See in Your Listings- REVISED - 07/02/07 11:49 AM
As Kate Hart recently addressed, we have all found odd things in our listings.  Things that startle buyers (and ourselves) and cause them to exit a listing before they have completed the tour.
Below is a list of things that your buyers should never see during showings that must be addressed before the … (33 comments)

mental roadblocks: Would Your Listing Sell if it Were a Can of Corn? - 06/22/07 10:14 PM
Imagine your listing is a can of corn.  Buyers are coming down the aisle (the MLS) looking for this product.  They know they want corn, but aren't sure what kind to buy.  So how will they decide?
First, they will look at the packaging (curb appeal).  If that pleases them, they will … (14 comments)

mental roadblocks: Agents: Can you 'name' your listings? Your buyers can...and do! - 04/02/07 10:15 PM
Okay, admit it.  You've done it.  Maybe not while you have the house listed, but eventually. We all do.  Sometimes, there is just something that sticks out - some oddity or strange thing that causes a house to be 'named' and sometimes even labeled. 
For example, I recently viewed a house on … (49 comments)

 
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