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Good Advice For Sellers Is Not What They Want To Hear But Need To Hear
A Home Stager's job is to help sellers improve the appearance of their home so it's more visually and emotionally appealing to buyers.
 
I specialize in occupied home staging consultations. I give advice on furniture and accessory placement, paint colors, cleaning, organization, minimizing the negative and maximizing the positive features of the house. I point out everything that could influence potential buyers.
The homeowners choose how much of my advice to follow.
 
It's not an easy job telling homeowners what's "wrong" with their home. Stagers don't want to insult anyone. We want to help them sell as fast, and for as much money, as they can.
Years ago an agent called me and scheduled a consult for her listing. She explained that she had already suggested to the sellers that they replace their dated, worn, stained carpet. They refused.
The agent asked that I please not mention the carpet at the consultation. 
I explained to her that I can't work that way. Holding back on something like that would not be in the best interest of her sellers. If she wanted me to do the consult, she had to trust me to do what I felt needed to be done.
 
Well, the agent was right about the carpet. 
 
 
She was also right about the ... more

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