EP: 1283•17 Mar 2023

Staging Secrets – How to Sell Your Property for Way More Money | Ep. 1283

About this episode

In this episode, we are joined by Carl Comber from Comber and Comber to talk about how to stage your property the right way.

Carl, also walks us through case studies of where homeowners have been able to sell their properties more quickly and for money after staging their properties.

This Stuff article also gets a mention, which discusses whether staging is a con, or a can't miss.

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