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Welcome!!! Welcome to EnergizedSeller.com. A lot of smart and energized people have worked hard... Posted to EnergizedSeller Happenings Blog by eseller1 on Fri, Oct 10 2008 Is This Cat Too Scary To Leave In a House for Showings? Inspired by a member's post asking if their cat was too scary to leave in their... Posted to EnergizedSeller Happenings Blog by eseller1 on Sat, Sep 20 2008 Know Your Market When selling your home, or anything for that matter, it is important to know your... Posted to EnergizedSeller Happenings Blog by eseller1 on Sun, Jul 6 2008 Case Study for Staging Slow Moving Home I have a couple of friends, Kyle and Tesa Cornett, who were desperately trying to... Posted to Helpful Articles by Dan Eason on Fri, Apr 18 2008 About Us Page Want to see what we're all about? Check out our About US page here . And while... Posted to Energized Seller Blog Posts by eseller1 on Fri, Apr 4 2008 Demonstrate Your Expertise - Write Your Own Blog If you are interested in including your own helpful blogs on this site, please e... Posted to Energized Seller Blog Posts by eseller1 on Fri, Apr 4 2008
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Designed to Sell Secret

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"...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Tue, Jan 6 2009
Q&A with Appraiser

I recently spoke to a local appraiser, John Wade , and asked him a few questions relevant to a home seller. Do you have additional questions? Ask them here. Below are the questions and answers: 1. What can a home seller do if an appraisal comes in that...

Posted to Dan's EnergizedSeller Blog by Dan Eason on Wed, Dec 10 2008
"What if I don't like it?"

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...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Mon, Dec 8 2008
Sellers, do you know why the first showing of your property probably won't be in your home?

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...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Mon, Dec 8 2008
Thank you energizedseller for your sponsorship at the DFW Stage it Forward Roundtable!

On Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 I had the honor and priviledge of leading the discussion at the 2nd Dallas/Ft.Worth TX Stage it Forward Roundtable event. On a national level, professional home stagers are gathering during the month of November, which...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Sun, Nov 23 2008
Sellers - Unwrap your walls to reveal the gift to your buyers

Wallpaper, wallpaper on the wall are you the fairest of them all? Love it or hate it or have no opinion of it, most Professional Home Stagers do address the issue. It comes, it goes, it's in fashion it's not. It's neat, it's versatile...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Fri, Nov 21 2008
Selling a home this holiday season? Should you decorate?

Around this time last year I wrote an article about selling a home during the holidays with a focus on the question, should you decorate? I thought it was timely enough now to bring it back again because as we approach the various holidays this season...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Sat, Nov 15 2008
How To Deal with a Low Ball Offer

Don't get mad. Get smart. Negotiation and patience can turn that disappointing offer into a better deal. Weak housing markets embolden bargain-minded homebuyers to offer much less than the seller’s asking price. While there is no agreed-upon...

Posted to Marcie Geffner's Blog by Marcie Geffner on Fri, Oct 17 2008
The Pros and Cons of Home Price Cuts

Weeks on the market and dozens of showings, but no deal: Should you reduce your asking price? Home sellers hate price cuts and with good reason: Every dollar that’s knocked off the sales price is a dollar less in the seller’s pocket when the...

Posted to Marcie Geffner's Blog by Marcie Geffner on Fri, Oct 17 2008
Sellers, Realtors, Stagers Win The Circle Principle

We all know what The Circle Principle is: What goes around comes around The Women's Council of Realtors magazine, Connections, has a great article in it regarding adding home stagers to your professional network. Superbly written and I hope all WCR...

Posted to Virginia Tatseos EnergizedSeller Blog by Virginia Tatseos on Mon, Oct 13 2008
Staging Services are Ala Carte in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County Michigan

The first thing a seller or agent asks is how much is this going to cost. This is before seeing the property. Well good golly I haven't seen the house. Don't know how much work needs to be done or how much furniture is in the house. Let me look...

