sue argue: Home Staging, FSBO & How To Choose A Realtor: Adult Ed Class Soon in NH - 09/09/07 01:55 PM
Where can you learn about getting your home ready for sale, how to choose a Realtor, the pros & cons of selling a home without an agent (FSBO)? And receive info about home inspections, listing photographs/featured tours, and Open Houses?
**Where can you go to ask a Realtor, a home stager, a lawyer, … (2 comments)
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sue argue: NH Home Staging: Are You Really Ready To Sell Your Home? - 09/08/07 08:31 PM
This article was written by a professional home stager, my dear friend Karen Otto from Plano, Texas. She is an incredible home stager and writer, She is a wonderful person, I felt like an old friend the first time I talked with her. I hope you have someone like that … (5 comments)
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sue argue: New Hampshire Getaway for $199,900, 2 miles from Hampton Beach!! - 09/05/07 10:13 AM
This beautiful condo was staged & listing photographs taken by Sue Argue of Staged First Impressions. Thank you Realtor Becky Lufkin of Atrio GMAC Properties for this referral. What a comfortable and affordable place to live or vacation! … (0 comments)
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sue argue: Carey & Giampa Realty, Hampton Falls Home For Sale in New Hampshire, MLS # 2657211 - 08/27/07 09:57 PM
This home was photographed by Sue Argue of Staged First Impressions, a New Hampshire home staging company. Sue can be reached at 603-926-2676.
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sue argue: A Life Raft for Sellers in This Shallow Pool of Buyers - 08/22/07 11:51 AM
Last week I was invited to visit a wonderful woman named Deanne at her mother's home in Dover, New Hampshire for a home staging consultation. Her Mom had died fairly quickly from an aggressive brain tumor, and it had only been a week since the funeral. Deanne was raw with sadness … (133 comments)
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sue argue: The Secret Option for Builders to Stage a Model Home - 08/19/07 10:31 PM
There was a time when new condos in seacoast New Hampshire couldn't be built fast enough. Our population here in Hampton swells from roughly 20,000 to over 100,000 in the summer months. The winters are long and cold, but plenty of folks like to keep a vacation condo here for the … (43 comments)
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sue argue: Use Staged Photography to Sell Your Home in New Hampshire - 08/01/07 04:07 PM
Staged Photography involves the use of props to enhance a photograph's composition. For real estate listing photography, it is the use of props (colorful accessories that are brought to the home) to compose a beautiful image that will be posted on the MLS to lure buyers in from the Internet.
What if … (15 comments)
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sue argue: Active Rain's Home Staging Statistics, Realtors, Tell The Public - 07/09/07 11:52 AM
I created this Wufoo web form because people rightfully want to know, does Home Staging really work?
So please Active Rain Realtors, give your feedback. Entries need to be in by July 18, 2007. Results will be posted by July 20, 2007.
*your name & contact info are not required. PLEASE … (37 comments)
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sue argue: Craig Schiller, Sue Argue & Cindy Lin Meet in Chicago: Home Staging Coast to Coast - 07/04/07 12:40 PM
We ate deep dish spinach pizza in the heart of Chicago, and talked for the first time face to face. From New Hampshire, Chicago and San Francisco, we came together and shared our backgrounds, our home staging business stories, and our hopes for the future. And ladies, Craig is much more … (24 comments)
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sue argue: Does This Look Good or What? - 05/23/07 06:08 AM
It's the Universal Law of Wrappers. The prettier the wrapper, the better we assume it is, and the more money we are willing to pay for it. Great confectioners know that presentation matters when it comes to selling pricey chocolate.
See this chocolate bar with a plain old wrapper? Same … (38 comments)
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sue argue: What are they Saying in Coos County, New Hampshire? - 04/27/07 02:21 PM
Fellow New Hampshire residents who live up in Coos County, there is a new blogging community. An associate of mine emailed me about this group in her area, and I thought perhaps some Coos County folks at Active Rain might like to network here. Check them out!
Coos Conversations This … (18 comments)
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sue argue: What is Considered Household Hazardous Waste?...When is My Town Picking Up HHW? - 04/26/07 11:22 AM
The following list shows common household items containing potentially hazardous ingredients that might be found in your garage, basement, or other storage space in your home. This information has been provided by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The source … (14 comments)
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sue argue: Looking for the Smartest Way to Sell Your Home in New Hampshire? - 04/21/07 05:51 PM
The smartest way to sell your home in New Hampshire:
contact Staged First Impressions, a New Hampshire professional home staging & staged photography company have your home staged prior to listing it to increase appraised valuechoose a real estate agent you can trustkeep your home looking its best after staging
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sue argue: Maybe you CAN stage your own home... Take this quiz and find out - 04/13/07 09:18 PM
Can you stage your own home for sale? Take this quiz and see how you do. Be honest with your answers; if you cheat, you may have to reduce your asking price $10,000 or more at the first price reduction!
Can you describe who your buyers will most likely be? Can … (34 comments)
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sue argue: How to Interview a Home Stager - 03/19/07 08:57 PM
You want to hire a home stager, but you're not sure what questions to ask. Start by asking, can you explain to me what home staging is?
Do you have testimonials from prior home sellers that you've worked with?Can you provide references from Realtors?May I see pictures of your work?Can you … (17 comments)
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sue argue: Photograph with ZOOM...Show it Off, Sell it Faster - 03/16/07 01:45 PM
Is there anything else to add to Active Rain's list of Photography 101 tips? Yes...zoom in on the home's best selling features to show them off.
Cheryl Johnson asks us to look at Architectural Digest for our homework...good advice!
But there is a difference between taking a beautiful photograph of furnishings and capturing … (48 comments)
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sue argue: Are You Too Busy for Follow up?... For Success? - 03/14/07 08:07 AM
Here's an easy, inexpensive way to follow up with customers and future customers. We know that a hand written note is a great way to market ourselves, but sometimes we need a kick in the rear to actually do it!
Well here it is...the "handwritten" note that you can personalize, add your … (24 comments)
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sue argue: WHO IS TLW, and why does she... ROAR?? - 03/09/07 07:27 PM
I want to speak to the Newbies at Active Rain (I'm one too) who aspire to be popular bloggers; well-read, first-page-Google material. How do I know what you might need to hear? Because I have high aspirations for my NH business too, and who doesn't like to be appreciated, here … (77 comments)
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sue argue: "Best of New Hampshire 2007" - 03/05/07 09:39 PM
Click here to cast your vote for "New Hampshire's Best of 2007". Entries include best restaurants, spas, florists, music venues, cool night spots, favorite jewelers, radio stations and many more. Cast your vote today, or before April 9, 2007. (Unfortunately, NH home stagers are not on the list, or I'd ask … (7 comments)
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sue argue: Need Perspective on Photographing a View? - 02/24/07 11:02 PM
Do you know how to photograph a view? Let’s say the Atlantic Ocean is in your seller’s back yard like many of the homes here in Hampton, NH. Or perhaps your listing has a well manicured back yard.
If you want to capture the backyard view in your listing photographs, … (18 comments)
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