Staging & Selling Montreal West Island Homes

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Real Estate Sales Representative - Immeubles Deakin Realty
RECENT BLOG POSTS
This is my quick and dirty take on 10 Ways to Know If Real Estate is (Not) Right for You. If any of the statements below apply to you, score yourself a point.  1. You're usually the one who does all of the talking when you're around other people. 2. You get CRAZY when you have a tight deadline.  ...
04/01/2010
When and how did it become all about the glamour shot in real estate?  I don't think it was always like this.  But now, everywhere you look, you've got real estate agents' faces plastered on For Sale signs, in newspaper ads for open houses, on business cards, on billboard signs for lots and devel...
03/23/2010
Just listed! Beautiful, light-filled, 3-bedroom condo in St. Laurent, Quebec.  You know how some homes just feel right?  Warm and comfortable, well-loved and -maintained, but not stuffy or outdated.  You can picture yourself living there -- today.  This is one of those places. Unbeatable location...
03/17/2010
Time and again lately, I've been reminded that all the time I've spent on ActiveRain over the past few years reading and commenting on oodles of posts has been worthwhile -- even when it sometimes came at the expense of my boys gnawing on frozen pizza.  It was worthwhile not because of the busine...
03/16/2010
Barbara Todaro is a class act, and on top of that, she knows what she's doing. My broker, JJ Jacobs, was contacted by a vendor who had about 65 acres of land that he wanted to sell.  JJ explained that she didn't normally sell land, but that she had a Montreal West Island real estate agent Tanya N...
02/23/2010
The proof is in the pudding: staging is way more than smoke and mirrors.  In this case, it helped an agent in my office sell a vacant Montreal condo that she had had on the market for a year. A year!  Our vision: to make the condo appeal to a young and hip clientele.  Being located within walking...
02/16/2010
Gratitude, appreciation, stopping to smell the roses lilies, being in the moment, finding balance -- all things I strive for in my life.  And so I need to get this off my chest: I can't believe how lucky I am to have the clients I do!   They're funny, and bright, and stressed sometimes.   They're...
02/11/2010
I just received a Montreal casting call for a new home reno show to premiere on W Network in May.  Filming will take place in Montreal.  So, do you wanna be on TV? If you've got a room you want to renovate, that can be done in about 2 days, you or your partner is handy, and you wouldn't mind bein...
02/04/2010
Indulge me in a personal story (once again), will you? Back in 1998, I went from a high-flying career as a criminologist to being a stay-at-home mom in the span of about a week.  And I stayed at home for the next five years.  During that time, I went through quite a few identity crises.  What doe...
01/26/2010
Here are the top 5 things I love about Montreal.  If you like trying new things, and don't mind flying by the seat of your pants sometimes, you've GOT to visit.  Here's why: 1. The Restaurants We have restaurants on every corner, featuring food of every ethnicity, in every price range.  And it's ...
01/22/2010