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consultation: North Texas Home Staging Consultation $125 - Immediate ROI $1,000 - 02/23/09 07:34 PM
How is that possible? Let me explain. 
Hiring a Professional Home Stager  for an affordable home staging consultation has an excellent return on investment for anyone thinking about selling a home.  
Money is tight for everyone. Home sellers need to know what updates and upgrades will be the best return for their dollars spent. 
As a standard part of Home Star Staging's home staging consulting services (as well as a standard practice for many home staging service providers throughout the country), we help home sellers identify where to target home improvements and updates and what will provide the best return on investment (ROI). 
Home Star Staging recently … (9 comments)

consultation: Home Staging Consultation January 26th 2008 - Home sold on day ONE 7 months later - 10/16/08 04:00 PM
Confused?  Let me explain.
This past January I provided a home staging consultation for a Plano, TX couple who knew they were going to be listing their home sometime this year.
Being very proactive sellers with a very savvy Realtor, they contacted Home Star Staging, to provide them with a home staging consultation to assist them in their preparations. I say they were "pro active sellers" because they knew it would take time to do what they needed in order to prepare their home for sale as well as find a home to purchase.
Home Sellers - TIME is your friend when … (17 comments)

consultation: Why you can't afford NOT to get your home in top condition if selling or leasing in today's market - 09/28/08 10:01 PM
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 an article today on MSN.COM titled: Top 5 Things home buyers and sellers should do now, I am convinced the services of a home staging professional are even more necessary than ever.
Listed below are the top 5 tips for home sellers from the article:
Wait out the market if possible, especially if your house is located … (11 comments)

consultation: Do paint, staging and professional photography make a difference? - 05/18/08 09:04 AM
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 placement / arrangement suggestions The owner could choose to do as much or as little as they wished. As is always the case in a home staging consultation by Home Star Staging, sellers will get honest, respectful feedback about what changes need to occur and how to showcase a property to appeal to the most number of buyers. 
Staging has NOTHING to do with your personal choices or style, it's more … (23 comments)

consultation: Laundry room lesson - clean, clear & clutter contained - 04/14/08 01:22 PM
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 below but obviously functional. 
While living in a home we all know how our laundry rooms can get, especially if the chores get backed up. When selling however, we need to make a big effort to keep every room of the house as neat as possible for showing, … (34 comments)

consultation: Collin County & Active Rain Realtor $pecial - Home Staging Consultation Coupon - 03/28/08 05:33 PM
 
Home Star Staging is pleased to offer Collin County Realtors & local Active Rain Realtor members outside of Collin County in nearby surrounding areas this April Home Staging Consultation Coupon.
I'd like to get to know you and show you how I can help you help you and your clients sell faster and for more money.
A Home Staging Consultation is a great addition to your marketing and listing package.
Call 469-964-0516 for more details.
Make YOUR listing the STAR attraction in the competitive Real Estate market!
Collin County REALTOR $pecial! BUY ONE GET ONE discount! SET YOUR LISTINGS APART FROM THE COMPETITION!!!! 2 hour comprehensive Home … (7 comments)

consultation: Selling a home this spring? Plan Now! - 01/16/08 07:20 PM
 
 If you are a home seller preparing to sell a home this spring the time to plan and prepare is NOW!
There is never a second chance to make a first impression. The first 2 weeks after listing are crucial. 
Don't leave first impressions to chance.
Getting your home in show-ready condition for your spring "reveal" takes, time, patience, elbow grease and the help of a good Professional Home Stager. 
A Professional Home Stager can:
Assist you in identifying key areas
Help you create a home that is buyer ready
Highlight features and details of your home (not your stuff) that need showcasing
Recommend updates that pay high dividends … (10 comments)

consultation: Redemption for the soul less. Staging SAVES the vacant house - 10/25/07 08:01 PM
Brothers and sisters this is a sermon; a sermon on the mountain of vacant properties that are a growing, guilty reality for many in the world of residential real estate.
 
No bones about it       vacant houses are soul less properties.  
There is no life to or in them.  An absolute fact because no one lives there!  
A common expression, "home is where the heart is" is one we can all relate to. 
  
How then can a house be called a home when there is nothing "homey" there to show for it?  
It is a vacant, empty vessel.  Once filled with life … (29 comments)

consultation: MerchantCircle - Staging Consultation Coupon for Realtors, Builders & Sellers - Collin County - 08/25/07 11:25 AM
I've recently joined another FREE on-line resource for marketing my business called MerchantCircle. 
I am learning the ropes of it and have successfully created my profile and have used other features available including a "coupon" service.  
For a limited time only, I will be offering a Verbal Staging Consultation Coupon for anyone who visits the site and would like this service for their clients or themselves if selling their home in Collin County or surrounding areas. This can be used for Vacant or Occupied properties, not yet listed for sale or even currently listed and not getting the results you want.
Please print out the … (22 comments)

consultation: Canned soup or houses? Why bother with packaging? - 08/07/07 06:22 PM
Think about the last time you purchased something, anything at all.  Let's say it was a can of soup. 
Imagine the canned food shelves at your local market are crammed and disheveled as you look for your brand.  You're getting annoyed. The first couple of cans you spy are dented and the labels torn.  In fact, is that a rodent's dropping on the top of that one? Disgusting! You search the back rows for a better looking, perfect can, I would, or at the very least, demand a discount on the only can that had one dent instead of six once … (61 comments)

 
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