Active Rain has been a great wealth of information for me, but sometimes when I need my non-real-estate fix, I read outside of the AR community. I want to find out, do you? Do you read outside of real estate blogs or you only read AR blogs? Why or why not? More importantly, why do you blog? Now t
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07/30/2007
I looked at my stats this morning and realized that I have written 101 blogs on Active Rain! That's pretty crazy. Come think of it, it's been about 10 months since I joined AR and so much in my professional and personal life has changed. I came from a budding stagers seeking advices to a semi-sea
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07/29/2007
3BR/1BA San Mateo SFH for Sale!Location: San Mateo, CARenovated in 2005 including granite kitchen, new roof, gutters, foundation, exterior stucco, dual pane windows, garage door, sheetrock & wall insulation. Spacious and sunny backyard with patio, fruit trees & vegetable garden.Photo GalleryInfor
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07/29/2007
Recently I redeisgn-staged a client's listing for sale. Basically we used as much as home owner's belongings as possible, which I was happy to oblige. I believe in not buying more things to stage your own house and you can make it work when you put your mind to it! When you sell your home and we
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07/28/2007
4/2 Daly City Single Family Home $700,000Location: Daly City, CADetached tri-level,Prime location in Daly City-4 bds, 2 bths,all with permits. 1 car garage, fireplace in living rm,large backyard.Double pane windows. Views of city! Near DC BART, 280, Mission St., buses!FeaturesBedrooms: 4Bathrooms
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07/27/2007
I staged a starter home lately with a tricky floor plan. The dining room is situated between living room and kitchen, basically a walkway. Here is the before: Had the home not been staged, buyers would've have a difficult time to figure out what they can do with this room. Additionally I picked
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07/19/2007
I was flipping through channels today and came across this "Confession of A Matchmaker" show where the matchmaker was trying to get her client Ashley to get rid of the heavy makeup and the tanning bed to attract the guy that she wants. Ashley complaints that she attracts all the fake guys who don
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07/19/2007
Hello,I was going through my photos today and found another one that is applicable for the post and further shows the contrasts between using flash on the camera or not. I added to the original post: Let there be Light! Natural Light! Feel free to check it out and let me know how it is.Cheers,Cin
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07/19/2007
As the market has tighten in San Francisco Bay Area, I have noticed that I got an increased calls for redesign to sell jobs, which means the sellers will be living in the home while they are selling. I also have consequently toured homes that have been sitting on the market for awhile (such as 14
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07/18/2007
I don't normally shop Pottery Barn furniture but I saw their new "Smart Technology" collection and it's actually pretty cool since it combines style and functions AND organizations (my favorite combo really, what more can a girl ask for?). Especially since gadgets can create a lot of CLUTTER and
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07/18/2007
