I’ll take a month of doing better over 12 months of doing the same, any day of the year. That’s a mouthful, I know. Let me explain. For every keen, eager and, OK, sometimes naive person who embraces the New Year’s ritual of setting resolutions for the year ahead, you’ll find a wise, learned and, yes, […]
Disarmament Made Easy
I was out walking my dog yesterday, and since it was 4 pm on November 28 in Canada, it was getting dark already. A young man was approaching me on the path. He had a dark hood over his head and long dark hair. His eyes were focused on the ground. He looked if not […]
Three Common Montreal Home Staging Myths
These 3 common home staging myths are based on my experience staging and selling Montreal West Island homes. Please note that I am NOT an international expert on home staging and real estate, nor do I play one on TV…at least not yet LOL. That being said, in the years that I have been staging and selling […]
Is Your Real Estate Broker/Agent “With It”?
With more than 10,000 real estate brokers (formerly called agents) in the greater Montreal area, choosing someone to represent you in the sale or purchase of a home is a little like shopping for cereal at a grocery store in the U.S.: the choices are endless. If you make the wrong choice of cereal, you […]
Everybody Comes from Somewhere
A dear sweet friend of mine recently said that she was trying, unsuccessfully, to find the good in everyone. Life can be like that sometimes. And it got me thinking… I used to work for the federal correctional system in Canada. Most of my 18-year career there was spent at national headquarters where we studied […]
I sure love this guy.
When I was pregnant with our first child, I told my husband that I hoped the baby was a girl. Not because I had always hoped to have a girl. Quite the contrary. As a child, I was always more comfortable building with Lego than having a tea party. I was climbing trees while other girls were playing […]
Adding Some Life to a Home: Montreal Home Staging Before and After Pictures
I’ve got some Montreal home staging before and after pictures for you here. These come from a Montreal West Island home staging project we recently did. The home sold after 6 weeks on the market, which was great considering it was in the $500,000+ range where homes generally take longer to sell. It was another real estate […]
Location is No Place to Compromise.
I used to live on the water. It was a beautiful property in Notre-Dame-de-l’Ile-Perrot, Quebec, with a deck on the edge of Lac St. Louis. The house was gorgeous too – hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, multi-level deck, fireplace in the master bedroom. It was my dream home…or so I thought. But within a year of buying […]
You Didn’t Tell Me, Mom.
When my first child was born, I got angry with my mother. I called her and lamented, “You didn’t tell me.” “I didn’t tell you what, sweetheart.” “You didn’t tell me that as soon as he was born, it would be like my heart would get transplanted from the safety of my chest, to the outside of my […]
Please STOP IT with the cheap, DIY laminate floors!
Did I say that loud enough? Seriously. Stop with the cheap, DIY laminate floor, people! I’ve been showing Montreal West Island homes to my buyers for the past month. And I cannot get over the number of crappy, self-installed, cheap laminate floors we’ve seen! If you can’t afford to get a better-than-absolute-bottom-feeder floor…then don’t do […]
