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Ouch, that stings!....Some HGTV viewers express their opinions on staging
Being a member of Active Rain has given me a pretty good idea of how the majority of real estate agents regard home staging.  Most seem to be for it!   For quite some time, I have been searching for a forum that would allow us to see what potential buyers and sellers thought about staging.  And finally I found it!  Click here: Oh, dear....(staging) - Topic Powered by eve community  It is from the HGTV message boards under the category Buying and Selling Homes.   
The phrase "be careful what you wish for" comes to mind in this circumstance because I wasn't quite prepared for just how candid those responses would be.  Even though these opinions were expressed by only a handful of viewers, it still gives valuable insight as to how staging is perceived by both buyers and sellers.  Reading these posts was a real eye opener for me.  And painful, too!  However, just like the homeowners on the staging shows who have to listen to the frank comments of people touring their homes,  we do have to take to heart what is being said.  We are strong!  We can handle it!  
I was taken aback by the many things they perceived as being true that we would view as misconceptions; such as:  
Staging is a fad.  A house that that has been ... more

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