Stumped by Staging? These People Were.

The blue walls of this dining room are the same intensity as the brown walls in the neighboring rooms.  Did you have a teacher who said, “Th...

How Not to Photograph Your Home

It's spring.  Does your home's profile photo still show bare trees and snow on the roof?   When people shop for a home, they usually...

Should You Stage Your Own Home? Or Hire a Pro?

An inviting front entrance like this colorful one -- so important for curb appeal --  is easy to stage by basic staging principles.  So I wa...

When Hubby Says No, and Other Home Staging Problems

To plot to not to plot?  Your questions help me help you. Whether the questions come through email, blog comments, Facebook, or friends, the...

Selling Your Home with Words: Writing A Real Estate Ad

These are the kind of evocative images a Smith and Hawken catalog featured, along with compelling copy. Three very different men taught me a...

A Simple Way to Get Feedback from People Who Tour Your Home

Do you know what people really think  of your home? Here's how to get inside buyers' minds. Hey, homesellers. Are you sick of people...

The Pros and Cons of Renting Your Home on the Market

When my friend Christina’s husband accepted a job out of state, they knew they’d be moving. Soon. With all their furniture.  One of the real...

Got Kids? Got a Home for Sale? Here's Seven Tips Especially for You.

Do your children really need a closet full of toys all the time?  The only thing more difficult than living in a home that's for sale i...

How to Get Buyers to Fall in Love with Your Home

Romeo and  Juliet couldn't resist each other.  Love happens. Literature, poetry, songs, and movies insist that you can't get someone...

A Dozen Rules for Organizing Your Home. Painlessly!

Get organized. Stay organized. Here's tips.  An organized home is one that calls out to buyers. In a good way. Since January's buzz ...