Liz Carla's (lizcarla) Blog

Imagine my delight when I received my Texas Realtor monthly magazine for July and right on the front cover is: 7 Staging Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. I eagerly turned to read the article and was excited to see a name I recognized from her blogs on AR! This magazine goes out to a cool EIGHTY TH...

I just completed my very first vacant staging using all my own furniture. It was so fun to know that everything in this home belonged to me. I think it turned out really good. The realtor who is not a confirmed believer in staging emailed me, "Awesome!. I am going thru my previous pictures and co...

I get emails and calls from Realtors who need a proposal for a vacant home staging from time to time. I always try to get the proposal in their hand that day. So I get busy looking at furniture, crunching numbers and putting together a nice proposal for them to present to their client. And off it...

I got this email from a friend and wanted to pass it along. It was just what I needed to hear to get me motivated to get out there and market my business: If you're not talking to people nothing else matters.If you're not seeing the growth you want ... talk to more people.If you think you're talk...

I was asked to provide a proposal for a vacant home staging. The owner was committed to having the property staged so I went to view the property yesterday and was, to put it gently, dismayed at the condition of the property. This house is over 4000 square feet and had a lot of issues: There was ...

When my daughter moved out in December into her first apartment I (like a good mother should) shed a few tears and then shouted, "WOOOHOOO!! I now have a great big room to put all my inventory in!" So this a peek into my inventory room and what it takes to start a staging business with just acces...

I know there has been some debate on AR regarding the effectiveness of light staging vs. full home staging. I decided to take the plunge after doing so many proposals for vacant stagings using furniture rental vendors and getting no takers. I started offering "light staging" 10 days ago. Got my f...

I felt I had to fess up and tell you all about my latest online addiction. I confess I am addicted to Craigslist. I recently decided to start offering simple/vignette staging to my clients and needed some light furniture pieces to enhance these homes. So I went on craigslist to see what might be ...

I have been targeted by a certain brand of realtors to be able to advertise in their offices. They must get commissions for each vendor they bring on because I have received several phone calls from this particular brand when I meet and exchange cards with realtors from their offices. So, for the...

I got some great advice from my fellow AR friends about using a contract and quickly pulled one together for my next job. I also found this great service which allows you to send a contract via email, your client signs it and they send it back all done in PDF format. It is very easy to set up and...