-
BOOMER STAGING TO SELL If you are a "boomer" or even if you are not, you are probably at the very least discussing what your next steps are regarding your life style. Maybe you are "down sizing", moving to a warmer climate, moving to two different residences or maybe you are just...
-
I'm sure many of you cutting edge homeowners and realtors have heard a million reasons why home staging works but THIS is for those of you who have not yet heard of home staging (you are out there) or for those of you who are not YET convinced (you are out there too) about the benefits of home staging...
Posted to
The Staging Fashionista Blog
by
Manuela Tantawy, APSD
on
Sat, Dec 19 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: accessories, home staging, home, clutter, realtors, reasons home staging works, rooms, homeowners, focal points, first impression, higher value, bedroom before and after, furniture, foot traffic
-
If you are selling a home during the holidays make sure that you keep your decorations to a minimal. Decorating with your snowman collection is great when living in a home but it isn't going to get you the sale if you're trying to sell your home. You want potential buyers to look at your home...
-
Isn't it weird how smells can take you back to a different time and place? Have you ever walked into a building and the smell reminds you of your elementary school from years past? Have you taken a whiff from the crayon box while coloring with a child and remembered the smell of new school supplies...
-
This time last year ,Karen Otto of Home Star Staging along with another Plano-based home staging professional (and my good friend), Barie Pinnell, with WRE Interiors, were interviewed for an article by the Dallas Morning News . It was an article regarding (of course) Home Staging for sellers. As we all...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Mon, Feb 16 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: staging, home, tx, plano, otto, karen, sellers, dallas, texas
-
With a national financial crisis and the tales of woe and doom in the housing market many wonder how are they are ever going to get through this time if selling a property at this most uncertain time of our nation's economy? After reading this article on MSN.COM titled: Top 5 Things home buyers and...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Fri, Feb 13 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: staging, selling, home, home star staging, north texas, stager, collin county, selle
-
As a Professional Home Stager, home staging consulting is something I do for clients on a regular basis. In recent weeks I have been reminded that there really are some secrets sellers should be keeping from buyers while selling a home. And I’m not talking about the structural integrity of the...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Tue, Jan 27 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: staging, Karen Otto, selling, home, tx, home star staging, consultation, seller, stager, texas, buyers, secrets, house
-
As a Professional Home Stager I am always looking for ways to educating my clients on what I do. I've had the opportunity to use this term " aesthetic inspector " to describe in another way what we as Professional Home Stagers do. Home Stagers may be compared to home inspectors in how we...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Wed, Jan 14 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: condition, staging, Karen Otto, home, home star staging, consultation, upgrades, seller, sellers, stage, updates, buyers
-
If you're a fan of those HGTV Shows like Designed to Sell you know the drill. Generally they start the show off with a Realtor (not the seller's agent though an independent third party) walking through the home seller's house to "critique" the place . The sellers are next door at...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Tue, Jan 6 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: condition, staging, Karen Otto, selling, home, home star staging, consultation, seller, stager, sellers, stage, updates, RESA, realtors
-
Home sellers, today's home buyer is in a different league. With the Internet, virtual tours and great digital photos that are available, a buyer with access to the Internet, truly does not need to leave the comfort of their home in order to decide whether or not to see a property they may be interested...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Mon, Dec 8 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: staging, Karen Otto, selling, home, plano, seller, north texas, stager, sellers, texas, stage, buyers
-
On Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 I had the honor and priviledge of leading the discussion at the 2nd Dallas/Ft.Worth TX Stage it Forward Roundtable event. On a national level, professional home stagers are gathering during the month of November, which by the way has been designated National Home Staging...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Sun, Nov 23 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: staging, home, tx, stager, dallas, RESA, ft.worth
-
Around this time last year I wrote an article about selling a home during the holidays with a focus on the question, should you decorate? I thought it was timely enough now to bring it back again because as we approach the various holidays this season, you may be questioning whether on not you should...
-
My Google Alerts had an interesting blog post and I want to share here. The blog is written by a seller who had their Realtor stage the listing . She describes in really good (and humorous) detail the process and how it was to live like that for a very short time apparently. You'll see for yourself...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Fri, Jul 11 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: staging, selling, home, tx, plano, home star staging, otto, karen, kids
-
Is your Realtor working to sell your property now? Does your Realtor have a website? A blog page? Is your property listed on active rain, Zillow, Trulia, Craigslist, realtor.com with enhancements? The most important thing as a seller you will do is price your property. But price alone won't cut it...
-
ALOT! Home Staging does NOT have to be expensive . Many Professional Home Stagers provide many levels of service at different price points . Budgets are always considered when I speak to my clients and I am well aware of being cost conscious especially in today's economy. I'd like to share with...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Wed, May 28 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: condition, staging, price, Karen Otto, selling, home, tx, plano, home star staging, consultation
-
Below are some photos of an owner staged property after receiving a home staging consultation from Home Star Staging . Included in a home staging consultation are many, many recommendations. Below are just two of the following which highlight the purpose of this blog: Paint recommendations Furniture...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Wed, May 28 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: condition, staging, Karen Otto, selling, home, tx, plano, home star staging, consultation
-
Realtors rarely think about what they do every minute of every day. I never counted the steps I take from listing presentation to closing. That's my job. But an article a few years back caused me to stop and take note. Having been in the business for 30 plus years I don't think about the many...
-
Sellers, do you want to know what is one of the most valuable things you have in terms of the successful sale of your home and it's FREE ? I'll give you some hints: It's a something we never seem to have enough of It's gone before you know it Sometimes it seems to stand still It flies...
-
When selling a house it's important to look at every room of your house through a buyer's eyes as they would see it upon previewing. Want a simple way to see it from their perspective ? Take a photo of it and see for yourself. It isn't always what you expect. This is a small laundry room...
Posted to
Not your PlanO Home Staging Blog!
by
Karen Otto,ASP,RESA, Home Star Staging
on
Wed, Apr 16 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: condition, staging, Karen Otto, selling, home, clutter, laundry room, clean
-
Pets. We love them if we own them, they're our babies and a part of the family. However when selling, they become a different story when others will be entering and previewing your property. First and foremost , for the safety of your beloved pets, consideration must be given to how they will be...