Karen Eubank

Karen is a senior columnist at Candy’s Media and has been writing stories since she could hold a crayon. She is a globe-trotting, history-loving eternal optimist who would find it impossible to live well without dogs, Tex-Mex, and dark chocolate. She covers luxury properties and historic preservation for Candys Dirt.

10 Tips for Selling Your Home During the Holidays

By Karen Eubank / December 12, 2014 /

Selling your home during the holidays is easy!  The potential buyer base at this time of year is generally serious and ready to seal a deal quickly. It doesn’t have to be tricky to get your home on the market. Just keep it simple. Jump for a list of tips!

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Got Kids? 8 Tips to Make Moving Stress Free For Families

By Karen Eubank / October 27, 2014 /

  By Karen Eubank Moving can be a traumatic time in the life of any child. Leaving the home they’ve grown up in or have important memories of, to head off for something unknown, is always tricky. House showings can be particularly stressful. Turning your home selling process into an adventure takes a little planning…

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Dressed to Sell: All You Need to Know About Furnishing a Vacant Listing

By Karen Eubank / October 16, 2014 /

By Karen Eubank Your seller has given you the thumbs-up and you’re going to stage that vacant listing. Congratulations! So how do you go about it? My advice is to always call a stager, of course! Most stagers have an accessory inventory — you know, the pretty stuff such as flowers, bedding, and cute items…

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10 Things That Are Driving Your Realtor Crazy (But They’re Too Nice To Tell You)

By Karen Eubank / October 13, 2014 /

Houses are flying off the market right? There’s no inventory. You can sell a house just by putting a sign in the yard. Right? No. The flawless houses are flying off the market. There are plenty that are still just sitting there. Why? Mainly because Realtors are just too nice to say what’s wrong. Well,…

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Staging Naked: Karen Eubank Explains The Ins and Outs of Staging a Vacant Property

By Karen Eubank / October 10, 2014 /

One of the most requested home selling services is staging a vacant property, what I call a “naked” listing. Every day, Realtors call asking for a ballpark figure to stage a vacant house, followed by, “Can you install tomorrow?”

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