So, how many of you have heard of this? The X Prize.

Back when I wrote the A-Z series, it was my back up plan for the letter X. Currently, it doesn’t have much relevance to real estate, but one day it might.

The original X Prize was

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I think I was at E when I figured out what the subject of this post would be. As I was writing about ethics, I knew that I would just have to do this post. However, I’m going to stretch the definition to fit my needs.

Simply put

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One of my favorite things about residential real estate is that everyone can win. Think about it. We have a seller. The house is generally no longer serving their needs. Maybe they are leaving the area because of a new ob, a transfer or retirement. They might be having a new child,

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Ultimate. There is a loaded word. For me, it brings to mind a 3,000 square foot garage with high performance floor coatings, a pair of lifts, a dedicated welding bay, loads of tool storage, a kicking HVAC system, and compressed air available in each work space. Of course, there would be a trolley system to move heavy junk (I like heavy junk), and workbenches that could handle the weight of Dana 60 axles and engines.

For someone else, ultimate might mean a darkroom in the basement with a 12 foot sink, and the capability of printing 4×5 negatives to 20×24 prints. Of course there would also be great ventilation and a sound system to let the user jam out while printing.

For our third person,

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***I’m proud to have a guest host for today. Angel Walker is a professional stager here in the Atlanta area. Here is a quick bio about Angel.

Angel Walker is an Accredited Staging Professional Master™ and the owner of Staging Professionals, LLC. Angel received her training directly from Barb Schwarz, the CEO of Stagedhomes.com. Prior to founding Staging Professionals, LLC, Angel had over 10 years experience in corporate marketing. Angel specializes in Staging occupied homes
in North Atlanta. www.stagingprofessional.com

S is for Staging

There has been a ton of buzz around Staging in recent months.

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