Karen's Perspective

Train Your Brain to Become More Positive and 31 Percent More Efficient

Karen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:23:20 +0000

The lens through which you view the world shapes your reality. Does your external world create your happiness? If you work harder and attain more you’ll be happier, right? But, if you have a success, do you celebrate? Or do you move the goal post?…

Green Home Staging Tips and DIY Green Design Projects

Karen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:57 +0000

One of the biggest reasons people take advantage of the benefits of rental furniture these days is for home staging. We are often asked by home sellers for our tips on home staging and what they can do to entice buyers more than the usual…

Social Media Marketing – How Well Are You Using It?

Karen — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:27:41 +0000

Advertising Clutter – Are You Being Seen?

Karen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:27:18 +0000

Five years ago, a customer had to be “touched” 6-7 times with your marketing before they would buy from you, trust you. Today, with the monumental increase in advertising, a customer has to be touched 12-14 times before they make a buying decision. What’s caused…

Find Your Neighbors

Karen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:47:07 +0000

We all know our privacy is pretty much gone.. but this is a very cool, easy to use feature. WhitePages.com has this feature that they creatively call “Connecting Communities.” Just enter your address, and up comes a map of your area, a list of all…

What Home Inspectors Look For

Karen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:49 +0000

Buying a home? Selling one? If so, you’ll probably be involved with a home inspection. What, exactly, do home inspectors look for, and why? The primary focus of a home inspection is the structural, mechanical, and electrical condition of the property. Inspections are designed to…

The Essential Handbook for Selling a Home

Karen — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:29:08 +0000

Well, it’s finally available! And, it’s on sale! A student contacted me last night to let me know that my latest book, The Essential Handbook for Selling a Home, is available for only $7.70 at Barnes and Noble.com. That’s almost 50% off the cover price…

Anthony Robbins

Karen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:46:12 +0000

I just returned from 8 days in Las Vegas. Five of those days were attending an amazing business seminar led by Anthony Robbins. If you’ve never heard Tony speak, and even if you have, watch this video. Tiny changes in your life will make tremendous…

Negotiating for Your Dream Home

Karen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:01:47 +0000

If you are looking to buy a home right now, you’re in luck. The national housing market is in a slump that has given new meaning to the term “buyer’s market.” Property owners are looking to shed properties, often stagnant, often stupendous, for pennies on…

The Internet Goes on Strike

Karen — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:05:49 +0000

You may have noticed that Wikipedia and others have taken down their sites today in protest of a bill before Congress to censor the internet. Watch this video to get an idea of what this censorship could mean to you. ****Update**** In case you didn’t…