It is a concept that has been around for at least 30 years as an actual practice for selling homes, but has increased in popularity with a more affluent and more informed society constantly on the move.

My book, "So You Want To Sell Your Home" takes you from the mailbox at the front to the farthest bush in the back yard. It contains the basics for staging, plus a checklist of every area and room to help you see your home through a buyer's eyes. Lots of tips for easy fixes and disguises to enhance your home without spending a lot of money. You will have fun reading it as you learn what to do to present your home at its best to its new owner.

My continuing education class teaches real estate licensees, How To Get Top Dollar For Your Seller.

This course includes:

• Economics (pricing for the current market, location, etc.)
• Staging Tips (basics - cleaning, neutralizing, refreshing, de-cluttering)
• Design Principles (psychology of color, creating rhythm, scale and proportion, pattern and texture, harmony and unity, negative space)
• "Feng Shui"- how to create positive energy.