Sharon 's Blog

  Yes, I know the market right now is tough, but that doesn’t mean you give up, it means you have to sharpen your skills and get the edge over the competition. Homeowners, don’t be fooled into thinking you can have your real estate agent  put a For Sale sign in the front yard, take some pictures ...

I know that most real estate professionals already do this, but some don’t and I’d like to address this. As a home stager, part of my marketing is going to open houses, both public and realtor specific. Now, I don’t always get the sheets where the realtor open houses are going to be, but in our c...

I know I shouldn’t admit this because I am a stager but sometimes it even astonishes me how much of a difference staging can make.  This cute bungalow had been the owner’s original house and she had rented it out throughout the last few years.  She decided to renovate and sell.  Not exactly the ...

This was a project I did for a friend of mine who usually buys properties and then rents them out.  He decided he wanted to sell this particular one.  It had been on the market for almost a year.  Now, it's biggest issues were that it was refurbished with renters in mind, not buyers, so it didn't...

 Are you selling your house?  If you even glanced at a TV or listened to the radio with all the bad news out there, you are probably dreading the idea of selling in this market.  What’s a homeowner to do?  Here’s a way for you to stand out and make sure your house looks its absolute best before i...

This lovely house had been on the market 90 days with another realtor and no offers.  After it expired, a new realtor called me and said this just has to be staged.  We did the whole house using the homeowner furnishings and added accessories. We staged on Friday, accepted offer on Monday!!!  Woo...

I was reading some online comments on another website (pardon my admitting I do browse) and they were speaking so negatively (actually bashing) about staging.  How it was just a scam and a way to get more money out of sellers.  WHOA, I thought.  I know there are people who don’t believe it or ot...