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Real Estate Staging Association ® (RESA®) the member run Trade Organization for Professional Stagers has announced that EnergizedSeller is a finalist for the 2010 RESA Staging Innovator of the Year award. EnergizedSeller, a resource for homeowners seeking home selling and home staging tips that...
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Dan Eason, president of EnergizedSeller.com, will be speaking at the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)-Dallas Chapter, Wednesday October 21, 2009. Dan will discuss "Staging a Real Estate Business for Success." He’ll discuss differentiating businesses from the competition, crafting...
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If you're selling a home and have children, then the home selling process becomes a family affair. Oftentimes children can be overlooked in the business and process of selling a home however they are important members of the household that should be considered when it comes time to sell. Children...
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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...
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Tue, Jan 27 2009
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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...
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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...
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Tue, Jan 6 2009
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Karen Otto wrote a great blog post about the importance of staging a home . In it she points out that home sellers must consider themselves merchandisers when preparing their home for a sale. We won't buy dented cans on a grocery store shelf. We discount a dented car. And we discount a home with...
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Hum. That question, referring to the furniture and decor proposed for use in a vacant property , was posed to me this week by a client who has never worked with a home stager before . Although I've never been asked this question directly before, I could relate. I'm sure others have thought to...
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Mon, Dec 8 2008
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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...
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To get inside the head and business of a home stager, I interviewed Karen Otto , owner of Home Star Staging in Plano, Texas. Karen is an Accredited Staging Professional, an active contributor to EnergizedSeller.com, and is very passionate about educating home sellers and those in the real estate industry...
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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...
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Wed, May 28 2008
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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...
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Wed, May 28 2008
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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...
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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...
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Wed, Apr 16 2008
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Thinking about selling your home? There is a simple formula you should keep in mind to help you on your way. The recipe for a home sale has 3 key ingredients: 1. Price 2. Location 3. Condition Setting the right price is the first and most important key to a sale. By getting the right information from...