home staging: Curb appeal and blind dating = 2 of a kind - 04/27/08 09:04 PM
Analogies are great. They help us understand why something that may not seem important to us at first glance really is. Let's use an analogy for curb appeal when selling your home and why it is so important to buyers.
Let's compare it to blind dating. Bear with this and you're likely … (20 comments)
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home staging: Got Pets? Selling a house? One sniff could snuff a sale - 04/09/08 04:27 PM
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 kept safe while showing. … (13 comments)
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home staging: Dallas & Ft. Worth, TX IAHSP Invites YOU to a Spring Fling! April 30th, 2008 - 04/04/08 12:42 PM
The Dallas Regional Chapter of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals (DIRC) and the Forth Worth Regional Chapter of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals (FWIRC) along with our valued business parter CORT Furniture Rental, are co-hosting a fundraising event for World Wide Staging Service Week 2008 benefiting our philanthropies.
Along … (7 comments)
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home staging: South Collin County ReStore - Just in! Model Home Furniture and Decor and 25% discount this week only Feb 11th - 02/11/08 03:06 PM
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home staging: Selling during the Holidays? Set the Stage for a Successful Sale - 11/30/07 09:13 AM
If you are planning to or already have your occupied home on the market for the holidays you may be wondering whether or not you should decorate. I'm no Scrooge so yes, I feel you should decorate if you feel so inclined but MODERATION IS KEY!
Believe it or not, buyers … (29 comments)
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home staging: My Magic Man - 11/07/07 09:09 PM
OK I'm sold on the professional photographer for staged home photography now.
Not that I wasn't before but I just hadn't gotten to know any before I met John McConnell, Professional Photographer (aka Magic Man) over the course of the last few months. He's not only a great photographer but he's also a … (50 comments)
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home staging: 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 … (24 comments)
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home staging: I work on vacation too - Miami memories - 09/30/07 10:03 PM
Last weekend I went "home" to Miami, Florida for some quality time with my family. I had planned a trip over the summer, but September rolled around too quickly and I just forced myself to make the airline reservation and set aside a long weekend. Time flies too quickly, whether you're having … (26 comments)
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home staging: WW Staging Service Day Dallas, TX - Part 2 - 09/30/07 04:43 PM
Wow, it's been a busy couple of weeks but I wanted to share with you our final project we completed as the Dallas Chapter of IAHSP (DIRC) the week of September 17th, 2007.
It all began at the beginning of the year with our planning. In July we hosted a Summer Fiesta … (4 comments)
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home staging: The adventures of my little side table Part 1 - 09/15/07 01:13 PM
In my work as a Professional Home Stager, I had the pleasure of using my little side table steal yesterday in a vacant property I worked on. I used it in 3 places for this one property. Now that's useful!
The little side table is happily sitting in a home in Garland, TX … (35 comments)
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home staging: House needed for FREE STAGING of an occupied home for sale in/around IRVING,TX - 09/05/07 08:42 AM
The Staged Homes ASP course is coming to Dallas, TX, once again, September 25th, 26th, and 27th.
Click the link for more information if you are interested in attending the 2 -day (for Realtors) or 3 - day course (for Stagers) (contact me if you are taking the 3 day course, I … (12 comments)
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home staging: Press Release - North Texas Home Staging Professionals Improve Lives Through Non-profit IAHSP Foundation - 08/27/07 08:55 PM
For Immediate Release
HOME STAGING PROFESSIONALS IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH NON-PROFIT IAHSP FOUNDATION
August 27, 2007: The International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP) Foundation is launching the 3rd annual World Wide Staging Service Week, September 9th - 16th, 2007. The Dallas IAHSP Regional Chapter (DIRC) is "set to stage" Dallas Area … (6 comments)
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home staging: Services Sellers Should Expect From a Good Agent - 07/27/07 11:43 AM
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I have loads of reading material, much on real estate. I pick them up at random and re-read occasionally.
Just this morning I picked up the book The Everything Homeselling Book by Shahri Masters an easy guide for sellers to use from the open house to closing and what they need to … (16 comments)
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home staging: Inspector Stager - 07/11/07 03:07 PM
I've lately had the opportunity to use this term to describe in another way what we as Professional Home Stagers do. Stagers are similar to home inspectors in how we do what we do.
