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2011
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I had another call today from a potential client. It was from a Realty office I have never worked for in my 5 + years of Staging. We talked about how I work, their expectations etc. They were obviously interviewing Stagers. I know from experience, I have a 50/50 chance of ever hearing from t...
02/23/2011
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It's not easy keeping your house in 'show' condition. You've had a Staging Consult and found out how to prepare your home for sale. You may have done the work yourself or you may have had the Stager do the work for you. Now you have to keep it that way. You want buyers that visit your home to be ...
02/19/2011
Whether you have bought a home to live in or to renovate always keep resale in mind when you make choices for the home. You never know what life has in store. You may out grow the home, be transferred or hit difficulties which make it necessary to move on. So as you make choices for your home kee...
02/18/2011
Right now a sellers best tool for keeping up their curb appeal is a shovel. It is so important to keep the driveway and walks clear of snow and ice. But, in about a month that will change. Yes Spring will come again! ;). When the snow is gone you will still need to keep up with the curb appeal. T...
02/18/2011
Actually it doesn't matter where you live, if you have snow, shovel. When you are selling your house curb appeal is so important. It draws the buyer out of the car and up to the front door. During the winter months you need to worry about your curb appeal just as much as during the growing season...
02/17/2011
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Size doesn't matter when you are considering staging a home for sale. Every home deserves to be staged. Whether it's the smallest of homes or the grandest, they both will present better if they are staged. The same principles are applied no matter what the size of the rooms. The equity tied up in...
02/17/2011
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When a home owner decides to put their home up for sale they can get caught up in a whirl wind trying to get on the market before the best selling period is gone. This can lead to mistakes that mean more time on the market and lower offers. Everyone is in such a rush to get the house listed, the ...
02/16/2011
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One of the first things I hear when I arrive at a client's home is 'excuse the mess, the house doesn't usually look like this.' My usual response is 'don't worry, I see everyone at the same stage'. The house is definitely not ready for company. There may be packing bins out, dishes in the sink...
02/15/2011
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I just saw a post by Ginger Foust. It was all about how she wanted this man/Realtor to work with her. Ginger was referring to the show on HGTV, Real Estate Intervention, in which Mike Aubrey visits a home that is not selling and tells the seller how to make their home more salable. He takes the ...
02/13/2011
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You are thinking of working on your kitchen. You are considering putting your home on the market some time in the future. Now you have to decide how far to go in this project. Will you completely renovate the kitchen or will you update? What's the difference? A renovation could replace everything...
02/12/2011
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Janice Ankrett
Staging Professional
Home Staging tips and advice offered to help sellers.
Worked in Burlington Ont. and surrounding areas Janice Ankrett helped sellers prepare their homes for sale.
Janice worked with real estate agents and owners to help the home sell as quickly as possible for the best possible price.