Fort Wayne, IN – The Journal Gazette, February 20, 2006 “Improve lighting when selling house” Excerpt from The Journal Gazette: To sell a house she owns more quickly, Debra Gould, president of Six Elements Inc., a company in Toronto that specializes in making for-sale properties more attractive, first upgrades the light fixtures and uses higher-wattage […]

Summary Intrepid entrepreneur and home staging expert Debra Gould, talks about the role timing plays in the journey toward making a living by following your passion. Earning a living by following your passion doesn’t happen by chance Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” There’s a great deal of truth to that quote. During […]

The Globe and Mail, April 22, 2006 Go fluff yourself Planning a spring makeover? Don’t splurge, purge. By Janice Lindsay Excerpt from The Globe And Mail: With real-estate season heating up, there’s a new professional getting busy. The home fluffer, a.k.a. the stager, is becoming de rigueur for the good reason that she or he […]

MoneySense Magazine, April/May 2005 “Winning the Real Estate War, ” by Julie Cazzin Excerpt from MoneySense Magazine: Coldwell Banker Realty tracked 2,772 properties, ranging in price from $229,000 (U.S.) to $4.8 million, in eight major U.S. cities. It found that while the average home was on the market for nearly 31 days, the typical staged […]