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Staging Resources
Sexy Staging.com
Sex sells. Well you guessed it, adding sex appeal to your home will put
it on the fast track to being sold. Everyone loves a home that is warm,
cozy and romantic. Could your home use a little more "Sex appeal" ?
Staging101.com
The number 1 website on the web for providing a 101 free
staging tips and ideas. Tips on how to stage your kitchen,
bathrooms, bedrooms and even your patio or garage.
Stagers Yellow Pages.com
Not every home seller wants to stage their home themselves. At times they would like a
little professional help or some one to do the whole job for them. The Yellow Pages has
a complete list of local home stagers in your area. Their phone numbers, email address
and their websites. Go to the site and look up a couple of local home stagers. Call them
and ask what they can do for you and what they charge.
Resources for getting your home ready for sale.
Finding the right resources is difficult when you are under pressure to get your home ready for sale. Time and money
is always short, but yet we still must get our home properly prepared if we don't want to have to sell it at the bottom of
the price range for homes similar to yours. Look over our suggested list for resources to help you get top dollar and
to sell your home fast.

  1. Cleaning books and websites - how to get your home and its components sparkling clean
  2. Repair books and websites - techniques on repairing squeaky doors, windows and hundred of other things
  3. Staging the home - books and websites with great staging ideas for kitchens, baths, patios and other rooms
1  -  Cleaning Books and websites
Queen of Clean by Linda Cobb
Book – Down to earth cleaning tips in a simple and useable format. The
“Queen of Clean” has been #1 on the New York Times best seller list. She
will show you how to clean without spending a fortune on cleaning supplies
and still get to those hidden areas.
Queen of Clean by Linda Cobb
Book – Down to earth cleaning tips in a simple and useable format. The “Queen of
Clean” has been #1 on the New York Times best seller list. She will show you how to
clean without spending a fortune on cleaning supplies and still get to those hidden areas.
Speed Cleaning by Jeff Campbell
Once you get past the heavy lifting part of cleaning. That’s the first
intensive go around that has not been done for some time, when
you may need professional help, then speed cleaning kicks in. You
will not need to spend much time at all, if you follow Jeff Campbell
advice.
2  -  Repair Books
3  -  Staging Books and websites
4  -  News and Leaders
News and Leaders.com
A website that has staging news and a list of news organizations and there writers, journalist,
editors and broadcasters who contribute tons of great information for both home buyers and sellers.
People like, Sara Bonert of Zillow.com, who helps home sellers and agents get their listings exposed
to millions of buyers.  
Michigan State University  (Extension)
The MSU education / extension division has one of the most complete websites for cleaning tips. One time I had a red
wine spill on a white couch late one evening. I went to their site and found out how to get the stain out immediately
with what I already had in the house – it worked great. They saved the night and the couch.

Look under the heading  “Home Maintenance and Repair.”  Not easy to get to the right location, but once you do, the
site becomes user friendly.
Easy instructions for the D-I-Y home seller
Lowes carries a number of books that are good to help get a home ready for sale.
They have books which show you how to do electrical repairs, plumbing repairs,
build a deck or patio, as well as their, "Lowe's Complete Home Improvement &
Repair" book.
Reader Digest
Over the years Readers Digest has brought quality
reading to us. They have continued this tradition
with their book "New Fix-It-Yourself Manual."
Ultimate Guide to Home Repair & Improvement
The book is filled with over 325 projects and 3,300 photos and illustrations on
how to fix and repair things.
A Step by Step Guide on Preparing Your Home for Sale
Filled with Staging and information on what every seller should know and what every seller
should do to their home for a quick sale. It includes a complete checklist for each room
and the exterior. It's  $14.95 and available at
StagingTips.com.