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STAGE YOUR HOME TO SELL
There is no better title that I can think of than this....STAGE YOUR HOME TO SELL!!!! The message is clear and simple, the results are dramatic and the time your home sits on market makes all the difference in the world!
Staging is not out of reach for sellers and it is unfortunate that sellers and realtors are not educated in the TRUE COSTS of properly staging a home, because in the long run it could costs sellers THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRICE REDUCTIONS!
Decluttering along IS NOT STAGING, as I have mentioned several times over the past several years. It is ONLY THE BEGINNING of the necessary prep work to prepare the way for a home staging expert to complete the TOTAL LOOK of the home. 
Proper furniture placement to highlight selling features, correct colors to add warmth to walls and just the right amount of accessorizing is what a home staging professional is trained to do.
Here are just a few examples of how a home staging expert can enhance your listing:
LR BEFORE...Selling features in the home were being hidden by poor furniture arrangement and dark rug

LR AFTER...By angling the seating area buyers are now ... more

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