Roy Kelley has shared this excellent article on 10 Tips for Creating Great Blogging Ideas. Check it out and make a note of topics you might not have thought of before!10 Tips for Creating Great Blogging Ideas Guest blog by Jeff Boogaard Writing a blog is tricky and time-consuming enough that...

12/27/2012

How Staging Leads to a Faster Sale of your Portland Home

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In many parts of the country (including Portland) home staging has become an established real estate marketing tool. Why? Because staged homes look better than vacant homes (or messy occupied ones), and "visual appeal" is important to buyers. Think about it ... when you're at your farmer's mar...

12/26/2012

Angie's List Articles share Affordable Decorating & Home Staging Tips

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Angie's List is a great resource for homeowners to find reviews by local consumers about service providers in their area. Take almost any category of service provider, and you'll find them included in Angie's List. Angie's List also provides helpful articles including this one that you can read...

12/18/2012

Here's an Easy Way We can Help Others during the Holidays

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Here's an Easy Way We can Help Others during the Holidays Sometimes, it's the simple things that we forget about when we're thinking of ways we can help others anytime of year, and particularly during the holidays. We all collect small change as we go about our days .... and I made a habit of put...

12/13/2012

When Selling your Portland Home, Remember it's now a Product

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If you're serious about selling your home, you must present it as a "product." This short and to-the-point post supports why staging your Portland home is so important. Our homes are very special places to us. They are our refuge, our safe haven, a place where we are no longer exposed to the sc...

12/05/2012