A Home Inspection definition by Investor Words is An inspection of a prospective home done by a professional, … (27 comments)
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home staging: Ezine Article #4 - Set the Stage for Your Own Home Selling Success Story - 07/06/07 02:59 PM
Set the Stage for Your Own Home Selling Success Story is an article I wrote for Ezine Articles online magazine. Below is a summary and a link.
Set the Stage For Your Own Home Selling Success Story
By Karen Otto
Do you like the latest home shows on TV? Want to know how to … (9 comments)
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home staging: Ezine Article #3 - The Virtual Buyer - 07/06/07 02:49 PM
The Virtual Buyer is a home selling/staging article I wrote for Ezine Articles online magazine. Below is a summary and a link.
The Virtual Home Buyer
By Karen Otto
Today's internet savvy home buyer does not need to leave the comfort of their home to purchase a home. Make sure your property listed on the web … (8 comments)
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home staging: Ezine Article #2 - Selling a home? Then Company is Coming Every day - 07/06/07 02:40 PM
Selling a home? Then Company is Coming Every Day is an article I wrote for Ezine Articles online magazine. Below is a summary and a link.
Selling a Home? Then Company Is Coming Everyday
By Karen Otto
If you're selling a home, treat your buyers as the company that comes everyday. Honor your buyers and … (0 comments)
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home staging: Ezine Articles - Hide the toilet the buyers are coming - home staging beyond the obvious - 07/06/07 01:24 PM
Hide the toilet the buyers are coming is an article I recently wrote for Ezine Articles online magazine. Below is the summary.
Hide The Toilet, The Buyers Are Coming, Home Staging - Beyond The Obvious
By Karen Otto
A Home Staging article to give helpful hints to sellers on how to better prepare certain areas of … (19 comments)
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home staging: Critics Wanted - Have you read a Home Staging Book? - 06/27/07 09:54 PM
Just wanted to ask my fellow Active Rainers who may have read books on home staging if you wouldn't mind sharing your critiques on the books you may have read. I'm doing some research on the best of the best out there for home staging resources. I value your opinions and … (35 comments)
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home staging: Staged OPEN HOUSE 6/29 3 -5:00 PM - 1916 Deerfield Drive Plano, TX - 06/25/07 12:16 PM
Below is an invitation that was sent to course attendees at the www.StagedHomes.com February 2007, Plano,TX ASP course. The house looked fabulous! Many more changes were made in the months after the initial staging was complete. Painting, carpet replacement, new outdoor patio and much more!
I would like to extend an open … (12 comments)
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home staging: Company is Coming - Everyday! - 06/18/07 09:33 PM
Imagine a day where company will be showing up on your doorstep - everyday!
I don't know about you but I wouldn't be too happy in that knowledge if I wasn't aware of my guest's arrival. If you're like me, when I host my company I want it to be an experience, … (42 comments)
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home staging: Homeowners - Can you Stage? - 06/09/07 10:46 AM
Some questions were swirling in my head as I awoke this morning and I wanted to put them out here for thought. This is geared towards homeowners but of course I'd love to hear from anyone who may want to share or add a comment. I was thinking about Homeowners and … (8 comments)
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home staging: Today Show Link - Set the Stage - 05/31/07 07:58 AM
Just wanted to provide a link to the Today Show for anyone interested in seeing the series on tips to prepare your home for sale. Featured today was a homeowner who spent $5,000 to get her home ready for sale. It was a vacant and the house was transformed. I just … (6 comments)
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home staging: The Virtual Buyer - 05/26/07 02:35 PM
I often tell people that today's buyer is in a different league. With the Internet, virtual tours, digital photos and access to many types of "on-line tours" that are becoming available a buyer, with access to the Internet, truly does not need to leave the comfort of their home in order to … (7 comments)
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home staging: "About: Home Buying / Selling" - Great Free E-Newsletter - 05/22/07 07:29 AM
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home staging: VACANTS - A Growing Market - 03/07/07 06:01 PM
There have been lots of calls lately on vacant properties. It is a growing problem for agents and sellers, but not for stagers who are prepared and able to handle the vacant housing market. In case you've been asked by an agent or seller about vacants, I've come up with a list … (60 comments)
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home staging: THANKS FOR CHECKING THIS OUT! - 02/25/07 10:13 PM
Thank you for taking the time to read this first ever "blog". I was invited to join the Active Rain Network by Loreena Yeo, a realtor in Frisco, TX who I met at the www.stagedhomes.com course in Plano, TX on February 13 - 15th. She "payed it forward" and invited me and I'm so happy she did!
I'm … (6 comments)
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