June 2008

Save $50 per course on home staging training

Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training courses are only $199 until June 30. Each of the five courses deals with a different aspect of taking your talent for decorating and turning it into a profitable home staging or real estate staging business. Staging Diva home staging courses are downloadable audio recordings, approximately two hours in [...]

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Summer escape can also be life changing for HGTV addicts

So many aspiring home stagers have written me about: their frustrations with not being financially independent their lack of self confidence being stuck in boring jobs that don’t feed their creativity These stories make me sad because I see so much potential for change and I really do want to inspire others with new possibilities. [...]

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Real estate agents make their financial situation worse

I wouldn’t want to be dependent on real estate commissions right now. Not with the market heading south in most of the US and starting to slow in Canada. If you are one of the over 2 million real estate agents in the United States, there’s a good chance your business is struggling. Many agents [...]

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Home Stager Needed in Lake City, Minnesota

I have a client who has a home in the Lake City area and has an immediate need for a home stager. The home is 1440 square feet, vacant and is currently being listed for $129,900. The home is currently on the market. Considered one of the best sailing lakes in the nation, Lake Pepin [...]

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Free Home Staging Estimates A Real Trap for Home Stagers

Many home stagers fall into the trap of doing free home staging consultations because they’ve been disguised as home staging estimates. This is a short road to burn out and financial ruin! You’ll spend hundreds of hours, and hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars in gas over the year, driving from house to house for [...]

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Staging Diva’s Favorite Home Staging Tools

Looking at the photo of me with the drill and tulips you’d probably guess these are my favorite home staging tools. Actually they come a close third and fourth. The most important staging tools a home stager has (other than their innate talent) is a measuring tape and paint swatch book. Don’t make the mistake [...]

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