Posted to Virginia Tatseos EnergizedSeller Blog by Virginia Tatseos on Mon, Oct 13 2008
Stager, Title Company, Lenders, Virtual Assistant, October afternoon Crack House

What do all these occupations have in common with October and a crack house? Yesterday about 30 of us met to tear down a house in Detroit. This is the third weekend for this house and the only one that I participated in. The first weekend (all volunteers...

Posted to Virginia Tatseos EnergizedSeller Blog by Virginia Tatseos on Sun, Oct 12 2008
Welcome!!!

Welcome to EnergizedSeller.com. A lot of smart and energized people have worked hard at getting this site off the ground and we're very glad you're here. To begin, we hope you'll get familiar with the site, determine what areas will be beneficial...

Posted to EnergizedSeller Happenings Blog by eseller1 on Fri, Oct 10 2008
Turn a Vacant Home Into a Showcase Home

What's going to make your home stand apart from the rest? A vacant home can be especially hard to sell because there are no sticking points for buyers to distinguish your home amongst the other dozen they looked at that day. Give buyers compelling...

Posted to Sarah Nguyen's Blog by eseller1 on Fri, Sep 26 2008
Is This Cat Too Scary To Leave In a House for Showings?

Inspired by a member's post asking if their cat was too scary to leave in their home for showings (see post here ) we decided to have a contest asking for the scariest/funny pet pictures members have. We all love our pets, but some pets really are...

Posted to EnergizedSeller Happenings Blog by eseller1 on Sat, Sep 20 2008
Plano,TX - based Home Staging Professionals featured in Dallas Morning News

This time last year , Home Star Staging along with another Plano-based home staging professional (and my good friend), Barie Pinnell, with WRE Interiors, were interviewed for an article by the Dallas Morning News . It was an article regarding (of course...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Thu, Sep 11 2008
Inside the Head of a Stager

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...

Posted to Dan's EnergizedSeller Blog by Dan Eason on Fri, Aug 8 2008
A real life "Selling and home staging with kids" blog you have to read

My Google Alerts had an interesting blog post and I want to share here. The blog is written by a seller who had their Realtor stage the listing . She describes in really good (and humorous) detail the process and how it was to live like that for a very...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Fri, Jul 11 2008
Know Your Market

When selling your home, or anything for that matter, it is important to know your market. This lady clearly doesn't know her market, and she's paying the price for it. :) If you're selling your home, work with people who know yours.

Posted to EnergizedSeller Happenings Blog by eseller1 on Sun, Jul 6 2008
Sellers, I feel your pain

Let me first say, we are not moving . At least not this month. But we are re carpeting our 2nd floor and replacing our white wooden stair balusters for our enjoyment as well as the future return on investment. Why did we really want to do this? Heck,...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Sat, Jul 5 2008
Curb Appeal...How To Stand Out From The Crowd

Yes, we've all heard it again and again...you only get one first impression. When trying to sell a home in a tough and competitive market, this saying can't be more true. What attributes will distinguish your home from the others on the market...

Posted to Kristi Maxwell's Blog by Kristi Maxwell on Tue, Jun 24 2008
Sell It Now

Is your Realtor working to sell your property now? Does your Realtor have a website? A blog page? Is your property listed on active rain, Zillow, Trulia, Craigslist, realtor.com with enhancements? The most important thing as a seller you will do is price...

Posted to Kim Young's Blog by Kim Young on Sun, Jun 15 2008
What does $125 get you for Home Staging in North Texas?

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...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Wed, May 28 2008
Does a home staging consultation make a difference for selling?

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...

Posted to Karen Otto by Karen Otto,ASP,RESA,ASHSR, Home Star Staging on Wed, May 28 2008
WOW - A Realtor Has to Know A LOT!! Plus, an ES Update

Studying Real Estate After four years as a licensed real estate agent, I took my real estate broker's exam today and was amazed by the amount of information I had to learn in order to pass; the same was true for the agent's exam. As someone who...

Posted to Dan's EnergizedSeller Blog by Dan Eason on Tue, Apr 29 2008

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