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North Texas Home Staging Consultation $125 - Immediate ROI $1,000

By Karen Otto

Home Stager with Home Star Staging

February 23, 2009 11:34 AM

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. MS clips online - cash

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 provided a home staging consultation for a home seller who had not yet listed their home. These pro active home sellers were in the planning stages of getting their property ready for sale.

After viewing the property and giving my professional assessment there was one recommendation that ended up returning their investment of $125 and would end up actually saving them over $1,000 more that very day.

Prior to my consultation the seller had decided they were going to replace carpet in one part of the house. Although no contract had been signed, the vendor had been chosen and there were samples of the carpet to be installed. However, upon inspection, I found that that there really wasn't a need for this new carpet. There were only minor blemishes and one small area where the carpet would benefit from carpet stretching, nothing that a good professional carpet cleaner and installer couldn't fix for a fraction of the cost of newly installed carpet. The carpet was in good shape.

In almost disbelief the seller's questioned my recommendation and I assured them that it wasn't the best use of their dollars to do so. This recommendation alone would save them over $1,000 in costs to replace the carpeting. A pretty decent return on their home staging consulting investment wouldn't you say?

Home Sellers, for an excellent return on your home staging investment, a cost effective home staging consultation with a professional home stager is a wise financial decision.

Proudly serving, Collin County and North Dallas, Realtors, Sellers & Investors, , Home Star Staging is here for you Texas!

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Dom Naidoo

Westside Properties - Venice, CA

Malibu to the Marina Real Estate

Without the professional efforts of my home stager, I would not have sold my past 5 listings soo fast! Thank you for doing what you do.

Feb 23, 2009 11:51 AM

Peg Prather

Vancouver, WA

Karen; good eye! With just this little "repair/cleaning" suggestion, the homeowners can now direct their home preparation dollars elsewhere. A Full Staging perhaps?

Feb 23, 2009 12:15 PM

Karen Otto

Home Star Staging - Plano, TX

Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

Glad to know that you're using a pro Dominic! You obviously make a great team!

Thank you Peg - you never know right? ;-)

Feb 23, 2009 12:18 PM

Connie Goodrich

Keller Williams Realty - McKinney, TX

CRS ABR (McKinney Realtor)Texas

I tell my clients that my job is to save them money by proper recommendations and good negotiations when we get an offer. Simple cleaning of a carpet by a good professional has made what appeared to be carpet that needed replacing look new. Owners of homes just don't see with the eyes that we can bring and yes, save them money.

Feb 23, 2009 11:01 PM

You're so right Connie, I too believe my job is to save them money as well as make them money - otherwise what purpose do I serve for them? Bottom line I want them to sell their house faster and for as much as possible.

Sometimes sellers will overthink what needs to be done (when really it doesn't) and over spend on things that are better left as is and the focus should be on other updates and changes. Other times they won't necessarily think anything needs to be done at all (usually a big mistake no matter what price point of house). Getting a professional opinion alleviates that distress or unknown.

I like the term the "eyes of the buyer" it is a job description they may relate to - RE professionals are the first the eyes of the buyers but whose job it is to help them get their house sold!

Feb 24, 2009 06:54 AM

Tanya Venable

Orlando, FL

SEO, Mobile SEO, and Internet Marketing Consultant

Great job, Karen! That is why there is such a need for us. We really are there for the home seller.

Feb 25, 2009 03:03 PM

Lynn911.com ~ Dallas Real Estate Agent Top Team

Dallas Houses for Rent Dallas Apartment Rentals Lynn911.com - Dallas, TX

Karen, $125 not a bad price for services in order sale a home

have a great and successful week

Mar 04, 2009 02:08 PM

I know you know Tanya! Thanks for reading

Hi Lynn - this consultation always returns the investment as well as gives both the seller and the Realtor peace of mind to know what things need to be done and which ones don't.

Focusing on what will help expedite the sale (and that's not a personal opinion) & getting top dollar for your property is what home staging consults are about.

Mar 04, 2009 11:14 PM

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