Home Selling Tips
Our post earlier this week ignited quite the discussion on listing photography and what is appropriate for MLS. Of course, we love agents on CandysDirt.com, and our post was only a critique of the photos, not the listing agent. Still, a reader noted that: We do not know the circumstances (could be tenant occupied, could…
UPDATE: The Good Home Company is offering a special 20% discount to all CandysDirt.com readers sitewide today who use this ‘specially sweet code: CANDY20 There is one very important aspect of marketing a home that many of us forget to cover: the way a home smells. It’s like Feng Sui for the nose. The sense…
The National Association of Realtors’ Field Guide To Preparing & Staging a House for Sale hit our inbox last week. It’s a compilation of staging tips and information gathered over the course of the past two years. There’s some great information and some ridiculous information. So let me break it down for you. Probably the…
In this world of HGTV and do-it-yourself reality shows, many homeowners may have the misperception that hiring an interior designer is not valuable. And while there is a range of interior designers doing business, the benefits of hiring a skilled, recognized and certified ASID interior designer will have big dividends for the homeowner in the long run. Be on the lookout for unskilled, amateur “decorators” who lack training and certification.
Let’s go through some of the most common myths about hiring an interior designer.
When it comes to finding a place for everything, well, let’s just say that there isn’t always a place for everything. And when you don’t have a place for everything, you’ve got clutter. Where there’s clutter, there’s a mess waiting to happen. That’s when it’s time to hire an organizer who can help sort your possessions and help you sell off the rest.
But how do you go about it? And what’s the difference between an “Estate Sale” and a “Garage Sale?” Want to find out more? Read on for for an article from Lorraine Brock, founder of Get Organized!