home: The Home Staging Advocate - 03/01/09 10:42 AM
A new title to add to the resume.
As defined an advocate means: preach: speak, plead, or argue in favor of a cause, something or an issue
My advocacy in Real Estate?
Home Staging
As my blog details explain:
As a North Texas Home Staging Professional this blog is a collection of information, … (13 comments)
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home: 10 Easy Changes to Improve the Marketablity of your Home - 02/26/09 10:38 AM
Home Sellers if you already haven't, prepare to change.
Especially in the current state of the housing market (& limited numbers actually buying & those that are -are being extremely picky with what they are purchasing) seriously ask yourself this question;
"Is it really going to hurt too much to make a … (18 comments)
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home: 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 … (9 comments)
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home: Selling Safely - Why Guns don't say "buyer friendly" - 02/06/09 08:36 PM
Being a Professional Home Stager in the Great State of Texas has its share of perks as well as challenges. Texans are a proud people and guns are a way of life for many. From hunting, recreational shooting to security, guns are generally accepted here as "normal".
Now I bring up … (20 comments)
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home: Selling a Home in North Texas? Need Help? This class may be just for you! - 01/27/09 12:04 PM
Are you selling a home in North Texas in 2009 or thinking about it?
Are you a North Texas Real Estate Professional who wants to learn more about helping your sellers achieve maximum results?
Are you a Real Estate Investor who wants to know how to stage your investment properties?
Then North Texas … (5 comments)
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home: So you really want to build a business relationship? - 01/19/09 10:11 AM
Over the past month I have been contacted via email and phone by different companies and individuals seeking different things.
The variety has been great in the contacts and their inquiries. Bottom line, these contacts have essentially wanted to build a business relationship with me and my company, Home Star Staging.
Here's … (43 comments)
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home: Home Staging Specials on Energized Seller - 01/18/09 11:49 AM
Energized Seller, the website connecting the dedicated home seller to the dedicated Real Estate Professional has gone live with their Home Staging Specials from some of our very own AR Pros.
There are still opportunities for some areas nationally that haven't been covered yet and if this is something you want to offer in your market by … (11 comments)
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home: Real men have mohawks - 01/09/09 05:00 PM
Today I did my thrift store roundup to shop for some inventory for my home staging prop library and hit my local Salvation Army, Goodwill and Habitat ReStore. Some great deals were to be found!
At my Habitat ReStore stop in South Collin County I found a great deal on new plastic storage bins … (14 comments)
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home: Home Star Staging's success is Collin County, TX merchant's success - 01/04/09 03:39 PM
Yes, it's a no brainer - my company's, Home Star Staging, success supports not only Collin County's economy but every area I do business in and that includes Dallas, parts of Denton and sometimes Tarrant counties as well.
As I go through the always fun task of getting my year end receipts together … (14 comments)
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home: Favorite Staging Transformation 2008 - but not for the reasons you may think - 12/28/08 05:58 PM
My favorite staging transformation of 2008 was the first staging job I scheduled at the beginning of 2008.
It was my favorite for several reasons but perhaps not for the reasons you may think (in terms of the before and after photos). Here are several reasons why it was my favorite:
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home: Looking for a few Good Stagers around the country - 12/28/08 03:42 PM
As many of you may already know I'm a big fan of energizedseller.com the website for the dedicated Home Seller and Real Estate Professional.
If you haven't checked out the site yet or joined, by all means, what are you waiting for? This is a FREE site connecting home sellers to RE Pros around … (9 comments)
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home: Sellers, do you know why the first showing of your home may NOT be in your house? - 12/22/08 01:28 PM
When estimates in excess of 86% of buyers are shopping ONLINE on the internet for everything from CD's to furniture then consider that the first showing of your home will more than likely take place online, not in your actual house.
For more on this subject check out my blog at
Where … (4 comments)
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home: How one home stager reaches 200,000 (or more) Collin County, TX Residents - FREE - 12/22/08 12:20 PM
I teach, therefore I reach.
It's that simple.
When my instructor packet arrived recently with the newly printed Winter-Spring 2009 Collin College Schedule of Continuing Education booklet inside, it dawned on me again. I am reaching well over 200,000 residents of Collin County Texas who are receiving their booklets with my Home Staging course … (35 comments)
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home: DFW Stage It Forward Roundtable a big success! - 11/22/08 02:21 AM
On Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 I had the privilege once again of leading the discussion topics for our 2nd Dallas, Ft. Worth, TX Stage It Forward Stager's Roundtable at the CORT Furniture Rental Conference Center in Irving, TX.
Kathy LaMarr, Home Staging Support Services Representative(yes she has a new … (16 comments)
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home: Home Stager survives Middle School Career Day, Plano, TX - 11/21/08 09:42 AM
My fears were alleviated and I can still show my face around Plano,TX.
Why?
I survived middle school - AGAIN!
I also believe I did not totally embarrass my 8th grader when I showed up on November 13th, 2008 for Career Day at Carpenter Middle School in Plano,TX.
For a bit of … (18 comments)
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home: Thank you BPW Richardson, TX! - Home Staging Featured at Monthly Meeting - 11/11/08 10:20 PM
Tonight I had the honor and pleasure of sharing the benefits of home staging with the Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Club of Richardson, TX. It was a wonderful evening spent in the company of business women in my local community who graciously invited me to share with them what I do as … (16 comments)
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home: 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 … (17 comments)
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home: Dallas/Ft. Worth November 18th SIF Roundtable RSVP Link - 10/16/08 09:46 AM
Greetings Home Stagers and Interested Parties, I know many of you have already received information regarding theDallas Ft. Worth Texas November 18th Staging Roundtablebut I've been asked to have any participants who would like to attend to RSVP via the RESA event calendar. You do not need to be a RESA member to … (7 comments)
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home: Don't be fooled - I may be a Home Stager but my business is Real Estate - 10/03/08 02:16 PM
This is something I've known for a long time and if you think that as a professional home stager that you are only in the "home staging business" then you are not in the business of real estate.
A good analogy for this is to think back when trains were the main … (37 comments)
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home: 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 … (11 comments)
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